Saoirse Ronan receives BAFTA nomination for Little Women

A well deserved nod, tbf.

Saoirse Ronan has received a BAFTA nomination for Best Leading Actress for her role in Little Women. The Irish actor plays Jo March in the 2019 Greta Gerwig film adaptation, a movie that has received widespread critical acclaim since its release late last year. This if the fifth BAFTA nomination Ronan has received over the course of her career, following her roles in Atonement, The Lovely Bones, Brooklyn, and Lady Bird.  Ronan has also been nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in Little Women.  Elsewhere, Joker has been leading the nominations at this year's BAFTAs with a considerable 11 nods. It is followed closely by The Irishman and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood both with 10 nominations, and British director Sam Mendes' 1917 receiving nine. The BAFTAs will take place in London on February 2. You can check out some more of the nominees below: Best Film 1917 The Irishman Joker Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood Parasite Best Director 1917 - Sam Mendes The Irishman - Martin Scorsese Joker - Todd Phillips Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood - Quentin Tarantino Parasite - Bong Joon-Ho Best Leading Actress Jessie Buckley - Wild Rose Scarlett Johansson - Marriage Story Saoirse Ronan - Little Women Charlize Theron - Bombshell Renée Zellweger - Judy Best Leading Actor Leonardo Dicaprio - Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood Adam Driver - Marriage Story Taron Egerton - Rocketman Joaquin Phoenix - Joker Jonathan Pryce - The Two Popes Best Supporting Actress Laura Dern - Marriage Story Scarlett Johansson - Jojo Rabbit Florence Pugh - Little Women Margot Robbie - Bombshell Margot Robbie - Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood Best Supporting Actor Tom Hanks - A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood Anthony Hopkins - The Two Popes Al Pacino - The Irishman Joe Pesci - The Irishman Brad Pitt - Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood A full list of nominees and categories can be found here.