BAFTA is a big deal if you follow the Oscar race. 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 countries. So, whoever wins might have an impact on the Oscars.
This year, strangely enough, going against annual tradition, Oscar nominations were announced before BAFTAS, lessening the excitement surrounding this morning’s announcement.
The ongoing rivalry between “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners” continued this morning, with the two films leading the BAFTA Film Award nominations—except this time, unlike with the Oscars, “One Battle After Another” (14) led by a single nod over “Sinners” (13). Just below them, “Hamnet” and “Marty Supreme” followed closely with 11 nominations each.
The best film and directing nominees are “One Battle After Another,” “Hamnet,” “Marty Supreme,” “Sinners,” and “Sentimental Value” — all of which are currently the five most win-competitive titles for the Best Picture Oscar. As an added bonus, Yorgos Lanthimos (“Bugonia”) snuck into Best Director, which actually had six nominees.
The most notable BAFTA acting snub has got to be Amy Madigan (“Weapons”) not making supporting actress — she’s presumably Teyana Taylor’s toughest competition for the Oscar, yet the Brits completely ignored her. That’s not a good sign for her Oscar chances at all. If BAFTA — which often overlaps heavily with the Academy’s acting branch — couldn’t find room for her in a comparatively thin supporting actress lineup, it suggests her support may be much softer than assumed.
Yet again, Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” was snubbed in the international film category—the same five Oscar-nominated titles were recognized by BAFTA. The British Academy also recognized Paul Mescal (“Hamnet”), O’Dessa A’zion (“Marty Supreme”), and Chase Infiniti (“One Battle After Another”), all of whom had been snubbed by the Oscars.
Meanwhile, Leonardo DiCaprio’s mention in the lead actor category now ties him with Daniel Day-Lewis, Michael Caine, and Laurence Olivier for the most BAFTA Best Actor nominations, with seven. Given the trajectory of his career, he’ll no doubt break the record within the next five years.
The winners will be announced at a February 22 ceremony in London hosted by actor Alan Cumming.
BEST FILM
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
SinnersDIRECTOR
Yorgos Lanthimos (Bugonia)
Chloé Zhao (Hamnet)
Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)LEADING ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You)
Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue)
Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another)
Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value)
Emma Stone (Bugonia)LEADING ACTOR
Robert Aramayo (I Swear)
Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)
Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)
Jesse Plemons (Bugonia)SUPPORTING ACTRESS Odessa A’zion (Marty Supreme)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, (Sentimental Value)
Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners)
Carey Mulligan (The Ballad of Wallis Island)
Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)
Emily Watson (Hamnet)SUPPORTING ACTOR
Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another)
Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
Paul Mescal (Hamnet)
Peter Mullan (I Swear)
Sean Penn (One Battle After Another)
Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value)OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
28 Years Later
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Die My Love
H Is for Hawk
Hamnet
I Swear
Mr. Burton
Pillion
SteveADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Bugonia
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
PillionORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
I Swear
Marty Supreme
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
SinnersFILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
It Was Just an Accident
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirât
The Voice of Hind RajabDOCUMENTARY
2,000 Meters to Andriivka
Apocalypse in the Tropics
Cover-Up
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor
ANIMATED FILMElio
Little Amélie
Zootropolis 2CINEMATOGRAPHY
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams
EDITINGF1
A House of Dynamite
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
“Sinners
ORIGINAL SCOREBugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners