List of British films of 2021
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This article lists feature-length British films and full-length documentaries that have their premiere in 2021 and were at least partly produced by the United Kingdom. It does not feature short films, medium-length films, made-for-TV films, pornographic films, filmed theater, VR films or interactive films, nor does it include films screened in previous years that had official release dates in 2021.
Box office[]
The highest-grossing British films released in 2021, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:[1][2]
* | Denotes films still running in cinemas worldwide |
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
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1 | No Time to Die* | Universal Pictures | £96,653,870[3] |
2 | The King's Man* | Disney | £5,380,412[3] |
3 | Spencer* | STX Entertainment | £2,825,527[4] |
4 | People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan | Universal | £2,346,614[5] |
5 | Last Night in Soho* | Universal | £2,331,375[4] |
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Film premieres[]
January – March[]
Opening | Title | Cast and crew | Details | Ref. | |
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J A N U A R Y |
14 | Locked Down | Director: Doug Liman Cast: Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Stephen Merchant, Mindy Kaling, Lucy Boynton, Mark Gatiss, Claes Bang, Ben Stiller, Ben Kingsley |
Warner Bros. Pictures (co-produced by the United States) |
[6] |
15 | The Dig | Director: Simon Stone Cast: Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott, Archie Barnes, Monica Dolan |
Netflix Based on The Dig by John Preston (co-produced by the United States) |
[7] | |
28 | Censor | Director: Prano Bailey-Bond Cast: Niamh Algar, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, Adrian Schiller, Michael Smiley |
[8] | ||
Flee | Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen Cast:Amin Nawabi, Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh |
Curzon Artificial Eye (co-produced by France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the United States) |
[9] | ||
29 | In the Earth | Director: Ben Wheatley Cast: Joel Fry, Reece Shearsmith, Hayley Squires, Ellora Torchia, John Hollingworth, Mark Monero |
Universal Pictures (co-produced by the United States) |
[10] | |
Twist | Director: Martin Owen Cast: Rafferty Law, Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Rita Ora, Sophie Simnett, Noel Clarke, David Walliams, Franz Drameh, Jason Maza |
Sky Cinema Loosely based on Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens |
[11] | ||
30 | Passing | Director: Rebecca Hall Cast: Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Alexander Skarsgård, Bill Camp |
Netflix Based on Passing by Nella Larsen (co-produced by the United States) |
[12] | |
The Sparks Brothers | Director: Edgar Wright Cast: Ron Mael, Russell Mael, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Beck, Flea, Jonathan Ross, Patton Oswalt, Scott Aukerman, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Visconti, Mike Myers |
Universal Pictures Documentary about the band Sparks (co-produced by the United States) |
[13] | ||
31 | Misha and the Wolves | Director: Sam Hobkinson | Netflix About Misha Defonseca's fraudulent Holocaust memoir (co-produced by Belgium) |
[14] | |
F E B R U A R Y |
12 | The Mauritanian | Director: Kevin Macdonald Cast: Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley, Benedict Cumberbatch |
Based on Guantanamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Salahi STXfilms (co-produced by the United States) |
[15] |
19 | To Olivia | Director: John Hay Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Keeley Hawes, Sam Heughan |
Based on An Unquiet Life by Stephen Michael Shearer Sky Cinema |
[16] | |
24 | Creation Stories | Director: Nick Moran Cast: Ewen Bremner, Suki Waterhouse, Jason Flemyng, Thomas Turgoose, Jason Isaacs |
About Alan McGee and Creation Records Sky Cinema (co-produced by the United States) |
[17] | |
27 | Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché | Director: Nick Moran Cast: Ruth Negga, Jonathan Ross, Kathleen Hanna, Neneh Cherry, Thurston Moore, Vivienne Westwood |
Modern Films About Poly Styrene |
[18] | |
M A R C H |
1 | The Beta Test | Directors: Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe Cast: Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe, Virginia Newcomb, Jessie Barr |
(co-produced with the United States) | [19] |
6 | Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In | Director: Jason Ferguson Cast: Alex Ferguson |
About Sir Alex Ferguson | [20] | |
17 | Here Before | Director: Stacey Gregg Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Jonjo O'Neill, Martin McCann, Eileen O'Higgins |
[21] | ||
20 | Granada Nights | Directors: Abid Khan Cast: Antonio Aakeel, Quintessa Swindell, Óscar Casas, Julius Fleischanderl, Laura Frederico, Isabel Guardiola, Leticia Marín, Virgile Bramly |
[22] |
April – June[]
Opening | Title | Cast and crew | Details | Ref. | |
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A P R I L |
22 | Wrath of Man | Director: Guy Ritchie Cast: Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Jeffrey Donovan, Josh Hartnett, Laz Alonso |
Lionsgate Loosely based on Cash Truck by Nicolas Boukhrief (co-produced by the United States) |
[23] |
M A Y |
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J U N E |
4 | Edge of the World | Director: Michael Haussman Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Dominic Monaghan, Ralph Ineson, Samo Rafael, Hannah New, Josie Ho, Bront Palarae |
Based on the adventures of James Brooke (co-produced by the United States, Malaysia and China) |
[24] |
12 | Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Director: Jonathan Butterell Cast: Max Harwood, Sarah Lancashire, Lauren Patel, Shobna Gulati, Ralph Ineson, Adeel Akhtar, Samuel Bottomley, Sharon Horgan, Richard E. Grant |
Amazon Studios Based on: Everybody's Talking About Jamie by Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom MacRae (co-produced by the United Staes) |
[25] | |
18 | The Last Bus | Director: Gillies MacKinnon Cast: Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan |
Parkland Entertainment | [26] |
July – September[]
Opening | Title | Cast and crew | Details | Ref. | |
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J U L Y |
5 | Boiling Point | Director: Philip Barantini Cast: Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Alice Feetham, Hannah Walters |
Vertigo Films | [27] |
8 | The Souvenir Part II | Director: Joanna Hogg Cast: Honor Swinton Byrne, Tilda Swinton, Richard Ayoade, Jaygann Ayeh, Ariane Labed, James Spencer Ashworth, Harris Dickinson, Charlie Heaton, Joe Alwyn |
Picturehouse Entertainment (co-produced in Ireland and the United States) |
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Cow | Director: Andrea Arnold | Mubi Documentary about two cows |
[28] | ||
9 | Mothering Sunday | Director: Eva Husson Cast: Odessa Young, Josh O'Connor, Olivia Colman, Colin Firth |
Lionsgate UK Based on Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift (co-produced in Ireland and the United States) |
[29] | |
11 | Ali & Ava | Director: Clio Barnard Cast: Adeel Akhtar, Claire Rushbrook |
Altitude Film Distribution | [30] | |
23 | The Last Letter from Your Lover | Director: Augustine Frizzell Cast: Felicity Jones, Callum Turner, Joe Alwyn, Nabhaan Rizwan, Shailene Woodley |
Based on The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes StudioCanal |
[31] | |
A U G U S T |
6 | Bull | Director: Paul Andrew Williams Cast: Neil Maskell, David Hayman, Tamzin Outhwaite, Lois Brabin-Platt |
Signature Entertainment | [32] |
18 | People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan | Director: Jack Clough Cast: Allan Mustafa, Asim Chaudhry, Steve Stamp, Dan Sylvester, Hugo Chegwin |
BBC Film | [33] | |
S E P T E M B E R |
2 | The Electrical Life of Louis Wain | Director: Will Sharpe Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones |
StudioCanal Based on the life of Louis Wain (co-produced in United States) |
[34] |
The Rescue | Director: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | Greenwich Entertainment About Tham Luang cave rescue (co-produced in United States) |
[35] | ||
The Power of the Dog | Director: Jane Campion Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Genevieve Lemon, Keith Carradine, Frances Conroy |
Netflix Based on: The Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage (co-produced in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States) |
[36] | ||
Belfast | Director: Kenneth Branagh Cast: Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan, Jude Hill |
Universal Pictures (co-produced in Ireland) |
[37] | ||
Cyrano | Director: Joe Wright Cast: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Bashir Salahuddin, Ben Mendelsohn |
Universal Pictures Based on: Cyrano (2018 stage musical) by Erica Schmidt and Cyrano de Bergerac (1897 play) by Edmond Rostand (co-produced in Canada and the United States) |
[38] | ||
3 | Spencer | Director: Pablo Larraín Cast: Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Jack Farthing, Sean Harris, Sally Hawkins |
STXfilms (co-produced in the United States, Germany and Chile) |
[39] | |
Cinderella | Director: Kay Cannon Cast: Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel, Minnie Driver, Nicholas Galitzine, Billy Porter, Pierce Brosnan |
Amazon Studios Based on Cinderella by Charles Perrault (co-produced in the United States) |
[40] | ||
Encounter | Director: Michael Pearce Cast: Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Janina Gavankar, Rory Cochrane, Lucain-River Chauhan |
Amazon Studios (co-produced in the United States) |
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4 | Last Night in Soho | Director: Edgar Wright Cast: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, Terence Stamp, Diana Rigg |
Universal Pictures | [41] | |
10 | The Last Duel | Director: Ridley Scott Cast: Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck, Harriet Walter, Alex Lawther, Marton Csokas |
20th Century Studios Based on The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager (co-produced in the United States) |
[42] | |
12 | Benediction | Director: Terence Davies Cast: Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi, Simon Russell Beale, Jeremy Irvine, Kate Phillips, Gemma Jones, Ben Daniels |
Vertigo Films Based on the life of Siegfried Sassoon (co-produced in the United States) |
[43] | |
13 | Dashcam | Director: Rob Savage Cast: Annie Hardy |
(co-produced in the United States) | [44] | |
16 | Silent Night | Director: Camille Griffin Cast: Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Roman Griffin Davis, Annabelle Wallis, Lily-Rose Depp, Sope Dirisu, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Lucy Punch, Rufus Jones |
Altitude Film Distribution (co-produced in the United States) |
[45] | |
28 | No Time to Die | Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga Cast: Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes |
Universal Pictures Based on James Bond by Ian Fleming (co-produced in the United States) |
[46] |
October – December[]
Opening | Title | Cast and crew | Details | Ref. | |
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O C T O B E R |
9 | Ron's Gone Wrong | Directors: Sarah Smith, Jean-Philippe Vine Cast: Zach Galifianakis, Jack Dylan Grazer, Ed Helms, Justice Smith, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado, Olivia Colman |
20th Century Studios (co-produced by the United States) |
[47] |
13 | Munich – The Edge of War | Directors: Christian Schwochow Cast: Jeremy Irons, George MacKay, Jannis Niewöhner, Sandra Hüller, Liv Lisa Fries, August Diehl, Jessica Brown Findlay, Anjli Mohindra |
