Bafta, Nomadland and Rocks at the top nominations

"Nomadland" and "Rocks" with 7 nominations each.

"The Father", "Mank", "Minari" and "Promising Young Woman" won six nominations each.

Four women in the running for the best director.

Anthony Hopkins and Frances McDormand are among the most important names in the shortlist of the Bafta film awards, the English 'Oscars', released today 9 March.

The awards ceremony is expected on 11 April without an audience.

    Hollywood legend Hopkins was nominated for her performance in "The Father," in which she plays a man who slips into dementia.

Fargo actress Frances McDormand was selected for her role in the acclaimed independent road movie "Nomadland," which she also produced, in which she plays a nomadic woman traveling to the American West.

The film's Chinese director Chloe Zhao is one of four women shortlisted for the best directorial award.

    The others are Shannon Murphy for "Babyteeth", an Australian coming-of-age drama, Bosnian Jasmila Zbanic for "Quo Vadis, Aida?"

and Britain's Sarah Gavron for "Rocks".

    "Rocks" stars Bukky Bakray as a black London teenager who is left to fend for herself after being abandoned by her mother.

Bakray will face McDormand in the category of Best Actresses.

    The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has been criticized for its lack of diversity - no female directors nominated last year.

As a result, it introduced changes to the voting and membership processes and expanded the domestic film category to 10 nominations.

He also expanded the nominations for Best Director, Actor and Actress from five to six for this year's awards, which have been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman received a posthumous nomination for his performance as a troubled trumpeter in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. "Also nominated in the Best Actors category is" Rogue One "star Riz Ahmed for his portrayal of a drummer who loses his hearing in "Sound of Metal." 

another round of Thomas Vinterberg won four BAFTA - British Academy Film and Television Awards.

Best Non-English Language Film, Best Director (Thomas Vinterberg), Best Screenplay Original (Tobias Lindholm, Thomas Vinterberg) and Best Leading Actor (Mads Mikkelsen).