Current:Home > NewsBAFTA nominations 2024: 'Oppenheimer,' 'Poor Things' lead -FutureFinance
BAFTA nominations 2024: 'Oppenheimer,' 'Poor Things' lead
View
Date:2025-04-17 08:13:37
LONDON — Atom-bomb epic "Oppenheimer" leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 13 categories including best film.
Gothic fantasia "Poor Things" received 11 nominations on the list announced Thursday, while historical epic "Killers of the Flower Moon" and Holocaust drama "The Zone of Interest" had nine each.
Other leading contenders include French courtroom drama "Anatomy of a Fall," school story "The Holdovers" and Leonard Bernstein biopic "Maestro," with seven nominations each. Exploration of love and grief "All of Us Strangers" was nominated in six categories and class-war dramedy "Saltburn" in five.
"Barbie," one half of 2023's "Barbenheimer" box office juggernaut, also got five nominations but missed out on a best picture nod.
The winners will be announced at a Feb. 18 ceremony at London's Royal Festival Hall hosted by "Doctor Who" star David Tennant.
The prizes — officially the EE BAFTA Film Awards — are Britain's equivalent of Hollywood's Academy Awards and will be watched closely for hints of who may win at the Oscars on March 10.
The best film race pits "Oppenheimer" against "Poor Things," "Killers of the Flower Moon," "Anatomy of a Fall" and "The Holdovers."
"Poor Things" is also on the 10-strong list for the separate category of best British film, an eclectic slate that includes "Saltburn," imperial epic "Napoleon," south London romcom "Rye Lane" and chocolatier origin story "Wonka," among others.
The best leading actor nominees are Bradley Cooper for "Maestro," Colman Domingo for "Rustin," Paul Giamatti for "The Holdovers," Barry Keoghan for "Saltburn," Cillian Murphy for "Oppenheimer" and Teo Yoo for "Past Lives."
The best leading actress contenders are Fantasia Barrino for "The Color Purple,” Sandra Hüller for "Anatomy of a Fall," Carey Mulligan for "Maestro," Vivian Oparah for "Rye Lane," Margot Robbie for "Barbie" and Emma Stone for "Poor Things." Lily Gladstone notably did not receive a best actress nomination for "Killers of the Flower Moon."
2024 SAG Awards nominationsbiggest snubs, including Leonardo DiCaprio, 'Saltburn'
Harrowing Ukraine war documentary "20 Days in Mariupol," produced by The Associated Press and PBS "Frontline," is nominated for best documentary and best film not in the English language.
Britain's film academy introduced changes to increase the awards' diversity in 2020, when no women were nominated as best director for the seventh year running and all 20 nominees in the lead and supporting performer categories were white.
The voting process was rejigged to add a longlist round in the selection before the final nominees are voted on by the academy's 8,000-strong membership of industry professionals.
Inside Critics ChoiceEmma Stone's heart-to-heart, Bradley Cooper sings happy birthday
Under the new rules, the director longlist had equal numbers of male and female filmmakers, but there is only one woman among the six best-director nominees, Justine Triet for "Anatomy of a Fall." She is up against Andrew Haigh for "All of Us Strangers," Alexander Payne for "The Holdovers," Bradley Cooper for "Maestro," Christopher Nolan for "Oppenheimer" and Jonathan Glazer for "The Zone of Interest." "Barbie" director Greta Gerwig was a notable omission, as was "Killers of the Flower Moon" director Martin Scorsese.
BAFTA chair Sara Putt said she was proud of the academy's work on diversity, but "the playing field is not level."
"We're coming at this from a world that is not level, in that sense," she said. "For every one film made by a woman, there are three films made by a man.
"So there’s a really long journey to go on."
Contributing: Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY
veryGood! (2218)
Related
- Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
- Favre challenges a judge’s order that blocked his lead attorney in Mississippi welfare lawsuit
- J.Crew’s Epic Weekend Sale Features an Extra 60% off Clearance Styles with Tops Starting at $8
- Heartbroken US star Caeleb Dressel misses chance to defend Olympic titles in 50-meter free, 100 fly
- Woman dies after Singapore family of 3 gets into accident in Taiwan
- Regan Smith thrilled with another silver medal, but will 'keep fighting like hell' for gold
- Olympic medal count: Tallying up gold, silver, bronze for each country in Paris
- Olympic medals today: What is the medal count at 2024 Paris Games on August 3?
- How to watch new prequel series 'Dexter: Original Sin': Premiere date, cast, streaming
- Aerosmith retires from touring permanently due to Steven Tyler injury: Read full statement
Ranking
- The Super Bowl could end in a 'three
- A year after Maui wildfire, chronic housing shortage and pricey vacation rentals complicate recovery
- After a Study Found Lead in Tampons, Environmentalists Wonder if Global Metal Pollution Is Worse Than They Previously Thought
- Why It Ends With Us Author Colleen Hoover Is Confused by Critics of Blake Lively's Costumes
- The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
- Olympics 2024: China Badminton Players Huang Yaqiong and Liu Yuchen Get Engaged After She Wins Gold
- Screw the monarchy: Why 'House of the Dragon' should take this revolutionary twist
- Regan Smith thrilled with another silver medal, but will 'keep fighting like hell' for gold
Recommendation
SFO's new sensory room helps neurodivergent travelers fight flying jitters
Angelina Jolie Accuses Brad Pitt of Attempting to Silence Her With NDA
How US women turned their fortunes in Olympic 3x3 basketball: 'Effing wanting it more'
After Navajo Nation Condemns Uranium Hauling on Its Lands, Arizona Governor Negotiates a Pause
Elon Musk's skyrocketing net worth: He's the first person with over $400 billion
Stock market today: Dow drops 600 on weak jobs data as a global sell-off whips back to Wall Street
Olympic Muffin Man's fame not from swimming, but TikTok reaction 'unreal'
EEOC hits budget crunch and plans to furlough employees