Netflix Based on Munich by Robert Harris |
[48] | |
14 | Shepherd | Directors: Russell Owen Cast: Tom Hughes, Kate Dickie, Gaia Weiss, Greta Scacchi |
Darkland Distribution | [49] | |
22 | Falling for Figaro | Director: Ben Lewin Cast: Danielle Macdonald, Hugh Skinner, Joanna Lumley |
Umbrella Entertainment (Co-produced by Australia) |
[50] | |
N O V E M B E R |
7 | Father Christmas Is Back | Directors: Philippe Martinez, Mick Davis Cast: Elizabeth Hurley, Nathalie Cox, Talulah Riley, Kris Marshall, Caroline Quentin, April Bowlby, Ray Fearon, Naomi Frederick, John Cleese, Kelsey Grammer |
Netflix | [51] |
19 | Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City | Directors: Johannes Roberts Cast: Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper, Avan Jogia, Donal Logue, Neal McDonough |
Sony Pictures Releasing Based on Resident Evil by Capcom (Co-produced by United States) |
[52] | |
24 | The Unforgivable | Directors: Nora Fingscheidt Cast: Sandra Bullock, Vincent D'Onofrio, Viola Davis, Emma Nelson, Rob Morgan, Tom Guiry, Will Pullen, Richard Thomas, Linda Emond, Aisling Franciosi, Jon Bernthal |
Netflix Based on ‘‘Unforgiven’’ by Sally Wainwright (Co-produced by Germany and the United States) |
[53] | |
26 | A Boy Called Christmas | Director: Gil Kenan Cast: Henry Lawfull, Jim Broadbent, Kristen Wiig, Sally Hawkins, Toby Jones, Michiel Huisman, Maggie Smith, Zoe Colletti, Stephen Merchant |
StudioCanal Based on A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig |
[54] | |
D E C E M B E R |
22 | The King's Man | Director: Matthew Vaughn Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Harris Dickinson, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Daniel Brühl, Djimon Hounsou, Charles Dance, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Stanley Tucci |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Prequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service (co-produced by the United States) |
[55] |
Other premieres[]
Title | Director | Release date | Ref. |
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The Afterlight | Charlie Shackleton | 15 October 2021 (BFI London Film Festival) | |
Alone Together | Bradley & Pablo | 20 March 2021 (South by Southwest Film Festival) | [56] |
Approaching Shadows | Roque Cameselle, Andrew Turner | 3 December 2021 (BFI Busting the Bias Festival) | [57] |
Arsène Wenger: Invincible | Gabriel Clarke, Christian Jeanpierre | 11 November 2021 | [58] |
Bank Job | Daniel Edelstyn, Hilary Powell | 1 May 2021 | [59] |
Boxing Day | Aml Ameen | 3 December 2021 | [60] |
Fixed | Jez Alsop | 1 May 2021 | |
The Football Monologues | Daniel Edelstyn, Hilary Powell | October 2021 | [61] |
Handsome | Luke White | 28 February 2021 (virtual cinema) (Glasgow Film Festival) | [62] |
A Manchester Story | Anton Arenko | 22 August 2021 | [63] |
Pelé | David Tryhorn, Ben Nicholas | 23 February 2021 | [64] |
Quant | Sadie Frost | 9 October 2021 (BFI London Film Festival) | [65] |
Sparkling: The Story of Champagne | Frank Mannion | 25 June 2021 | [66] |
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas | Mark Cousins | 10 July 2021 (Cannes Film Festival) | [67] |
Sweetheart | Marley Morrison | 3 March 2021 (Glasgow Film Festival) | [68] |
The Toll | Ryan Andrew Hooper | 25 February 2021 (Glasgow Film Festival) | [69] |
The United Way | Mat Hodgson | 10 May 2021 | [70] |
Zebra Girl | Stephanie Zari | 28 May 2021 | [71] |
Culturally British films[]
The following list comprises films not produced by Great Britain or the United Kingdom but is strongly associated with British culture. The films in this list should fulfil at least three of the following criteria:
- The film is adapted from a British source material.
- The story is at least partially set in the United Kingdom.
- The film was at least partially shot in the United Kingdom.
- Many of the film's cast and crew members are British.
