FILM
| THE PENITENT | Eliseo Entertainment | Luca Barbareschi |
| MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS | Focus Features | Josie Rourke |
| EUPHORIA | Vikarious Productions | Lisa Langseth |
| GREY LADY | Beacon Pictures | John Shea |
| ALL IS BY MY SIDE | Darko Films | John Ridley |
| DOOMSDAY | Rogue Pictures | Neil Marshall |
| CASE No. 39 | Paramount | Christian Alvert |
| STARTING OUT IN THE EVENING | Independent Digital Ent | Andrew Wagner |
| SPIDERMAN 3 | Columbia Pictures | Sam Raimi |
| SCENES OF A SEXUAL NATURE | Tin Pan Films | Ed Blum |
| AS YOU LIKE IT | BBC Films | Kenneth Branagh |
| DAY AFTER TOMORROW | 20th Century Fox | Roland Emmerich |
| FINAL CURTAIN | Film Consortium | Patrick Harkins |
| DUST | Film Consortium | Milcho Manchevski |
| BORN ROMANTIC | Kismet Film Company | David Kane |
| MAYBE BABY | BBC Films | Ben Elton |
| LOVE’S LABOURS LOST
Nominee: BIFA for Best Performance by an Actor |
Pathé | Kenneth Branagh |
| BEST | Sky Pictures | Mary McGuckian |
| PRIMARY COLOURS
Nominee: Chicago Film Critic Award for Most Promising Actor |
Universal | Mike Nichols |
| UP ON THE ROOF | Granada Films | Simon Moore |
| LES SOEURS SOLEIL | Alter Films | Jeannot Schwatz |
| THE AFFAIR | Warner Sisters | Paul Seed |
TELEVISION
| THE BALLAD OF RENEGADE NELL | Lookout Point | Amanda Brotchie/M.J. Delaney/Ben Taylor |
| TRIGGER POINT | HTM Television | Gilles Bannier |
| THE UNDECLARED WAR | Playground Television | Peter Kosminsky |
| LIFE | BBC/Drama Republic | Jane Pollard & Iain Forsyth |
| THE ROOK | Lionsgate | Kari Skogland |
| CURFEW | Sky Atlantic | Colm McCarthy |
| TRAUMA | ITV | Mike Bartlett |
| RIVIERA | Archery Pictures | Philipp Kadelbach |
| UNDERCOVER | BBC | James Hawes |
| LONDON SPY | Working Title Television | Jakob Verburggen |
| RED BAND SOCIETY | FOX | Jason Enster |
| HUSTLE (5 SERIES) | Kudos | Bharat Nalluri |
| MERLIN | Shine/BBC | Jeremy Webb |
| SLEEP WITH ME | Clerkenwell Films | Mark Jobst |
| BONEKICKERS | Mammoth Screen | Nick Hurran |
| BALLET SHOES | Granada/BBC | Sandra Goldbacher |
| BEING HUMAN | Touchpaper/BBC | Declan O’Dwyer |
| AFTERLIFE | Clerkenwell Films | Maurice Philips |
| BEYOND | SFX | Breck Eisner |
| GHOST SQUAD | Company Pictures | Richard Laxton |
| GIRLFRIENDS | Paramount | Sheldon Epps |
| JASON & THE ARGONAUTS | Hallmark | Nick Willing |
| STORM DAMAGE | BBC | Simon Cellan Jones |
| SILENT WITNESS | A&E Television/BBC | Bill Anderson |
| TEACHING MATTHEW | BBC | Al Hunter Ashton |
THEATRE
| THE LEHMAN TRILOGY | Nederlander, Broadway | Sam Mendes |
| HYMN | The Almeida | Blanche McIntyre |
| COST OF LIVING | Hampstead Theatre | Edward Hall |
| OTHELLO | National Theatre | Nicholas Hytner |
| Winner: Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor | ||
| RED VELVET
Winner: Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best Actor Nominee: Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor Nominee: Olivier Award for Best Actor |
Tricycle / New York / West End | Indhu Rubasingham |
| CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF | Novello Theatre, West End | Debbie Allen |
| HENRY V | National Theatre | Nicholas Hytner |
| HAMLET | Theatre des Bouffes du Nord
World Tour |
Peter Brook |
| COMPANY
Winner: Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical |
Donmar Warehouse, West End | Sam Mendes |
| AS YOU LIKE IT | Cheek By Jowl | Declan Donnellan |
| SWEENEY TODD
Nominee: Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance |
National Theatre | Declan Donnellan |
| SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION
Nominee: London Critics Circle Award for Most Promising Newcomer |
Royal Court Theatre | Phyllida Lloyd |
| AS YOU LIKE IT
Nominee: Olivier Award for Best Actor Winner: Time Out Award for Best Actor Nominee: TMA Award for Best Actor Nominee: Ian Charleston Award for Best Actor |
Lyric Hammersmith/UK Tour | Declan Donnellan |
| KISS OF THE SPIDERWOMEN | Belgrade Coventry, West End | Rumu Sen Gupta |
| FENCES | Liverpool Playhouse, West End | James Albie |
| THE WINTER’S TALE | Royal Exchange | |
| HANGING THE PRESIDENT | Traverse Theatre | Ian Brown |
| A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM | National Theatre / UK Tour | Brigid Panet |