BAFTAs 2018 nominations - live updates: The Shape of Water leads over Three Billboards and Lady Bird

Lady Bird, Get Out, and Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri have all proven strong contenders

Baftas 2018 nominations: British stars dominate leading actor category

With the Golden Globes all done-and-dusted, it's time for awards season to hit UK shores, as the BAFTAs gear up to announce this year's nominations.

They'll be revealed in full on 9 January at London's own Princess Anne Theatre, with the help of stars Natalie Dormer and Letitia Wright, starting from 7.30am; you can livestream the event from BAFTA's official Facebook page.

Lady Bird and Get Out have been many a prognosticator's picks, though Three Billboards at Ebbing, Missouri's dominance at the Golden Globes (winning Best Drama, Best Actress - Drama, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Screenplay) could launch it ahead as a new awards favourite. Surely, however, directors Jordan Peele and Greta Gerwig can land Best Director nods? Or does Natalie Portman need to come back and teach everyone a lesson again?

The livestream will also see the new BAFTA host revealed, after Stephen Fry stepped down to "let others take the BAFTAs on to new heights and greater glories”. The comedian had previously hosted 12 BAFTA ceremonies since 2001.

One category that won't be announced is the EE Rising Star Award, voted by the public, which has already been announced to be a contest between Daniel Kaluuya, Florence Pugh, Josh O’Connor, Timothée Chalamet and Tessa Thompson.

The EE British Academy Film Awards will take place on Sunday, 18 February at the Royal Albert Hall. Sponsored by EE, the Awards will be broadcast exclusively on BBC One and BBC One HD.

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[9 January 2018 08:27 · Mark Critchley]

Best Editing:

Baby Driver, Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss

Blade Runner 2049, Joe Walker

Dunkirk, Lee Smith

The Shape of Water, Sidney Wolinsky

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Jon Gregory

[9 January 2018 08:30 · Mark Critchley]

Best Production Design:

Beauty and the Beast, Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer

Blade Runner 2049, Dennis Gassner, Alessandra Querzola

Darkest Hour, Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer

Dunkirk, Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis

The Shape of Water, Paul Austerberry, Jeff Melvin, Shane Vieau

[9 January 2018 08:31 · Mark Critchley]

Best Costume Design:

Beauty and the Beast, Jacqueline Durran

Darkest Hour, Jacqueline Durran

I, Tonya, Jennifer Johnson

Phantom Thread, Mark Bridges

The Shape of Water, Luis Sequeira 

[9 January 2018 08:38 · Mark Critchley]

Best Make Up & Hair:

Blade Runner 2049, Donald Mowat, Kerry Warn

Darkest Hour, David Malinowski, Ivana Primorac, Lucy Sibbick, Kazuhiro Tsuji

I, Tonya, Deborah La Mia Denaver, Adruitha Lee

Victoria & Abdul, Daniel Phillips

Wonder, Naomi Bakstad, Robert A. Pandini, Arjen Tuiten

[9 January 2018 08:41 · Mark Critchley]

Best Sound:

Baby Driver, Tim Cavagin, Mary H. Ellis, Julian Slater

Blade Runner 2049, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Mark Mangini, Mac Ruth

Dunkirk, Richard King, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo, Mark Weingarten

The Shape of Water, Christian Cooke, Glen Gauthier, Nathan Robitaille, Brad Zoern

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick, Stuart Wilson, Matthew Wood

[9 January 2018 08:46 · Mark Critchley]

Best Special Visual Effects:

Blade Runner 2049, Gerd Nefzer, John Nelson

Dunkirk, Scott Fisher, Andrew Jackson

The Shape of Water, Dennis Berardi Trey Harrell, Kevin Scott

Star Wars: The Last Jedi War for the Planet of the Apes

[9 January 2018 08:47 · Mark Critchley]

Best British Short Animation:

Have Heart, Will Anderson

Mamoon, Ben Steer

Poles Apart, Paloma Baeza, Ser En Low

[9 January 2018 08:50 · Mark Critchley]

Best British Short Film:

Aamir, Vika Evdokimenko, Emma Stone, Oliver Shuster

Cowboy Dave, Colin O'Toole, Jonas Mortensen

A Drowning Man, Mahdi Fleifel, Signe Byrge Sorensen, Patrick Campbell

Work, Aneil Karia, Scott O'Donnell

Wren Boys, Harry Lighton, Sorcha Bacon, John Fitzpatrick