This article lists feature-length British films and full-length documentaries that have their premieres in 2017 and were at least partly made by Great Britain or the United Kingdom. It does not feature short films, medium-length films, made-for-TV films, pornographic films, filmed theater, VR films and interactive films. It does not include films screened in previous years that had official release dates in 2017.
Also included is an overview of the major events in British film, including awards ceremonies, as well as a list of notable British film artists who died in 2017.
Film premieres
January â March
April â June
July â September
October â December
Other premieres
Culturally British films
The following list comprises films not produced by Great Britain or the United Kingdom but is strongly associated with British culture. The films in this list should fulfill at least three of the following criteria:
- The film is adapted from a British source material.
- The story is set, at least partially, in the United Kingdom.
- The film was shot, at least partially, in the United Kingdom.
- Many of the film's cast and crew members are British.
British award winners
Listed here are the British winners and nominees at the three most prestigious film award ceremonies in the English-speaking world: the Academy Awards, British Academy Film Awards and Golden Globe Awards, that were held during 2017, celebrating the best films of 2016. The British nominations were led by Lion, with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Florence Foster Jenkins going on to win a number of technical awards. British films did, however, notably lose out to Moonlight and La La Land from the United States.
Academy Awards
The 89th Academy Awards honoring the best films of 2016 were held on February 26, 2017.
British winners:
British nominees:
British Academy Film Awards
The 70th British Academy Film Awards honoring the best films of 2016 were held on February 12, 2017.
British winners:
British nominees:
- Allied (Best Costume Design)
- American Honey (Outstanding British Film)
- ' (Best Documentary)
- Denial (Outstanding British Film)
- Hail, Caesar! (Best Production Design)
- I, Daniel Blake (Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Original Screenplay)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Outstanding British Film, Best Sound, Best Special Visual Effects, Best Costume Design)
- Florence Foster Jenkins (Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Costume Design)
- Lion (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Original Music)
- Notes on Blindness (Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, Outstanding British Film, Best Documentary)
- Amanda Knight (Best Makeup and Hair) â Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Andrea Arnold (Outstanding British Film) â American Honey
- Anya Taylor-Joy (EE Rising Star Award)
- David Hare (Outstanding British Film) â Denial
- David Heyman (Outstanding British Film) â Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- David Yates (Outstanding British Film) â Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Glenn Freemantle (Best Sound) â Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Ian Tapp (Best Sound) â Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- J. K. Rowling (Outstanding British Film) â Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Joanna Johnston (Best Costume Design) â Allied
- Joe Walker (Best Editing) â Arrival
- Lionel Wigram (Outstanding British Film) â Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Lisa Tomblin (Best Makeup and Hair) â Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Mika Levi (Best Original Music) â Jackie
- Mike Prestwood Smith (Best Sound) â Deepwater Horizon
- Neil Corbould (Best Special Visual Effects) â Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Paul Corbould (Best Special Visual Effects) â Doctor Strange
- Richard Bluff (Best Special Visual Effects) â Doctor Strange
- Samir Mehanovià(Best Short Film) â Mouth of Hell
- Simon Hayes (Best Sound) â Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Tim Burke (Best Special Visual Effects) â Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Golden Globe Awards
The 74th Golden Globe Awards honoring the best films of 2016 were held on January 8, 2017.
British winner:
British nominees:
Notable deaths
See also
Notes
References
External links