Yet again, Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” affirmed its position as the Oscar frontrunner. The 2024 BAFTA nominations were announced this morning, and Nolan’s film landed 13 nominations.
Close behind was Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” with 11 nominations, including for Best Film and Best Actress (Emma Stone). However, the bigger news is what didn’t make it …
The snubbing of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” across so many categories, is surprising, to say the least. Yes, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling were nominated, but there was no room for it in either Best Film or Best Director.
The five nominations earned by “Barbie” has it tied with “Saltburn,” which overperformed with nominations for Barry Keoghan, Rosamund Pike and Jacob Elordi. Before these noms, there was some chatter that Saltburn’s awards stock was rising, especially with its mega popularity on streaming, and this morning proved that.
However, the biggest shocker is the total snubbing of “Killers of the Flower Moon” director Martin Scorsese, lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio and its lead actress Lily Gladstone. What happened? Gladstone now has a steep hill to climb for the Best Actress Oscar, losing out on the precious British voting block of the Academy makes it practically impossible for her to win.
In September, Apple announced they would campaign Gladstone as Lead Actress. A total surprise move on the streamer’s part. She was a cinch to win Supporting Actress.
Gladstone’s screentime in the 206-minute ‘Killers’ was timed by X user Matthew Stewart, and she’s in the film for 56 minutes. This means Gladstone is in less than a third of the 3½-hour movie. She’s NOT a lead in the film.
Last year, BAFTA members made up around half (325) of the UK Academy voters (650). There has definitely been a rise in the number of international voters in the Oscar race, the UK bloc is the largest, followed by various European and Scandinavian countries. So, today’s nominations have a major impact in how the Oscar nominations might turn out.
Best film
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Outstanding British film
All of Us Strangers
How To Have Sex
Napoleon
The Old Oak
Poor Things
Rye Lane
Saltburn
Scrapper
Wonka
The Zone of Interest
Leading actress
Fantasia Barrino - The Color Purple
Sandra Hüller - Anatomy of a Fall
Carey Mulligan - Maestro
Vivian Oparah - Rye Lane
Margot Robbie - Barbie
Emma Stone - Poor Things
Leading actor
Bradley Cooper - Maestro
Colman Domingo - Rustin
Paul Giamatti - The Holdovers
Barry Keoghan - Saltburn
Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer
Teo Yoo - Past Lives
Supporting actress
Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks - The Color Purple
Claire Foy - All of Us Strangers
Sandra Hüller - The Zone of Interest
Rosamund Pike - Saltburn
Da'Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers
Supporting actor
Robert De Niro - Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr - Oppenheimer
Jacob Elordi - Saltburn
Ryan Gosling - Barbie
Paul Mescal - All of Us Strangers
Dominic Sessa - The Holdovers
Director
All of Us Strangers - Andrew Haigh
Anatomy of a Fall - Justine Triet
The Holdovers - Alexander Payne
Maestro - Bradley Cooper
Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan
The Zone of Interest - Jonathan Glazer
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
Blue Bag Life
Bobi Wine: The People's President
Earth Mama
How To Have Sex
Is There Anybody Out There?
Film not in the English language
20 Days In Mariupol
Anatomy of a Fall
Past Lives
Society of the Snow
The Zone of Interest
Documentary
20 Days In Mariupol
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
Still: A Michael J Fox Movie
Wham!
Animated film
The Boy and the Heron
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Elemental
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Original screenplay
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
The Holdovers
Maestro
Past Lives
Adapted screenplay
All of Us Strangers
American Fiction
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
EE Bafta rising star award (voted for by the public)
Phoebe Dynevor
Ayo Edebiri
Jacob Elordi
Mia Mckenna-Bruce
Sophie Wilde
Original score
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Saltburn
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Casting
All of Us Strangers
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
How To Have Sex
Killers of the Flower Moon
Cinematography
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Costume design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Editing
Anatomy of a Fall
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Production design
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
Make-up and hair
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Napoleon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Sound
Ferrari
Maestro
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest
Special visual effects
The Creator
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Napoleon
Poor Things