No man’s land: in crowning Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell, Bafta has triumphed

An immaculate set of choices this year were capped by best film for Nomadland and best British film for Promising Young Woman – with Anthony Hopkins’ honour the cherry on topThis year’s Bafta list has confirmed the amazingly meteoric career ascendancy of Chloé Zhao, the Chinese-born film-maker whose debut movie was just six years ago and who was unknown outside arthouse-connoisseur circles until relatively recently; she now is set to rule awards season with a remarkable film displaying her now fully developed authorial signature.Related: Baftas 2021: Nomadland wins big as Anthony Hopkins and Promising Young Woman surprise

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