Title | Country of origin | Adaptation | Story setting | Film locations | British cast and crew |
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83 | India | London and Manchester, England | Kent, London, Buckingham and Glasgow, UK | Ray Burnet, Simon Balfour, Marek Hollands, Tony Richardson | |
Cruella | United States | The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith | England | England | Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Emily Beecham, Mark Strong, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Kelly Marcel (story) |
Eternals | United States | England | Buckinghamshire, London and Oxford, UK | Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kit Harrington, Ben Davis (cinematographer) | |
The Green Knight | United States Canada |
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Anonymous | Medieval England | Dev Patel, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris, Ralph Ineson, Erin Kellyman | |
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | United States | Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter | England | Richmond, United Kingdom[72] | James Cordon, David Oyelowo, Dominic Lewis (composer) |
Sardar Udham | India | London, England | London, UK | Shaun Scott, Andrew Havill, Nicholas Gecks, Sam Retford, Simon Weir | |
The Tragedy of Macbeth | United States | Macbeth by William Shakespeare | Medieval Scotland | Bertie Carvel, Alex Hassell, Harry Melling, Kathryn Hunter, Ralph Ineson |
British winners[]
Listed here are the British nominees at the five most prestigious film award ceremonies in the English-speaking world: the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards, Critics' Choice Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards, that were held in 2021, celebrating the best films of 2020 and early 2021.
Academy Awards[]
The 93rd Academy Awards, honouring the best films of 2020 and early 2021, were held on 25 April 2021.
British winners:
- The Father (Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay)
- Promising Young Woman (Best Original Screenplay)
- Tenet (Best Visual Effects)
- Andrew Jackson (Best Special Visual Effects – Tenet)
- Andrew Lockley (Best Special Visual Effects – Tenet)
- Anthony Hopkins (Best Actor – The Father)
- Atticus Ross (Best Original Score – Soul)
- Christopher Hampton (Best Adapted Screenplay – The Father)
- Daniel Kaluuya (Best Supporting Actor – Judas and the Black Messiah)
- Martin Desmond Roe (Best Live Action Short Film – Two Distant Strangers)
British nominees:
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay)
- Emma (Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design)
- The Father (Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Production Design, Best Film Editing)
- Promising Young Woman (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Film Editing)
- A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (Best Animated Feature Film)
- Tenet (Best Production Design)
- Wolfwalkers (Best Animated Feature Film)
- Alexandra Byrne (Best Costume Design – Emma)
- Andrew Jackson (Best Special Visual Effects – Tenet)
- Andrew Lockley (Best Special Visual Effects – Tenet)
- Atticus Ross (Best Original Score – Mank)
- Carey Mulligan (Best Actress – Promising Young Woman)
- Celeste (Best Original Song – The Trial of the Chicago 7)
- Dan Mazer (Best Adapted Screenplay – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
- Dan Swimer (Best Adapted Screenplay – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
- Daniel Pemberton (Best Original Song – The Trial of the Chicago 7)
- Emerald Fennell (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Outstanding British Film – Promising Young Woman)
- Gary Oldman (Best Actor – Mank)
- Nathan Crowley (Best Production Design – Tenet)
- Oliver Tarney (Best Sound – News of the World)
- Olivia Colman (Best Supporting Actress – The Father)
- Peter Baynham (Best Adapted Screenplay – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
- Riz Ahmed (Best Actor – Sound of Metal)
- Sacha Baron Cohen (Best Supporting Actor – The Trial of the Chicago 7, Best Adapted Screenplay – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
- Vanessa Kirby (Best Actress – Pieces of a Woman)
British Academy Film Awards[]
The 74th British Academy Film Awards were held on 10 and 11 April 2021.
