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films and full-length documentaries that have had their premieres in 2016 and were at least partly made by
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or the
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. It does not feature short films, medium-length films, made-for-TV films, pornographic films, filmed theater, VR films and interactive films. It does not include films screened in previous years that had release dates in 2016. Also included is an overview of the major events in British film, including film festivals and awards ceremonies, as well as a list of notable British film artists who died in 2016.


Film premieres


January – March


April – June


July – September


October – December


Other premieres


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 fulfill at least 3 of the following criteria: * The film is adapted from a British source material. * The story is set, at least partially, in the United Kingdom. * The film was shot, at least partially, in the United Kingdom. * Many of the film's cast and crew members are British.


British award winners

Listed here are the British winners and nominees at the five most prestigious film award ceremonies in the
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: the
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, British Academy Film Awards,
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, Golden Globe Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards, that were held during 2016, celebrating the best films of 2015. The British nominations were led by ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Carol'' and '' The Martian'', with '' Ex Machina'' and The Danish Girl'' going on to win a number of technical awards, whilst
Mark Rylance Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is a British actor, playwright and theatre director. He is known for his roles on stage and screen having received numerous awards including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Laurence ...
and Kate Winslet won multiple best supporting actor and supporting actress awards for '' Bridge of Spies'' and '' Steve Jobs'', respectively. British films did, however, notably lose out to ''
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'' and '' The Revenant'' from the
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, and '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' from Australia.


