BAFTA Nominations Announced: ‘Elvis’ And ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ Lead The Pack

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The Golden Globe Awards are behind us and next up is the BAFTAs. In about a month’s time, the awards ceremony will take place, with this year’s nominations having just been announced.

This has been another emphatic year for film and television. Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Banshees of Inisherin enjoyed a highly-decorated evening at the Golden Globes and that may well be repeated when the BAFTA nominations are considered.

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic, in which Austin Butler plays the role of the musical legend, has received a lot of praise and that is once again reflected by BAFTA’s nominations. Also featuring regularly is harrowing war film All Quiet on the Western Front.

Outstanding British Film is one of the most fascinating awards up for grabs next month at the BAFTAs. One of the favourites is Aftersun, in which Paul Mescal maturely followed up his Normal People success. Also in this category are Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light, murder mystery See How They Run and Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical, which featured the likes of Stephen Graham and Lashana Lynch.

EE’s Rising Star Award has previously been won by a wide array of excellent names, including James McAvoy, Micheal Ward, Kristen Stewart, Tom Holland and most recently, the aforementioned Lashana Lynch.

In the mix this time around is Naomi Ackie, who played the sensational Whitney Houston in biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody, as well as Sex Education‘s Emma Mackey and Aimee Lou Wood. They may both have risen to fame from the hit Netflix series, but they made an impact in the film industry this year playing major roles in Emily and Living respectively.

On the theme of individual awards, the Leading Actor and Leading Actress categories are as strong as ever. Hollywood stalwarts Viola Davis and Emma Thompson are up for the latter for their roles in The Woman King and Good Luck to You, Leo Grande with Cate Blanchett (Tár), Danielle Deadwyler (Till), Ana de Armas (Blonde) and of course Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) all in the mix too.

On to the Leading Actor award and once again there is a refreshing mix of youth and experience. Austin Butler and Paul Mescal for their previously mentioned roles are nominated, as is Irishman Daryl McCormack. Taking up the baton for the veterans there is Brendan Fraser (The Whale), Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin) and Bill Nighy (Living).

There are many stars from both in front of and behind the camera in with a shot of winning an award. Below are some of the BAFTA film nominations in the major categories:

BEST FILM

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

ELVIS

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

TÁR


OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

AFTERSUN

THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

BRIAN AND CHARLES

EMPIRE OF LIGHT

GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE

LIVING

ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL

SEE HOW THEY RUN

THE SWIMMERS

THE WONDER


OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

AFTERSUN Charlotte Wells (Writer/Director)

BLUE JEAN Georgia Oakley (Writer/Director), Hélène Sifre (Producer)

ELECTRIC MALADY Marie Lidén (Director)

GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE Katy Brand (Writer)

REBELLION Elena Sánchez Bellot (Director) Maia Kenworthy (Director) 


FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

ARGENTINA, 1985

CORSAGE

DECISION TO LEAVE

THE QUIET GIRL


DOCUMENTARY

ALL THAT BREATHES

ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED

FIRE OF LOVE

MOONAGE DAYDREAM

NAVALNY


ANIMATED FILM

GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO

MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON

PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH

TURNING RED


DIRECTOR

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

DECISION TO LEAVE

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

TÁR

THE WOMAN KING


ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE

THE FABELMANS

TÁR

TRIANGLE OF SADNESS


ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

LIVING

THE QUIET GIRL

SHE SAID

THE WHALE


LEADING ACTRESS

CATE BLANCHETT Tár

VIOLA DAVIS The Woman King

DANIELLE DEADWYLER Till

ANA DE ARMAS Blonde

EMMA THOMPSON Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

MICHELLE YEOH Everything Everywhere All At Once


LEADING ACTOR

AUSTIN BUTLER Elvis

COLIN FARRELL The Banshees of Inisherin

BRENDAN FRASER The Whale

DARYL McCORMACK Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

PAUL MESCAL Aftersun

BILL NIGHY Living


SUPPORTING ACTRESS

ANGELA BASSETT Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

HONG CHAU The Whale

KERRY CONDON The Banshees of Inisherin

DOLLY DE LEON Triangle of Sadness

JAMIE LEE CURTIS Everything Everywhere All At Once

CAREY MULLIGAN She Said


SUPPORTING ACTOR

BRENDAN GLEESON The Banshees of Inisherin

BARRY KEOGHAN The Banshees of Inisherin

KE HUY QUAN Everything Everywhere All At Once

EDDIE REDMAYNE The Good Nurse

ALBRECHT SCHUCH All Quiet on the Western Front

MICHEAL WARD Empire of Light


EE RISING STAR AWARD

AIMEE LOU WOOD

DARYL McCORMACK

EMMA MACKEY

NAOMI ACKIE

SHEILA ATIM

Words by Jamie Rooke


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