Jessie Buckley tipped for victory at Bafta film awards

Irish actress Jessie Buckley is tipped for victory at the Bafta film awards on Sunday.

Buckley has proved unbeatable through the awards season so far for her performance as Shakespeare’s wife Agnes Hathaway – historically known as Anne – in Hamnet.

The nominations include best film, outstanding British film and best director for Zhao.

Paul Mescal, who plays Shakespeare, is nominated for best supporting actor, while co-star Emily Watson is nominated for best supporting actress.

Chase Infiniti is nominated for best actress in the same film, despite her snub by the Academy, while Teyana Taylor is nominated for best supporting actress and both Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro are nominated for best supporting actor.

Starring Michael B Jordan as twins, it made history as the first film to have 16 Oscar nominations.

Jordan is nominated in the best actor Bafta category for his performance as Smoke and Stack Moore, twins who return to 1930s Mississippi to start a juke joint.

Marty Supreme, starring Timothee Chalamet as an ambitious table tennis player, ties with Hamnet with 11 nominations, including best actor, best film and best director for Josh Safdie.

Singer Jessie Ware will perform during the In Memoriam section of the ceremony,  where guests pause to remember those in the industry who have died over the past year.

The Bafta film awards will be hosted by Alan Cumming at the Royal Festival Hall on February 22.

The ceremony will air on BBC One and iPlayer at 7pm.