Academy Awards

The
88th Academy Awards The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m. PST. Dur ...
honoring the best films of 2015 were held on 28 February 2016. British winners: * '' Amy'' (Best Documentary – Feature) * '' Ex Machina'' (Best Visual Effects) * ''
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'' (Best Actress) * '' Spectre'' (Best Original Song) *
Asif Kapadia Asif Kapadia (born 1972) is a British filmmaker. Academy Award, BAFTA and Grammy winning director Asif Kapadia has made his name directing visually striking films exploring ‘outsiders’, characters living in extreme circumstances, fighting ...
(Best Documentary – Feature) – '' Amy'' *
James Gay-Rees James Gay-Rees is a British film producer. He has been involved in the production of numerous films, including critically acclaimed documentaries '' Senna'' (2010) and ''Amy'' (2015), for which he won numerous awards and nominations. Graduating ...
(Best Documentary – Feature) – '' Amy'' * Jenny Beavan (Best Costume Design) – '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' *
Jimmy Napes James Napier (born 18 September 1984), known professionally as Jimmy Napes, is an English songwriter and record producer. He has won a number of awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, 3 Grammy Awards, and 2 Ivor Novello Award ...
and
Sam Smith Samuel Frederick Smith (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. After rising to prominence in October 2012 by featuring on Disclosure's breakthrough single " Latch", which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart, they ...
(Best Original Song) – Writing's on the Wall from '' Spectre'' *
Mark Rylance Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is a British actor, playwright and theatre director. He is known for his roles on stage and screen having received numerous awards including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Laurence ...
(Best Supporting Actor) – '' Bridge of Spies'' *
Paul Norris Paul Leroy Norris (April 26, 1914 – November 5, 2007) was an American comic book artist best known as co-creator of the DC Comics superhero Aquaman, and for a 35-year run as artist of the newspaper comic strip '' Brick Bradford''. Biography ...
(Best Visual Effects) – '' Ex Machina'' British nominations: * ''
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'' (Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay) * '' The Danish Girl'' (Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design) * ''
Fifty Shades of Grey ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It became the first instalment in the ''Fifty Shades'' novel series that follows the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, ...
'' (Best Original Song) * '' The Martian'' (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Production Design, Best Visual Effects) * ''
Prologue A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ...
'' (Best Animated Short Film) * ''
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'' (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay) * '' Shok'' (Best Live Action Short Film) * ''
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'' (Best Original Song) * Adam Benzine (Best Documentary – Short Subject) – '' Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah'' *
Alex Garland Alexander Medawar Garland (born 26 May 1970) is an English writer and filmmaker. He rose to prominence as a novelist in the late 1990s with his novel '' The Beach'', which led some critics to call Garland a key voice of Generation X. He subsequ ...
(Best Original Screenplay) – '' Ex Machina'' * Andy Nelson (Best Sound Mixing) – '' Bridge of Spies'' and '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' * Anohni (Best Original Song) – ''
Racing Extinction ''Racing Extinction'' is a 2015 documentary about the ongoing anthropogenic mass extinction of species and the efforts from scientists, activists and journalists to document it by Oscar-winning director Louie Psihoyos, who directed the documen ...
'' * Basil Khalil (Best Live Action Short Film) – ''
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'' * Charlotte Rampling (Best Actress) – ''
45 Years ''45 Years'' is a 2015 British romantic drama film directed and written by Andrew Haigh. The film is based on the short story "In Another Country" by David Constantine. The film premiered in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin ...
'' *
Christian Bale Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. He has received various accolades, including ...
(Best Supporting Actor) – '' The Big Short'' *
Eddie Redmayne Edward John David Redmayne (; born 6 January 1982) is an English actor. Known for his roles in biopics and blockbusters, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Olivier Awards. He ...
(Best Actor) – '' The Danish Girl'' * Eve Stewart (Best Production Design) – '' The Danish Girl'' * Imogen Sutton (Best Animated Short Film) – ''
Prologue A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ...
'' *
Jamie Donoughue Jamie Donoughue is an Oscar® nominated British film director, producer and writer. Known for directing short-film '' Shok'' that earned him critical praise and multiple international awards including an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short ...
(Best Live Action Short Film) – '' Shok'' *
Joshua Oppenheimer Joshua Lincoln Oppenheimer (born September 23, 1974) is an American-British film director based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is known for his Oscar-nominated films ''The Act of Killing'' (2012) and ''The Look of Silence'' (2014), Oppenheimer was ...
(Best Documentary – Feature) – '' The Look of Silence'' * Kate Winslet (Best Supporting Actress) – '' Steve Jobs'' * Mark Burton (Best Animated Feature Film) – '' Shaun the Sheep Movie'' * Mark Taylor (Best Sound Mixing) – '' The Martian'' *
Matt Charman Matt Charman (born June 5, 1979) is a British screenwriter, playwright, and producer from Horsham, West Sussex. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his 2015 film '' Bridge of Spies'', directed by Steven Spielber ...
(Best Original Screenplay) – '' Bridge of Spies'' * Michael Standish (Best Production Design) – '' The Danish Girl'' * Nick Hornby (Best Adapted Screenplay) – ''
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'' * Oliver Tarney (Best Sound Editing) – '' The Martian'' * Paul Massey (Best Sound Mixing) – '' The Martian'' * Richard Williams (Best Animated Short Film) – ''
Prologue A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος ''prólogos'', from πρό ''pró'', "before" and λόγος ''lógos'', "word") is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ...
'' *
Roger Deakins Sir Roger Alexander Deakins (born 24 May 1949) is an English cinematographer, best known for his collaborations with directors the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes and Denis Villeneuve. Deakins has been admitted to both the British Society of Cinema ...
(Best Cinematography) – '' Sicario'' * Sandy Powell (Best Costume Design) – '' Carol'' and ''
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'' * Stuart Wilson (Best Sound Mixing) – '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' * Tom Hardy (Best Supporting Actor) – '' The Revenant'' * Tom Wood (Best Visual Effects) – '' Mad Max: Fury Road''


British Academy Film Awards

The
69th British Academy Film Awards The 69th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 14 February 2016 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2015. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Telev ...
honoring the best films of 2015 were held on 14 February 2016. British winners: * '' Amy'' (Best Documentary) * ''
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'' (Outstanding British Film) * ''Operator'' (Best Short Film) * ''
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'' (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay) * '' Theeb'' (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer) * Caroline Bartleet (Best Short Film) – ''Operator'' * Chris Corbould (Best Special Visual Effects) – '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' * Jenny Beavan (Best Costume Design) – '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' *
John Boyega John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega (born 17 March 1992), known professionally as John Boyega, is a British actor and producer. He first rose to prominence in his native Britain for his role as Moses in the sci-fi comedy film ''Attack the Block' ...
(EE Rising Star Award) * Kate Winslet (Best Actress in a Supporting Role) – '' Steve Jobs'' *
Mark Rylance Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is a British actor, playwright and theatre director. He is known for his roles on stage and screen having received numerous awards including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Laurence ...
(Best Actor in a Supporting Role) – '' Bridge of Spies'' * Naji Abu Nowar and Rupert Lloyd (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer) – '' Theeb'' *
Neal Scanlan Neal Scanlan (born 1961) is a British special effects artist and make-up artist, best known for his work on the Star Wars sequel trilogy and Anthology films. He won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for ''Babe'' in 1996. Selected filmogr ...
(Best Special Visual Effects) – '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' * Paul Kavanagh (Best Special Visual Effects) – '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' * Roger Guyett (Best Special Visual Effects) – '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' * Angels Costumes – Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema British nominations: * ''
45 Years ''45 Years'' is a 2015 British romantic drama film directed and written by Andrew Haigh. The film is based on the short story "In Another Country" by David Constantine. The film premiered in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin ...
'' (Outstanding British Film) * '' A Syrian Love Story'' – (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer) * ''
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'' (Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Adapted Screenplay, Outstanding British Film) * '' Carol'' (Best Film, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography) * '' The Danish Girl'' (Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Outstanding British Film) * ''Elephant'' (Best Short Film) * '' Ex Machina'' (Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Original Screenplay, Outstanding British Film, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, Best Special Visual Effects) * ''
The Lady in the Van ''The Lady in the Van'' is a 2015 British comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner, and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings, based on the memoir of the same name created by Alan Bennett. It was written by Bennett, and it tells the (most ...
'' (Best Actress in a Leading Role) * '' The Lobster'' – (Outstanding British Film) * '' The Martian'' (Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Special Visual Effects) * ''
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'' (Best Adapted Screenplay) * '' Shaun the Sheep Movie'' (Best Animated Film) * '' Steve Jobs'' (Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Adapted Screenplay) * '' The Survivalist'' (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer) * '' Theeb'' (Best Film Not in the English Language) *
Alex Garland Alexander Medawar Garland (born 26 May 1970) is an English writer and filmmaker. He rose to prominence as a novelist in the late 1990s with his novel '' The Beach'', which led some critics to call Garland a key voice of Generation X. He subsequ ...
(Best Original Screenplay, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer) – '' Ex Machina'' * Andy Nelson (Best Sound) – '' Bridge of Spies'' and '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' *
Bel Powley Isobel Dorothy Powley (born 7 March 1992) is an English actress. Powley was born and raised in London, where she was educated at Holland Park School. She began acting as a teenager on television, starring on the CBBC action television series ''M ...
(EE Rising Star Award) *
Christian Bale Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. He has received various accolades, including ...
(Best Supporting Actor) – '' The Big Short'' * Debbie Tucker Green (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer) – ''
Second Coming The Second Coming (sometimes called the Second Advent or the Parousia) is a Christian (as well as Islamic and Baha'i) belief that Jesus will return again after his ascension to heaven about two thousand years ago. The idea is based on messian ...
'' *
Eddie Redmayne Edward John David Redmayne (; born 6 January 1982) is an English actor. Known for his roles in biopics and blockbusters, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Olivier Awards. He ...
(Best Actor in a Leading Role) – '' The Danish Girl'' * Esther Smith (Best Short Film) – ''Elephant'' *
Idris Elba Idrissa Akuna Elba (; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor.
(Best Supporting Actor) – '' Beasts of No Nation'' *
Julie Walters Dame Julia Mary Walters (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Julie Walters, is an English actress. She is the recipient of four British Academy Television Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two International Emmy Awards, a B ...
(Best Actress in a Supporting Role) – ''
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'' * Maggie Smith (Best Actress in a Leading Role) – ''
The Lady in the Van ''The Lady in the Van'' is a 2015 British comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner, and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings, based on the memoir of the same name created by Alan Bennett. It was written by Bennett, and it tells the (most ...
'' * Mark Burton (Best Animated Film) – '' Shaun the Sheep Movie'' * Mark Ardington (Best Special Visual Effects) – '' Ex Machina'' *
Nick Helm Nicholas Tristan Phillip Helm (born 1 October 1980) is an English comedian, actor and rock musician known for his comedic confrontational delivery. His routines have been described as "brash and bullish". Many of his performances begin with him ...
(Best Short Film) – ''Elephant'' *
Paul Norris Paul Leroy Norris (April 26, 1914 – November 5, 2007) was an American comic book artist best known as co-creator of the DC Comics superhero Aquaman, and for a 35-year run as artist of the newspaper comic strip '' Brick Bradford''. Biography ...
(Best Special Visual Effects) – '' Ex Machina'' * Richard Starzak (Best Animated Film) – '' Shaun the Sheep Movie'' * Ridley Scott (Best Director) – '' The Martian'' *
Roger Deakins Sir Roger Alexander Deakins (born 24 May 1949) is an English cinematographer, best known for his collaborations with directors the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes and Denis Villeneuve. Deakins has been admitted to both the British Society of Cinema ...
(Best Cinematography) – '' Sicario'' * Sandy Powell (Best Costume Design) – '' Carol'' and ''
Cinderella "Cinderella",; french: link=no, Cendrillon; german: link=no, Aschenputtel) or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsi ...
'' * Sean McAllister (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer) – '' A Syrian Love Story'' * Stephen Fingleton (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer) – '' The Survivalist'' * Stuart Wilson (Best Sound) – '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' *
Taron Egerton Taron Egerton ( ; born 10 November 1989) is a Welsh actor. He is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award, and has received nominations for a Grammy Award and two British Academy Film Awards. Born in Birkenhead, England, Egerton began acting at ag ...
(EE Rising Star Award)


