BAFTA Awards, Britain’s Greatest Film, Announces List of Nominees

THE bafta, the main award for British cinema, announced this Thursday (3) the nominees for its 75th edition. Denis Villeneuve’s film Dune was awarded 11 nominations by the British Academy of Film and Television, leading the list. “Attack of the Dogs”by Jane Campion, was nominated 8 times, while “Belfast”by Kenneth Branagh, received six nominations.

In the main award category, Best Film, the three nomination leaders share the race with “Don’t Look Up”by Adam Mckay, and “Licorice Pizza”by Paul Thomas Anderson.

Lady Gaga (“Casa Gucci”), Leonardo DiCaprio (“Don’t Look Up”) and Will Smith (“King Richard: Raising Champions”) are some of Hollywood’s most popular names competing for the British award in acting categories.

One of the surprises was the absence of “Spencer”, Pablo Larrain’s film in which Kristen Stewart plays Princess Diana. The actress is one of those listed in the dispute for the Oscars 2022, which officially discloses its list of nominees on the 8th.

the actresses Nicole Kidman (“Introducing the Ricardos”) and Olivia Colman (“The Lost Daughter”), and actor Denzel Washington (“The Tragedy of Macbeth”) were other strong names that are expected to appear at the Oscars and were left out of the Bafta race.

The Bafta awards ceremony takes place on March 13. Check below the list of the main nominees and the gallery of the productions that compete for the Best Film award. See the full list of nominations here.

Dune

Winner of three statuettes at the 2022 Golden Globes, the film by Denis Villeneuve is an adaptation of the 1965 science fiction classic written by Frank Herbert. With Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, the story takes place in a futuristic society whose economy is powered by a coveted substance found on the desert planet of Arakis. Available on HBO Max.

dog attack

Jane Campion’s production, adapted from the novel of the same name by Thomas Savage, became one of the most acclaimed films of the last year, with a 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The story is set in the 1920s western and revolves around the Burbank brothers, two wealthy farmers. Dynamics of power, violence and affections are explored in the relationships between the characters, stressing perspectives of masculinity. Available on Netflix.

Belfast

From the point of view of Buddy, a 9-year-old boy, director Kenneth Branagh conducts a narrative that takes place in the troubled political and social context of Northern Ireland in the 1960s. Class struggles, cultural transformations and religious disputes share space with concerns typical of childhood in an autobiographically inspired film. Premieres in Brazil on February 24.

Don’t Look Up

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence and Meryl Streep, Adam McKay’s film is a satire on scientific denialism and the media’s approach to the climate crisis. Available on Netflix since December 31, it has become one of the most watched movies in the history of the streaming platform.

Licorice Pizza

Set in California in the 1970s, Paul Thomas Anderson’s feature follows the connection between the two protagonists, teenager Gary and young Alana, who fall in love while facing the challenges of early adulthood and looking for job opportunities in Hollywood. . The cast includes the likes of Bradley Cooper, Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim and Tom Waits. The film is scheduled for release on February 17 in Brazil.

LIST OF MAIN INDICATED

Best movie

• Belfast
• Don’t Look Up
• Dune
• Licorice Pizza
• Attack of the Dogs

Best British Film

• After Love
• Ali & Ava
• Belfast
• Boiling Point
• Cyrano
• Everyone’s Talking About Jamie
• Gucci House
• Last Night in Soho
• 007: No Time to Die
• Identity

Best Non-English Language Film

• Drive My Car
• God’s hand
• parallel mothers
• Petite Maman
• The Worst Person in the World

Best Documentary

• Becoming Cousteau
• cow
• Flee
• The Rescue
• Summer of Soul

best animation

• Charm
• Flee
• luca
• The Mitchell Family and the Revolt of the Machines

best director

• Aleem Khan (After Love)
• Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car)
• Audrey Diwan (L’Evenement)
• Paul Thomas Anderson, (Licorice Pizza)
• Jane Campion (Attack of the Dogs)
• Julia Ducournau (Titane)

Best actress

• Lady Gaga (Casa Gucci)
• Alana Haim (Licorice Pizza)
• Emilia Jones (In the Rhythm of the Heart)
• Renata Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World)
• Joanna Scanlan (After Love)
• Tessa Thompson (Identity)

best actor

• Adeel Akhtar (Ali & Ava)
• Mahershala Ali (Swan Song)
• Benedict Cumberbatch (Attack of the Dogs)
• Leonardo DiCaprio (Don’t Look Up)
• Stephen Graham (Boiling Point)
• Will Smith (King Richard: Raising Champions)

Best Supporting Actress

• Caitriona Balfe (Belfast)
• Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter)
• Ariana Debose (Love, Sublime Love)
• Ann Dowd (Mass)
• Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard: Raising Champions)
• Ruth Negga, (Identity)

Best Supporting Actor

• Mike Faist (Love, Sublime Love)
• Ciarán Hinds (Belfast)
• Troy Kotsur (In the Rhythm of the Heart)
• Woody Norman (Forward)
• Jesse Plemons (Attack of the Dogs)
• Kodi Smit-Mcphee (Attack of the Dogs)