BAFTA 2023 nominations revealed

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is steadily gearing up for its 2023 edition and announced the nominations on 19 January. The nominees were revealed by actors Hayley Atwell and Toheeb Jimoh during a live press conference from BAFTA headquarters.

The War drama blockbuster, All Quiet on the Western Front, received 14 nominations, the highest, while The Banshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All at Once follow with 10.

The 2023 awards season favourites Austin Butler (Elvis) and Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) are also nominated in Best Actor and Best Actress categories, respectively.

No nomination for RRR

Very happy to share that RRR is in the LONGLIST of #BAFTA FILM AWARDS. ❤️🙌🏻
Thank you everyone. #RRRMovie @BAFTA pic.twitter.com/smU8l7OzF0
— RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) January 6, 2023

SS Rajamouli’s RRR failed to get a nomination, after winning big at this year’s Golden Globe Awards. However, Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes has been nominated in the Best Documentary category.

About the 2023 BAFTA film awards ceremony

Actor Richard E. Grant will host the 2023 BAFTA ceremony, to be held on 19 February, at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, and BBC One and iPlayer will broadcast it in the UK. The BAFTAs were previously staged at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

A new stream to show what’s going on behind the scenes will be hosted by British presenter Alison Hammond.

The complete list of BAFTA 2023 nominations

Best Film

All Quiet on the Western Front
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Tár

Best Leading 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 Leading 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 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 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 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

Film Not in the English Language

All Quiet on the Western Front
Argentina, 1985
Corsage
Decision to Leave
The Quiet Girl

British Short Film

The Ballad of Olive Morris
Bazigaga
Bus Girl
A Drifting Up
An Irish Goodbye

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

Best Documentary

All that Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
Moonage Daydream
Navalny

Best Original Screenplay

The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fablemans
Tár
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 Make Up & Hair

All Quiet on the Western Front – Heike Merker
The Batman – Naomi Donne, Mike Marino, Zoe Tahir
Elvis – Jason Baird, Mark Coulier, Louise Coulston, Shane Thomas
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical – Naomi Donne, Barrie Gower, Sharon Martin
The Whale – Anne Marie Bradley, Judy Chin, Adrien Morot

British Short Animation

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Middle Watch
Your Mountain is Waiting

Best Special Visual Effects

All Quiet on the Western Front – Markus Frank, Kamil Jafar, Viktor Müller, Frank Petzoid
Avatar: The Way of Water – Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon
The Batman – Russell Earl, Dan Lemmon, Anders Langlands, Dominic Tuohy
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Benjamin Brewer, Ethan Feldbau, Jonathan Kombrinck, Zak Stoltz
Top Gun: Maverick – Seth Hill, Scott R Fisher, Bryan Litson, Ryan Tudhope

Best Sound

All Quiet on the Western Front – Lars Ginzsel, Frank Kruse, Viktor Prášil, Markus Stemler
Avatar: The Way of Water – Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Julian Howarth, Gary Summers, Gwendoyln Yates Whittle
Elvis – Michael Keller, David Lee, Andy Nelson, Wayne Pashley
Tár – Deb Adair, Stephen Griffiths, Andy Shelley, Steve Single, Roland Winke
Top Gun: Maverick – Chris Burdon, James H Mather, Al Nelson, Mark Taylor, Mark Weingarten

Best Costume Design

All Quiet on the Western Front – Lisy Christl
Amsterdam – JR Hawbaker, Albert Wolsky
Babylon – Mary Zophres
Elvis – Catherine Martin
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris – Jenny Beavan

Best Production Design

All Quiet on the Western Front – Christian M Goldbreck, Ernestine Hipper
Babylon – Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino
The Batman – James Chinlund, Lee Sandales
Elvis – Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Bev Dunn
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Curt Enderle, Guy Davis

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

Charlotte Wells – Aftersun
Georgia Oakley, Hèlène Sifre – Blue Jean
Marie Lidēn – Electric Malady
Katy Brand – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Maia Kenworthy – Rebellion

This story first appeared on Lifestyle Asia India.

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