Critics' Choice Awards

The 21st Critics' Choice Awards was held on 17 January 2016. British winners: * '' Amy'' (Best Documentary Feature) * '' The Danish Girl'' (Best Supporting Actress) * '' Ex Machina'' (Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie) * ''
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'' (Best Actress, Best Young Actor/Actress) *
Christian Bale Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. He has received various accolades, including ...
(Best Actor in a Comedy) * Jenny Beavan (Best Costume Design) – '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' * Tom Hardy (Best Actor in an Action Movie) – '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' British nominees: * ''
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'' (Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design) * '' Carol'' (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Costume Design, Best Score, Best Hair and Makeup) * '' The Danish Girl'' (Best Actor, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Hair and Makeup) * '' Ex Machina'' (Best Original Screenplay, Best Visual Effects) * ''
Fifty Shades of Grey ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It became the first instalment in the ''Fifty Shades'' novel series that follows the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, ...
'' (Best Original Song) * '' The Look of Silence'' (Best Documentary Feature) * '' The Martian'' (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Visual Effects) * ''
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'' (Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, * '' Shaun the Sheep Movie'' (Best Animated Feature) * '' Spectre'' (Best Actor in an Action Movie, Best Original Song) * ''Writing's on the Wall'' from '' Spectre'' (Best Original Song) * '' Steve Jobs'' (Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress) * '' Simple Song#3"' from '
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'' (Best Original Song) *
Alex Garland Alexander Medawar Garland (born 26 May 1970) is an English writer and filmmaker. He rose to prominence as a novelist in the late 1990s with his novel '' The Beach'', which led some critics to call Garland a key voice of Generation X. He subsequ ...
(Best Original Screenplay) – '' Ex Machina'' * Charlotte Rampling (Best Actress) – ''
45 Years ''45 Years'' is a 2015 British romantic drama film directed and written by Andrew Haigh. The film is based on the short story "In Another Country" by David Constantine. The film premiered in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin ...
'' *
Daniel Craig Daniel Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968) is an English-American actor who gained international fame playing the secret agent James Bond in the film series, beginning with '' Casino Royale'' (2006) and in four further instalments, up to '' ...
(Best Actor in an Action Movie) – '' Spectre'' *
Eddie Redmayne Edward John David Redmayne (; born 6 January 1982) is an English actor. Known for his roles in biopics and blockbusters, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Olivier Awards. He ...
(Best Actor) – '' The Danish Girl'' * Emily Blunt (Best Actress in an Action Movie) – '' Sicario)'' * Eve Stewart (Best Production Design) – '' The Danish Girl'' *
Jason Statham Jason Statham (; born 26 July 1967) is an English actor. He is known for portraying characters in various action-thriller films who are typically tough, hardboiled, gritty, or violent. Statham began practising Chinese martial arts, kickbox ...
(Best Actor in a Comedy) – '' Spy'' * Helen Mirren (Best Supporting Actress) – '' Trumbo'' * Kate Winslet (Best Supporting Actress) – '' Steve Jobs'' *
Mark Rylance Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is a British actor, playwright and theatre director. He is known for his roles on stage and screen having received numerous awards including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Laurence ...
(Best Supporting Actor) – '' Bridge of Spies'' * Michael Standish (Best Production Design) – '' The Danish Girl'' *
Milo Parker Milo Parker is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Connor in '' Robot Overlords'', Roger Munro in ''Mr. Holmes,'' Hugh Apiston in ''Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'' and Gerry Durrell in ITV's ''The Durrells''. Life and wo ...
(Best Young Actor/Actress) – ''
Mr. Holmes ''Mr. Holmes'' is a 2015 British-American mystery film directed by Bill Condon, based on Mitch Cullin's 2005 novel ''A Slight Trick of the Mind'', and featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. The film stars Ian McKellen as Sherlock Holmes, Laur ...
'' * Nick Hornby (Best Adapted Screenplay) – ''
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'' * Ridley Scott (Best Director) – '' The Martian'' *
Roger Deakins Sir Roger Alexander Deakins (born 24 May 1949) is an English cinematographer, best known for his collaborations with directors the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes and Denis Villeneuve. Deakins has been admitted to both the British Society of Cinema ...
(Best Cinematography) – '' Sicario'' * Sandy Powell (Best Costume Design) – '' Carol'' and ''
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'' * Tom Hardy (Best Supporting Actor) – '' The Revenant'' The
22nd Critics' Choice Awards The 22nd Critics' Choice Awards were presented on December 11, 2016 at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, honoring the finest achievements of filmmaking and television programming in 2016. The ceremony was broadcast on A&E and T.J. ...
was held on 11 December 2016. British winners: * ''
Florence Foster Jenkins Florence Foster Jenkins (born Narcissa Florence Foster; July 19, 1868 – November 26, 1944) was an American socialite and amateur soprano who became known, and mocked, for her flamboyant performance costumes and notably poor singing ability. ...
'' (Best Actress in a Comedy Movie) *
Andrew Garfield Andrew Russell Garfield (born 20 August 1983) is an English and American actor. He has received various accolades, including a Tony Award, a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. ''Time' ...
(Best Actor in an Action Movie) – ''
Hacksaw Ridge ''Hacksaw Ridge'' is a 2016 biographical war film directed by Mel Gibson and written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan, based on the 2004 documentary ''The Conscientious Objector'' directed by Terry Benedict. The film focuses on the World ...
'' British nominees: * '' A Monster Calls'' (Best Young Actor/Actress) * '' Allied'' (Best Costume Design) * '' Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' (Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Hair and Makeup, Best Visual Effects) * ''
Florence Foster Jenkins Florence Foster Jenkins (born Narcissa Florence Foster; July 19, 1868 – November 26, 1944) was an American socialite and amateur soprano who became known, and mocked, for her flamboyant performance costumes and notably poor singing ability. ...
'' (Best Costume Design, Best Actor in a Comedy Movie) * ''
Hail, Caesar! ''Hail, Caesar!'' is a 2016 period mystery musical black comedy film written, produced, edited and directed by the brothers Joel and Ethan Coen. An American-British-Japanese co-production, the film stars Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehre ...
'' (Best Comedy) * '' Lion'' (Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Young Actor/Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Score) * '' Loving'' (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay) *
Andrew Garfield Andrew Russell Garfield (born 20 August 1983) is an English and American actor. He has received various accolades, including a Tony Award, a BAFTA TV Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. ''Time' ...
(Best Actor) – ''
Hacksaw Ridge ''Hacksaw Ridge'' is a 2016 biographical war film directed by Mel Gibson and written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan, based on the 2004 documentary ''The Conscientious Objector'' directed by Terry Benedict. The film focuses on the World ...
'' * Anna Pinnock (Best Art Direction) – '' Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' * David Mackenzie (Best Director) – '' Hell or High Water'' *
Hugh Grant Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960) is an English actor. He established himself early in his career as both a charming, and vulnerable romantic lead and has since transitioned into a dramatic character actor. Among his numerous a ...
(Best Actor) ''
Florence Foster Jenkins Florence Foster Jenkins (born Narcissa Florence Foster; July 19, 1868 – November 26, 1944) was an American socialite and amateur soprano who became known, and mocked, for her flamboyant performance costumes and notably poor singing ability. ...
'' * Joanna Johnston (Best Costume Design) – '' Allied'' * Joe Walker (Best Editing) – '' Arrival'' *
Kate Beckinsale Kathrin Romany Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is an English actress and model. After some minor television roles, her film debut was ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (1993) while a student at the University of Oxford. She appeared in British costume ...
(Best Actress in a Comedy Movie) – ''
Love & Friendship ''Love & Friendship'' is a 2016 period comedy film written and directed by Whit Stillman. Based on Jane Austen's epistolary novel '' Lady Susan'', written c. 1794, the film stars Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, Xavier Samuel, and Emma Green ...
'' *
Lewis MacDougall Lewis John Moir MacDougall (born 5 June 2002) is a Scottish film actor. He made his film debut in the fantasy film '' Pan'' (2015). He subsequently starred in the fantasy tragedy film '' A Monster Calls'' (2016), and the road trip drama film ' ...
(Best Young Actor/Actress) – '' A Monster Calls'' *
Micachu Mica Levi (; b. 28 February 1987), also known by their stage name Micachu, is an English singer, songwriter, composer and producer. Levi is classically trained and since 2008 has released experimental pop music with their band Good Sad Happy ...
(Best Original Score) – '' Jackie'' * Stuart Craig (Best Art Direction) – '' Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' *
Tilda Swinton Katherine Matilda Swinton (born 5 November 1960) is a British actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition t ...
(Best ACtress in an Action Movie) – '' Doctor Strange''


