2024 EE BAFTAs: Oppenheimer charges up awards bid with thirteen nominations

With the Oscar nominations less than a week away, a number of films and performances have been given a major boost from today’s BAFTA shortlists.

As expected, the autobiographical epic Oppenheimer leads the way with a staggering thirteen nods, followed in second place by Poor Things with eleven.

Both features face-off in a versatile Best Film category that is rounded off by Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, and Killers of the Flower Moon.

On top of multiple technical nominations, Oppenheimer also scored a hat-trick of acting mentions for stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr., as well as another Best Director nod for renowned filmmaker Christopher Nolan.

For Poor Things, the period comedy also bagged a number of tech mentions, as well as another Best Actress nomination for leading lady Emma Stone. Additionally, it also contests a strong Outstanding British Film category that includes the likes of All of Us Strangers, Napoleon, and Wonka.

Elsewhere, Killers of the Flower Moon clinched a hefty nine nominations, including a Best Supporting Actor slot for the great Robert De Niro. However, the crime epic did suffer some surprise snubs, including Martin Scorsese for Best Director as well as acting omissions for stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone.

Meanwhile, the dark comedy The Holdovers successfully bagged all seven nominations that it was longlisted for, including a Best Director nod for filmmaker Alexander Payne. Additionally, Oscar frontrunners Paul Giamatti and Da’Vine Joy Randolph are among the acting nominees, alongside newcomer Dominic Sessa.

The French legal drama Anatomy of a Fall also celebrated its own ‘magnificent seven’ that included mentions in Best Film and Best Film Not in the English Language, as well as double nods for filmmaker Justine Triet is shortlisted for both Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Another two-time nominee is German star Sandra Hüller who competes in Best Actress for her brilliant performance in Anatomy, and in Best Supporting Actress for her turn as the wife of Nazi officer Rudolf Höss in the multi-nominated period drama The Zone of Interest.

Despite its dominance at the box-office and nominations in other award guilds, the hit comedy Barbie only managed five nods at BAFTA, with stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling competing for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively.

Elsewhere, the psychological drama Saltburn scored a slot for Outstanding British Film as well as three acting mentions for performers Barry Keoghan, Rosamund Pike and Jacob Elordi. The latter also contests the public-voted EE Rising Star Award alongside fellow rising stars Phoebe Dynevor, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Sophie Wilde, and recent Golden Globe and Emmy winner Ayo Edebiri.

Meanwhile, Bradley Cooper is in contention for both Best Director and Best Actor for the music-based drama Maestro with the rest of the acting contenders consisting of co-star Carey Mulligan, Fantasia Barrino (The Color Purple), Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple), Colman Domingo (Rustin), Claire Foy (All of Us Strangers), Paul Mescal (All of Us Strangers) and surprise inclusions Vivian Oparah (Rye Lane) and Teo Yoo (Past Lives).

High-profile films like Ferrari, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One are among the notable flicks acknowledged in the tech categories while the Best Animated Film category consists of The Boy and the Heron, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Elemental and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

On top of those key Flower Moon omissions, the other surprise snubs by BAFTA include Greta Lee (Past Lives), Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction), Jodie Foster (NYAD), Julianne Moore (May December), Anthony Hopkins (One Life) and Mark Ruffalo (Poor Lives).

The 77th EE BAFTAs will take place on Sunday 18 February at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, with award-winning Scottish actor David Tennant (Doctor Who, Broadchurch) on hosting duties.

The full list of nominations are below (winner predictions in blue):

BEST FILM
ANATOMY OF A FALL
THE HOLDOVERS
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
OPPENHEIMER
POOR THINGS

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
ALL OF US STRANGERS
HOW TO HAVE SEX
NAPOLEON
THE OLD OAK
POOR THINGS
RYE LANE
SALTBURN
SCRAPPER
WONKA
THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST DIRECTOR
Bradley Cooper, MAESTRO
Jonathan Glazer, THE ZONE OF INTEREST
Andrew Haigh, ALL OF US STRANGERS
Christopher Nolan, OPPENHEIMER
Alexander Payne, THE HOLDOVERS
Justine Triet, ANATOMY OF A FALL

BEST LEADING ACTRESS
Fantasia Barrino, THE COLOR PURPLE
Sandra Hüller, ANATOMY OF A FALL
Carey Mulligan, MAESTRO
Vivian Oparah, RYE LANE
Margot Robbie, BARBIE
Emma Stone, POOR THINGS

BEST LEADING ACTOR
Bradley Cooper, MAESTRO
Colman Domingo, RUSTIN
Paul Giamatti, THE HOLDOVERS
Barry Keoghan, SALTBURN
Cillian Murphy, OPPENHEIMER
Teo Yoo, PAST LIVES

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Emily Blunt, OPPENHEIMER
Danielle Brooks, THE COLOR PURPLE
Claire Foy, ALL OF US STRANGERS
Sandra Hüller, THE ZONE OF INTEREST
Rosamund Pike, SALTBURN
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, THE HOLDOVERS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert De