Leonardo DiCaprio's politically charged thriller One Battle After Another leads the field at this year's Bafta Film Awards, with 14 nominations. It is closely followed by vampire-horror Sinners, which has 13, Shakespeare drama Hamnet and table-tennis biopic Marty Supreme, which have 11 each. Timothée Chalamet and Jessie Buckley, considered the Oscar frontrunners in the lead acting categories, repeat their nominations at the Baftas. Other stars to be recognised include two actors who were notably absent from the Oscar nominations - Chase Infiniti and Paul Mescal.
That could be partly because the Baftas have more slots available - many categories have six spots compared with the five at the Oscars. The Baftas also include additional categories for UK talent, recognizing films like I Swear, Pillion, H is for Hawk, and The Ballad of Wallis Island. Bafta chair Sara Putt expressed excitement over the recognition of British indie films alongside blockbuster hits, stating, We hope the public enjoy watching these films as much as our 8,300 BAFTA film voters have.
Although no film has matched the Bafta record of 16 nominations held by Gandhi, actor Alan Cumming will host the awards at London's Royal Festival Hall on February 22. While some films excelled this year, others such as Brad Pitt's racing drama F1 secured only three nominations and Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters was deemed ineligible after its straight-to-streaming release in the UK.
That could be partly because the Baftas have more slots available - many categories have six spots compared with the five at the Oscars. The Baftas also include additional categories for UK talent, recognizing films like I Swear, Pillion, H is for Hawk, and The Ballad of Wallis Island. Bafta chair Sara Putt expressed excitement over the recognition of British indie films alongside blockbuster hits, stating, We hope the public enjoy watching these films as much as our 8,300 BAFTA film voters have.
Although no film has matched the Bafta record of 16 nominations held by Gandhi, actor Alan Cumming will host the awards at London's Royal Festival Hall on February 22. While some films excelled this year, others such as Brad Pitt's racing drama F1 secured only three nominations and Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters was deemed ineligible after its straight-to-streaming release in the UK.
