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 – March
April – June
July – September
October – 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 3 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: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Best Costume Design) The White Helmets (Best Documentary – Short Subject) Anne V. Coates (Academy Honorary Award) Joanna Natasegara (Best Documentary – Short Subject) – The White Helmets Orlando von Einsiedel (Best Documentary – Short Subject) – The White Helmets
British nominees: Allied (Best Costume Design) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Best Production Design) Florence Foster Jenkins (Best Actress, Best Costume Design) Hail, Caesar! (Best Production Design) Lion (Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography) The Lobster (Best Original Screenplay) Loving (Best Actress) Pear Cider and Cigarettes (Best Animated Short Film) Silence (Best Cinematography) Watani: My Homeland (Best Documentary – Short Subject) Andrew Garfield (Best Actor) – Hacksaw Ridge Anna Pinnock (Best Production Design) – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Cara Speller (Best Animated Short Film) – Pear Cider and Cigarettes Dev Patel (Best Supporting Actor) – Lion Guy Hendrix Dyas (Best Production Design) – Passengers Iain Canning (Best Picture) – Lion Jake Roberts (Best Film Editing) – Hell or High Water Joanna Johnston (Best Costume Design) – Allied Joe Walker (Best Film Editing) – Arrival Mika Levi (Best Original Score) – Jackie Naomie Harris (Best Supporting Actress) – Moonlight Oliver Jones (Best Special Effects) – Kubo and the Two Strings Neil Corbould (Best Visual Effects) – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Paul Corbould (Best Visual Effects) – Doctor Strange Richard Bluff (Best Visual Effects) – Doctor Strange Stephen Ellis (Best Documentary – Short Subject) – Watani: My Homeland Sting (Best Original Song) – "The Empty Chair" for Jim: The James Foley Story Stuart Craig (Best Production Design) – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Stuart Wilson (Best Sound Mixing) – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
British Academy Film Awards
The 70th British Academy Film Awards honoring the best films of 2016 were held on February 12, 2017.