Golden Globe Awards

The
73rd Golden Globe Awards The 73rd Golden Globe Awards honored the best in film and American television of 2015. It was broadcast live on January 10, 2016, from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST by NBC. ...
was held on 10 January 2016. British winners: * '' The Martian'' (Best Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama) * ''
Room In a building or large vehicle, like a ship, a room is any enclosed space within a number of walls to which entry is possible only via a door or other dividing structure that connects it to either a passageway, another room, or the outdoors, that ...
'' (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama) * '' Spectre'' (Best Original Song) * '' Steve Jobs'' (Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture, Screenplay) *
Jimmy Napes James Napier (born 18 September 1984), known professionally as Jimmy Napes, is an English songwriter and record producer. He has won a number of awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, 3 Grammy Awards, and 2 Ivor Novello Award ...
(Best Original Song) – Writing's on the Wall from '' Spectre'' *
Sam Smith Samuel Frederick Smith (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. After rising to prominence in October 2012 by featuring on Disclosure's breakthrough single " Latch", which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart, they ...
(Best Original Song) – Writing's on the Wall from '' Spectre'' British nominees: * ''
Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
'' (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama) * '' Carol'' (Best Motion Picture – Drama Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Original Score) * '' The Danish Girl'' (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Best Original Score) * '' Ex Machina'' (Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture) * ''
Fifty Shades of Grey ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It became the first instalment in the ''Fifty Shades'' novel series that follows the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, ...
'' (Best Original Song) * ''
The Lady in the Van ''The Lady in the Van'' is a 2015 British comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner, and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings, based on the memoir of the same name created by Alan Bennett. It was written by Bennett, and it tells the (most ...
'' (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy) * ''
Room In a building or large vehicle, like a ship, a room is any enclosed space within a number of walls to which entry is possible only via a door or other dividing structure that connects it to either a passageway, another room, or the outdoors, that ...
'' (Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Screenplay) * '' Shaun the Sheep Movie'' (Best Animated Feature Film) * '' Steve Jobs'' (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture, Best Original Score) * ''
Youth Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood ( maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult. Yo ...
'' (Best Original Song) *
Christian Bale Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. He has received various accolades, including ...
(Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture) – '' The Big Short'' *
Daniel Pemberton Daniel Pemberton (born 3 November 1977) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning English composer and songwriter. Life and career In 1994, at the age of 16, Pemberton recorded his debut album, ''Bedroom'', on a multitrack cassette recor ...
(Best Original Score) – '' Steve Jobs'' *
Eddie Redmayne Edward John David Redmayne (; born 6 January 1982) is an English actor. Known for his roles in biopics and blockbusters, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Olivier Awards. He ...
(Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama) – '' The Danish Girl'' * Maggie Smith (Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy) – ''
The Lady in the Van ''The Lady in the Van'' is a 2015 British comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner, and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings, based on the memoir of the same name created by Alan Bennett. It was written by Bennett, and it tells the (most ...
'' *
Mark Rylance Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is a British actor, playwright and theatre director. He is known for his roles on stage and screen having received numerous awards including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Laurence ...
(Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture) – '' Bridge of Spies'' * Helen Mirren (Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture) – '' Trumbo'' *
Idris Elba Idrissa Akuna Elba (; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor.
(Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture) – '' Beasts of No Nation''


