London: Paul Thomas Anderson’s politically charged action thriller \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, securing<\/b>
\nLondon: Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s politically charged action thriller \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, securing 14 nominations Tuesday including acting nods for five of its cast.
Ryan Coogler\u2019s blues-steeped vampire epic \u201cSinners\u201d is close behind with 13 nominations, while Chlo\u00e9 Zhao\u2019s Shakespearean family tragedy \u201cHamnet\u201d and Josh Safdie\u2019s ping-pong odyssey \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d have 11 apiece.
The best film nominees are \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d, \u201cHamnet\u201d, \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d, \u201cSinners\u201d and Norwegian family drama \u201cSentimental Value\u201d.
Best leading actor contenders are Robert Aramayo for playing a man with Tourette\u2019s syndrome in biographical drama \u201cI Swear\u201d, Timothee Chalamet for \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d, Leonardo DiCaprio for \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d, Ethan Hawke for \u201cBlue Moon\u201d, Michael B Jordan for \u201cSinners\u201d and Jesse Plemons for \u201cBugonia\u201d
The leading actress race pits favourite Jessie Buckley for \u201cHamnet\u201d against Rose Byrne for \u201cIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You\u201d, Kate Hudson for \u201cSong Sung Blue\u201d, Chase Infiniti for \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d, Renate Reinsve for \u201cSentimental Value\u201d and Emma Stone for \u201cBugonia.\u201d
\u201cOne Battle\u201d actors Teyana Taylor, Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn are all nominated for supporting performances.
The Associated Press was recognised in the best documentary category with a nomination for Mstyslav Chernov\u2019s harrowing Ukraine war portrait \u201c2000 Meters to Andriivka\u201d, co-produced by the AP and PBS Frontline.
The winners will be announced at a February 22 ceremony in London hosted by actor Alan Cumming. The UK prizes \u2014 officially called the EE BAFTA Film Awards \u2014 often provide clues about who will triumph at Hollywood\u2019s Academy Awards, held this year on March 15.
This year, unusually, Oscar nominations were announced first, with \u201cSinners\u201d securing a record 16 nominations, followed by 13 for \u201cOne Battle After Another.\u201d
The British academy has recognised several performers overlooked by the Oscars, including supporting actor nominees Paul Mescal for \u201cHamnet\u201d and Odessa A\u2019zion for \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d.
The BAFTAs also have a distinctly British accent, with a separate category of best British film. Its 10 nominees include \u201cThe Ballad of Wallis Island\u201d, \u201cPillion\u201d, \u201cI Swear\u201d and \u201cBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.\u201d
Most BAFTA winners are chosen by 8,500 members of the UK academy of industry professionals, with one \u2013 the Rising Star Award \u2013 selected by public vote from a shortlist of nominees. This year\u2019s rising star contenders are Infiniti, Aramayo, \u201cSinners\u201d star Miles Caton and British actors Archie Madekwe and Posy Sterling.
Like other major movie awards, Britain\u2019s film academy has introduced changes in recent years to increase diversity.
In 2020, 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 changed to add a longlist round before the final nominees are selected.
Zhao is the only female nominee in the best director category, alongside Anderson, Safdie, Cooger, Yorgos Lanthimos for \u201cBugonia\u201d and Joachim Trier for \u201cSentimental Value.\u201d Across all categories including documentaries and shorts, 25 per cent of the directing nominees are women.
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