FILM
| THE INSTIGATORS | Apple Original Films | Doug Liman |
| THE ACTOR | Innerlight Films | Duke Johnson |
| EMPIRE OF LIGHT | Neal Street Productions | Sam Mendes |
| THE PALE BLUE EYE | Cross Creek Pictures | Scott Cooper |
| THE WONDER | House Productions/Element Pictures | Sebastián Lelio |
| TETRIS | Marv Films/AI Film | Jon S. Baird |
| INFINITE | Paramount Pictures | Antoine Fuqua |
| THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN | StudioCanal | Will Sharpe |
| A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS | Blueprint Pictures | Gil Kenan | THE SANDS OF VENUS | Potboiler Films | Tony Grisoni |
| ARCHIVE | Independent Film Company | Gavin Rothery |
| FIRST COW | FilmScience | Kelly Reichardt |
| THE LAST THING HE WANTED | Thefyzz | Dee Rees |
| JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM | Amblin Entertainment/Universal Pictures | J. A. Bayona |
| OUT OF BLUE | BBC Films | Carol Morley |
| NORMANDIE NUE | Les Films Des Tournelles | Phillip Le Guay |
| ANCIENT FUTURES | Universal | Juan Antonio Bayona |
| JOURNEY’S END | Fluidity Films | Saul Dibb |
| HAPPY END | Les Films Du Losange | Michael Haneke |
| THE COLDEST CITY | 87Eleven | David Leitch |
| ANTHROPOID | LD Entertainment | Sean Ellis | MORGAN | 20th Century Fox | Luke Scott |
| DAD’S ARMY | DJ Films | Oliver Parker |
| THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY | Animus Films | Matt Brown |
| TALE OF TALES | Recorded Picture Company | Matteo Garrone |
| SERENA | StudioCanal | Susanne Bier |
| TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY | Working Title | Tomas Alfredson |
| SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN | Universal | Rupert Sandes |
| BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO | Warp X | David Gordon Green |
| THE HUNGER GAMES | Lionsgate | Gary Ross |
| RED LIGHTS | Nostromo Pictures | Rodrigo Cortes |
| MY WEEK WITH MARYLN | Weinstein Company | Simon Curtis |
| YOUR HIGHNESS | Universal | David Gordon Green |
| CAPTAIN AMERICA | Marvel | Joe Johnston |
| THE RITE | New Line Cinema | Mikael Håfström |
| HARRY POTTER SERIES | Warner Bros | David Yates, Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell |
| THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE ADVENTURES OF THE UNICORN | Columbia Pictures | Steven Spielberg |
| VIRGINIA | Killer Films | Dustin Lance Black |
| SEX, DRUGS & ROCK N ROLL | DJ Films | Mat Whitecross |
| CREATION | Recorded Picture Company | Jon Ameil |
| W. | Lionsgate | Oliver Stone |
| FROST/NIXON | Imagine Ent | Ron Howard |
| CITY OF EMBER | Walden Media | Gil Kenan |
| ST TRINIANS | Ealing Studios | Oliver Parker, Barnaby Thompson |
| THE MIST | Weinstein Company | Frank Darabont |
| NIGHTWATCHING | Aria Films | Peter Greenaway |
| AMAZING GRACE | Walden Media | Michael Apted |
| INFAMOUS | Warner Independent Pictures | Douglas McGrath |
| THE PAINTED VEIL | Class 5 Films | John Curran |
| SCOOP | Jolly Roll Productions Limited | Woody Allen |
| MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS | Pathé | Stephen Frears |
| LADIES IN LAVENDER | UK Film Council | Charles Dance |
| FINDING NEVERLAND | Miramax | Marc Forster |
| IN LOVE AND WAR | CBS | John Harrison Kent |
| HOTEL SPLENDIDE | FilmFour | Terry Gross |
TELEVISION
| RUTH | ITV Studios and Silverprint Pictures | Lee Haven Jones |
| MR BATES VS THE POST OFFICE | ITV Studios and Little Gem | James Strong |
| THE LONG SHADOW | New Pictures | Lewis Arnold |
| WORZEL GUMMIDGE | Leopard Pictures | Mackenzie Crook |
| THE ENGLISH | BBC/Amazon | Hugo Blick |
| DANNY BOY | Expectation TV/BBC2 | Sam Miller |
| UNCLE VANYA | BBC/Sonia Friedman Productions | Ian Rickson |
| DON’T FORGET THE DRIVER | Sister Pictures/BBC | Various |
| SHERLOCK | Hartswood Films | Nick Hurran |
| WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION | BBC/Mammoth Screen | Julian Jarrold |
| CIVIL | MGM Television | Allen Coulter |
| THE SECRET AGENT | BBC Television | Charles McDougall |
| CAPITAL | Kudos | Euros Lyn |
| MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER | Marvel Studios/ ABC | Chris Misiano |
| MARVELLOUS | Tiger Aspect / BBC | Julian Farino |
| THE DETECTORISTS (2 SERIES) | Channel X / BBC | Mackenzie Crook |
| Nominee: BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme | ||
| WAYWARD PINES (2 SERIES) | FX Prod / Fox | M. Night Shyamalan |
| THE GIRL | BBC / HBO | Julian Jarrold |
| TITANIC | ITV | Jon Jones |
| CHRISTOPHER AND HIS KIND | Mammoth Screen | Geoffrey Sax |
| DOCTOR WHO | BBC | Russell T. Davies |
| MO | C4 | Philip Martin |
| 10 DAYS TO WAR | CBC / BBC | Bruce Goodison |
| THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP | Carnival | Brian Percival |
| A HARLOT’S PROGRESS | Touchpaper | Justin Hardy |
| ELIZABETH I | HBO / Company Pictures | Tom Hooper |
| LOVING LUDMILLA | World Productions | Paul Berczerller |
| THE WAY WE LIVE NOW | BBC | David Yates |
VOICE ANIMATION
| THE CANTERVILLE GHOST | Melmoth Films | Kim Burdon |
| CHRISTOPHER ROBIN | Walt Disney | Marc Forster |
THEATRE
| IF ON A WINTER’S NIGHT A TRAVELLER | Leeds Playhouse | Nadia Molinari |
| IMP & BLUEBEARD (CHURCHILL PLAYS) | Royal Court Theatre | James Macdonald |
| UNCLE VANYA | Harold Pinter Theatre | Ian Rickson |
| Nominee: Olivier Award for Best Actor | ||
| THE BIRTHDAY PARTY | Harold Pinter Theatre | Ian Rickson |
| CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION | Royal Court Theatre | James Macdonald |
| THE PAINTER | Arcola Theatre | Mehmet Ergen |
| EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR | National Theatre | Felix Barrett, Tom Morris |
| THE BIRTH OF A NATION | Royal Court | Ramin Gray |
| PARLOUR SONG | Almeida Theatre | Ian Rickson |
| DUMB WAITER AND OTHER PINTER PIECES | Oxford Playhouse | Douglas Hodge |
| MEASURE FOR MEASURE | National Theatre | Simon McBurney |
| THE PLAY WHAT I WROTE | West End & Broadway | Kenneth Branagh |
| Winner: Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor | ||
| THE WALLS | National Theatre | Mick Gordon |
| THE NATIVITY | Young Vic Theatre | David Farr |