British winners:
- The Father (Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay)
- His House (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer)
- Promising Young Woman (Best Original Screenplay, Outstanding British Film)
- Rocks (Best Casting)
- Tenet (Best Special Visual Effects)
- Andrew Jackson (Best Special Visual Effects – Tenet)
- Andrew Lockley (Best Special Visual Effects – Tenet)
- Anthony Hopkins (Best Actor – The Father)
- Atticus Ross (Best Original Music – Soul)
- Bukky Bakray (Rising New Star)
- Christopher Hampton (Best Adapted Screenplay – The Father)
- Daniel Kaluuya (Best Supporting Actor – Judas and the Black Messiah)
- Emerald Fennell (Best Original Screenplay, Outstanding British Film – Promising Young Woman)
- Farah Nabulsi (Best Short Film – The Present)
- Noel Clarke (Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema)
British nominees:
- Ammonite (Best Costume Design)
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Best Supporting Actress)
- Calm with Horses (Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Casting, Outstanding British Film)
- David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (Best Documentary)
- The Dig (Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hair, Best Production Design, Outstanding British Film)
- Emma (Best Costume Design)
- The Father (Best Picture, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Outstanding British Film)
- His House (Best Actress, Outstanding British Film)
- Limbo (Outstanding British Film, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer)
- The Mauritanian (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Outstanding British Film)
- Moffie (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer)
- Mogul Mowgli (Outstanding British Film)
- Promising Young Woman (Best Film, Best Casting, Best Editing, Best Original Music)
- Rebecca (Best Production Design)
- Rocks (Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Outstanding British Film, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer)
- Saint Maud (Outstanding British Film, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer)
- Wolfwalkers (Best Animated Film)
- Alexandra Byrne (Best Costume Design – Emma)
- Alice Babidge (Best Costume Design – The Dig)
- Andrew Jackson (Best Special Visual Effects – Tenet)
- Andrew Lockley (Best Special Visual Effects – Tenet)
- Atticus Ross (Best Original Music – Mank)
- Bukky Bakray (Best Actress, Outstanding British Film – Rocks)
- Cathy Featherstone (Best Production Design – The Father)
- Chris Lawrence (Best Special Visual Effects – The Midnight Sky)
- Claire Wilson (Best Original Screenplay, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer – Rocks)
- Conrad Khan (Rising Star Award)
- Jenny Shircore (Best Makeup and Hair – The Dig)
- Katie Spencer (Best Production Design – Rebecca)
- Kingsley Ben-Adir (Rising Star Award)
- Kosar Ali (Best Supporting Actress – Rocks)
- Lucy Pardee (Best Casting – Rocks)
- Mark Coulier (Best Makeup and Hair – Pinocchio)
- Michael O'Connor (Best Costume Design – Ammonite)
- Moira Buffini (Best Adapted Screenplay – The Dig)
- Morfydd Clark (Rising Star Award)
- Peter Francis (Best Production Design – The Father)
- Riz Ahmed (Best Actor – Sound of Metal)
- Sarah Greenwood (Best Production Design – Rebecca)
- Sarah Gavron (Best Director – Rocks)
- Sean Bobbitt (Best Cinematography – Judas and the Black Messiah)
- Sope Dirisu (Rising Star Award)
- Tatiana Macdonald (Best Production Design – The Dig)
- Theresa Ikoko (Best Original Screenplay, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer – Rocks)
- Vanessa Kirby (Best Actress – Pieces of a Woman)
- Wunmi Mosaku (Best Actress – His House)
- Eyelash (Best Short Film)
- Lizard (Best Short Film)
- Lucky Break (Best Short Film)
- Miss Curvy (Best Short Film)
- The Present (Best Short Film)
Critics' Choice Awards[]
The 26th Critics' Choice Awards were held on 7 March 2021.
