2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards nominations were announced.
First thoughts? Well, if the British Academy went completely wild in its picks last year (with many refreshing, inspired and out of radar choices) this year's nominees shortlists are more conventional and in-line with Oscar predictions. I was expecting All Quiet On the Western Front to get a lot of love from this award body, but I would never expected it to set a new BAFTA record with 14 NOMINATIONS! Award bodies really are s*ckers for war movies - and that's all right, because this one is pretty great! On the other hand, I predicted Aftersun to have a strong showing here, but it didn't break in the main categories with the exception of Paul Mescal for Best Actor - no Best Film, no Best Director, no Best Original Screenplay, Cinematography or Editing. Shockingly... The Fabelmans only scored 1 nominations... for Best Original Screenplay.
As you can check in the nominees shortlist, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Banshees of Inisherin and Elvis lock themselves to Oscar glory, considering their strong showing here - BAFTA is the group that shares most members with the AMPAS. Will these nominations for the internet's stepchildren (Ana de Armas & Eddie Redmaybe) translate to Oscar nominations? Maybe! And someone tell me about the complete snub of Women Talking here: no Best Film, no Best Director, nor acting nods, nor Adapted Screenplay or Score. Criminal!
Have a look:
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
- Charlotte Wells - Aftersun
- Georgia Oakley & Helen Sifre - Blue Jean
- Marie Lidén - Electric Malady
- Katie Brand - Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
- Maia Kenworthy - Rebellion
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
CASTING
- Aftersun
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Elvis
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Triangle of Sadness
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- The Batman
- Elvis
- Empire of Light
- Top Gun: Maverick
COSTUME DESIGN
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Amsterdam
- Babylon
- Elvis
- Mrs Harris Goes To Paris
EDITING
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Elvis
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Top Gun: Maverick
MAKE UP & HAIR
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- The Batman
- Elvis
- Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
- The Whale
PRODUCTION DESIGN
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Babylon
- The Batman
- Elvis
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
ORIGINAL SCORE
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Babylon
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
SOUND
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- Elvis
- Tár
- Top Gun: Maverick
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- The Batman
- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Top Gun: Maverick
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
- Middle Watch
- Your Mountain is Waiting
BRITISH SHORT FILM
- The Ballad Of Olive Morris
- Bazigaga
- Bus Girl
- A Drifting Up
- An Irish Goodbye
EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
- Naomi Ackie
- Sheila Atim
- Emma Mackey
- Daryl McCormack
- Aimee Lou Wood
Who will win?
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