The British Academy Film Awards or better known as the BAFTA have revealed their nominees for the 2023 edition of the ceremony. This is Britain’s highest honor when the comes to the field of cinema. You can consider it the British Oscars, only this time Britain copied from America and not the vice versa. BAFTA is one of the few awards that maintained their prestige throughout the years. This will be the 74th edition of the award show. As the awards season is upon is it is inevitable that we will be dealing with one award after the other. BAFTA has just revealed their list of nominees and unfortunately for all the Indians out there, S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR has missed after being awarded for Best Song at Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, the film also nabbed Best Foreign Film Award at Critics Choice. Regardless, let’s take a look at the other films that have been awarded a nomination.
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 – Maia Kenworthy (director)
Best film not in the English language
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Argentina, 1985
- Corsage
- Decision to Leave
- The Quiet Girl
Best documentary
- All That Breathes
- All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
- Fire of Love
- Moonage Daydream
- Navalny
Best animated film
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
- Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
- Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
- Turning Red
Best director
- Edward Berger – All Quiet on the Western Front
- Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
- Park Chan-wook – Decision to Leave
- Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Todd Field – Tár
- Gina Prince-Bythewood – The Woman King
Best original screenplay
- Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
- Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans
- Todd Field – Tár
- Ruben Östlund – Triangle of Sadness
Best adapted screenplay
- Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell – All Quiet on the Western Front
- Kazuo Ishiguro – Living
- Colm Bairéad – The Quiet Girl
- Rebecca Lenkiewicz – She Said
- Samuel D Hunter – The Whale
Best 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
Best 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
Best 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
Best 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
Best original score
- All Quiet On The Western Front
- Babylon
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
Best casting
- Aftersun
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Elvis
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Triangle of Sadness
Best cinematography
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- The Batman
- Elvis
- Empire of Light
- Top Gun: Maverick
Best editing
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Elvis
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Top Gun: Maverick
Best production design
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Babylon
- The Batman
- Elvis
- Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
Best costume design
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Amsterdam
- Babylon
- Elvis
- Mrs Harris Goes to Paris
Best makeup & hair
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- The Batman
- Elvis
- Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
- The Whale
Best sound
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- Elvis
- Tár
- Top Gun: Maverick
Best special visual effects
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- The Batman
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Top Gun: Maverick
Best British short animation
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
- Middle Watch
- Your Mountain Is Waiting
Best 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)
- Aimee Lou Wood
- Daryl McCormack
- Emma Mackey
- Naomi Ackie
- Sheila Atim
The 74th BAFTA Awards are scheduled to take place on 20th February 2023.
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