Screen Actors Guild Awards

The
22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2015, were presented on January 30, 2016 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was broadcast o ...
was held on 29 January 2016. British winners: * '' The Danish Girl'' (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role) * ''
Room In a building or large vehicle, like a ship, a room is any enclosed space within a number of walls to which entry is possible only via a door or other dividing structure that connects it to either a passageway, another room, or the outdoors, that ...
'' (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Roles) *
Idris Elba Idrissa Akuna Elba (; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor.
(Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role) – '' Beasts of No Nation'' British nominees: * ''
Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
'' (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role) * '' Carol'' (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role) * '' The Danish Girl'' (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, ) * ''
Everest Mount Everest (; Tibetic languages, Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is List of highest mountains on Earth, Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border ru ...
'' (Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture) * ''
Room In a building or large vehicle, like a ship, a room is any enclosed space within a number of walls to which entry is possible only via a door or other dividing structure that connects it to either a passageway, another room, or the outdoors, that ...
'' (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role) * '' Steve Jobs'' (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role) *
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (, ; born 22 August 1967) is an English actor, director, and former fashion model known for his roles as Lock-Nah in ''The Mummy Returns'', Nykwana Wombosi in '' The Bourne Identity'', Heavy Duty in '' G.I. Joe: The R ...
(Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – '' Trumbo'' *
Christian Bale Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. He has received various accolades, including ...
(Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role) – '' The Big Short'' *
Eddie Redmayne Edward John David Redmayne (; born 6 January 1982) is an English actor. Known for his roles in biopics and blockbusters, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Olivier Awards. He ...
(Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role) – '' The Danish Girl'' * Helen Mirren (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role) – '' Trumbo'', (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role) – '' Woman in Gold'' *
Idris Elba Idrissa Akuna Elba (; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor.
(Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – '' Beasts of No Nation'' *
Mark Rylance Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is a British actor, playwright and theatre director. He is known for his roles on stage and screen having received numerous awards including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Laurence ...
(Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role) – '' Bridge of Spies'' * Rafe Spall (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) – '' The Big Short''


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See also

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Lists of British films This is a chronological list of films produced in the United Kingdom split by decade. There may be an overlap, particularly between British and American films which are sometimes co-produced; the list should attempt to document films which are ei ...
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2016 in film 2016 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and deaths. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best films of 2016, Richard Brody of ''The ...
* 2016 in British music * 2016 in British radio * 2016 in British television * 2016 in the United Kingdom * List of 2016 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom *
List of British films of 2015 The British film industry produced over fifty major feature films in 2015. This article fully lists all films that have a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by the United Kingdom. It does not include films first re ...
* List of British films of 2017


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