Eddie Redmayne is up for a BAFTA award for his role in 'The Danish Girl'. The 34-year-old actor could be victorious two years running, after winning the Best Actor gong last year for 'The Theory of Everything'. But 2016 sees Eddie with some tough competition, as he is up against Leonardo DiCaprio for 'The Revenant', Matt Damon for 'The Martian', Michael Fassbender for 'Steve Jobs' and Bryan Cranston for 'Trumbo'. Cate Blanchett leads the Best Actress category for the The EE British Academy Film Awards 2016 with a nomination for her role in the critically acclaimed 'Carol'. She will compete against Alicia Vikander for 'The Danish Girl', as well as Brie Larson for 'Room', Saoirse Ronan for 'Brooklyn' , and Dame Maggie Smith for 'The Lady in the Van'. Alicia also features in the Supporting Actress category for 'Ex Machina', alongside Jennifer Jason Leigh for 'The Hateful Eight', Julie Walters for 'Brooklyn', Rooney Mara for 'Carol' and Kate Winslet for 'Steve Jobs'. The Supporting Actor category sees Idris Elba nominated for 'Beasts Of No Nation', taking on Benicio del Toro for 'Sicario', Christian Bale for 'The Big Short', Mark Ruffalo for 'Spotlight' and Mark Rylance for 'Bridge of Spies'. 2016 could be the year that Sir Ridley Scott finally takes home a BAFTA as he is up for Best Director, but will have to beat Steven Spielberg for 'Bridge of Spies', Adam McKay for 'The Big Short', Todd Haynes for 'Carol' and Alejandro G Inarritu for 'The Revenant'. 'Bridge of Spies' and 'Carol' led the nominations with nine nods each, followed by 'The Revenant' with eight. The nominations were announced on Friday morning (08.01.16) by Stephen Fry and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and the ceremony itself will take place at London's Royal Opera House on February 14. BAFTA Awards 2016 full list of nominations: Best Film: The Big Short Bridge of Spies Carol The Revenant Spotlight Best Actor: Bryan Cranston, Trumbo Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant Matt Damon, The Martian Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs Best Actress: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl Brie Larson, Room Cate Blanchett, Carol Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn Best Supporting Actor: Benicio Del Toro, Sicario Christian Bale, The Big Short Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight Julie Walters, Brooklyn Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs Rooney Mara, Carol Best Director: Adam McKay, The Big Short Steven Spielberg, Bridge of Spies Todd Haynes, Carol Ridley Scott, The Martian Alejandro G Iñárritu, The Revenant Outstanding British Film 45 Years Amy Brooklyn The Danish Girl Ex Machina The Lobster Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: Ex Machina, Alex Garland, director, Second Coming, Debbie Tucker Green, writer/director, Theeb, Naji Abu Nowar, writer/director, Rupert Lloyd, producer, A Syrian Love Story, Sean McAllister, director/producer, Elhum Shakerifar, producer, The Survivalist, Stephen Fingleton, writer/director, Documentary: Amy Cartel Land He Named Me Malala Listen to Me Marlon Sherpa Animated Film: Inside Out Minions Shaun the Sheep Movie Film not in the English Language The Assassin Force Majeure Theeb Timbuktu Wild Tales Original Screenplay: Bride of Spies, Matthew Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Ex Machina, Alex Garland The Hateful Eight, Quentin, Tarantino Inside Out, Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve Spotlight, Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer Adapted Screenplay: The Big Short, Adam McKay, Charles Randolph Brooklyn, Nick, Hornby Carol, Phyllis Nagy Room, Emma Donoghue Steve Jobs, Aaron Sorkin Original Music: Bridge of Spies, Thomas Newman The Hateful Eight, Ennio Morricone The Revenant, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai Sicario, Jóhann Jóhannsson Star Wars: The Force Awakens, John Williams Cinematography: Bridge of Spies, Janusz Kamiński Carol, Ed Lachman Mad Max: Fury Road, John Seale The Revenant, Emmanuel Lubezki Sicario, Roger Reakins Editing: The big Short, Hank Corwin Bridge of Spies, Michael Kahn Mad Max: Fury Road, Margaret Sixel The Martian, Pietro Scalia The Revenant, Stephen Mirrione Production Design: Bridge of Spies, Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo Carol, Judy becker, Heather Loeffler Mad Max: Fury Road, Colin Gibson, Lisa Thompson The Martian, Arthur Max, Celia Bobak Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rick Carter, Darren Gilford, Lee Sandales Costume Design: Brooklyn, Odile Dicks-Mireaux Carol, Sandy Powell Cinderella, Sandy Powell The Danish Girl, Paco Delgado Mad Max: Fury Road, Jenny Beavan Make-up and Hair: Brooklyn, Morna Ferguson, Lorraine Glynn Carol, Jerry DeCarlo, Patricia Regan The Danish Girl , Jan Sewell Mad Max: Fury Road, Lesley Vanderwalt, Damian Martin The Revenant, Sian Grigg, Duncan Jarman, Robert Pandini Sound: Bridge of Spies, Drew Kunin, Richard Hymns, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom, Bridge of Spies Mad Max: Fury Road, Scott Hecker, Chris Jenkins, Mark Mangini, Ben Osmo, Gregg Rudloff, David White The Martian, Paul Massey, Mac Ruth, Oliver Tarney, Mark Taylor The Revenant, Lon Bender, Chris Duesterdiek, Martin Hernandez, Frank A. Montaño, Jon Taylor, Randy Thom Star Wars: The Force Awakens, David Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Matthew Wood, Stuart Wilson Special Visual Effects: Ant-Man, Jake Morrison, Greg Steele, Dan Sudick, Alex Wuttke Ex Machina, Mark Ardington, Sara Bennett, Paul Norris, Andrew Whitehurst Mad Max: Fury Road, Andrew Jackson, Dan Oliver, Tom Wood, Andy Williams The Martian, Chris Lawrence, Tim Ledbury, Richard Stammers, Steven Warner Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Chris Corbould, Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan British Short Animation: Edmond, Nina Gantz, Emilie Jouffroy Manoman, Simon Cartwright, Kamilla Kristiane Hodol Prologue, Richard Williams, Imogen Sutton British Short Film Elephant, Nick Helm, Alex Moody, Esther Smith Mining Poems or Odes, Callum Rice, Jack Cocker Operator, Caroline Bartleet, Rebecca Morgan Over, Jörn Threlfall, Jeremy Bannister Samuel-613, Billy Lumby, Cheyenne Conway