British winners:
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Best Supporting Actress)
- Promising Young Woman (Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay)
- Tenet (Best Visual Effects)
- Atticus Ross (Best Score – Soul)
- Carey Mulligan (Best Actress – Promising Young Woman)
- Daniel Kaluuya (Best Supporting Actor – Judas and the Black Messiah)
- Emerald Fennell (Best Original Screenplay – Promising Young Woman)
British nominees:
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Best Comedy)
- Emma (Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, Best Hair and Makeup)
- The Father (Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay)
- The Personal History of David Copperfield (Best Costume Design, Best Production Design)
- Promising Young Woman (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Costume Design, Best Hair and Makeup)
- Tenet (Best Production Design, Best Score)
- Alexandra Byrne (Best Costume Design – Emma)
- Anthony Hopkins (Best Actor – The Father)
- Atticus Ross (Best Score – Mank)
- Christopher Hampton (Best Adapted Screenplay – The Father)
- Dev Patel (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy – Actor – The Personal History of David Copperfield)
- Emerald Fennell (Best Director – Promising Young Woman)
- Gary Oldman (Best Actor – Mank)
- Kave Quinn (Best Production Design – Emma)
- Nathan Crowley (Best Production Design – Tenet)
- Olivia Colman (Best Supporting Actress – The Father)
- Paul Greengrass – (Best Adapted Screenplay – News of the World)
- Robert Worley (Best Costume Design – The Personal History of David Copperfield)
- Riz Ahmed (Best Actor – Sound of Metal)
- Sacha Baron Cohen (Best Supporting Actor – The Trial of the Chicago 7)
- Vanessa Kirby (Best Actress – Pieces of a Woman)
Golden Globe Awards[]
The 78th Golden Globe Awards were held on 28 February 2021.
British winners:
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy – Actor)
- Atticus Ross (Best Original Score – Soul)
- Daniel Kaluuya (Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Actor – Judas and the Black Messiah)
- Rosamund Pike (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama – Actress – I Care a Lot)
- Sacha Baron Cohen (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy – Actor – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)
British nominees:
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy – Actress)
- Emma (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy – Actress)
- The Father (Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama – Actor, Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Actress, Best Screenplay)
- The Mauritanian (Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Actress)
- The Personal History of David Copperfield (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy – Actor)
- Promising Young Woman (Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama – Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay)
- Tenet (Best Original Score)
- Wolfwalkers (Best Animated Feature Film)
- Anthony Hopkins (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama – Actor – The Father)
- Anya Taylor-Joy (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy – Actress – Emma)
- Atticus Ross (Best Original Score – Mank)
- Carey Mulligan (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama – Actress – Promising Young Woman)
- Christopher Hampton (Best Screenplay – The Father)
- Celeste (Best Original Song – The Trial of the Chicago 7)
- Daniel Pemberton (Best Original Song – The Trial of the Chicago 7)
- Dev Patel (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy – Actor – The Personal History of David Copperfield)
- Emerald Fennell (Best Director, Best Screenplay – Promising Young Woman)
- Gary Oldman (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama – Actor – Mank)
- James Corden (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy – Actor – The Prom)
- Olivia Colman (Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Actress – The Father)
- Riz Ahmed (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama – Actor – Sound of Metal)
- Sacha Baron Cohen (Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Actor – The Trial of the Chicago 7)
- Vanessa Kirby (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama – Actress – Pieces of a Woman)
Screen Actors Guild Awards[]
The 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards were held on 4 April 2021.
British winners:
- Alex Sharp (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture – The Trial of the Chicago 7)
- Daniel Kaluuya (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role – Judas and the Black Messiah)
- Eddie Redmayne (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture – The Trial of the Chicago 7)
- Mark Rylance (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture – The Trial of the Chicago 7)
- Sacha Baron Cohen (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture – The Trial of the Chicago 7)
British nominees:
- Anthony Hopkins (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role – The Father)
- Carey Mulligan (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role – Promising Young Woman)
- Delroy Lindo (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture – Da 5 Bloods)
- Gary Oldman (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role – Mank)
- Jonny Coyne (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom)
- Kingsley Ben-Adir (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture – One Night in Miami...)
- Olivia Colman (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role – The Father)
- Riz Ahmed (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role – Sound of Metal)
- Vanessa Kirby (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role – Pieces of a Woman)
See also[]
- Lists of British films
- 2021 in film
- 2021 in British music
- 2021 in British radio
- 2021 in British television
- 2021 in the United Kingdom
- List of British films of 2020
- List of British films of 2022
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- British films
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