▁the ▁Royal ▁Albert ▁Hall ▁in ▁London , ▁honour ing ▁the ▁best ▁national ▁and ▁foreign ▁films ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Pres ented ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Academy ▁of ▁Film ▁and ▁Television ▁Arts , ▁acc ol ades ▁were ▁handed ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁feature - length ▁film ▁and ▁document aries ▁of ▁any ▁national ity ▁that ▁were ▁screen ed ▁at ▁British ▁cin emas ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Following ▁revel ations ▁of ▁sexual ▁har ass ment ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁industry , ▁many ▁at ten de es ▁wore ▁black ▁or ▁a ▁bad ge ▁to ▁show ▁their ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Time ' s ▁Up ▁movement . ▁ ▁The ▁nom ine es ▁were ▁announced ▁on ▁ 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁by ▁actress es ▁Natal ie ▁D orm er ▁and ▁Let it ia ▁Wright . ▁The ▁Sh ape ▁of ▁Water ▁received ▁the ▁most ▁nomin ations ▁in ▁twelve ▁categories ; ▁Dark est ▁H our ▁and ▁Three ▁Bill boards ▁Out side ▁E bb ing , ▁Missouri ▁followed ▁with ▁nine ▁each . ▁As ▁with ▁the ▁ 7 5 th ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁Awards , ▁there ▁was ▁criticism ▁for ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁female ▁nom ine es ▁for ▁Best ▁Director , ▁with ▁Gre ta ▁Ger wig ▁not ably ▁not ▁nominated ▁for ▁Lady ▁Bird . ▁ ▁English ▁actress ▁Jo anna ▁L um ley ▁hosted ▁the ▁ceremony ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁replacing ▁Stephen ▁F ry ▁following ▁his ▁twelve ▁years ▁of ▁service ▁as ▁host . ▁ ▁W inners ▁and ▁nom ine es ▁ ▁The ▁nom ine es ▁were ▁announced ▁on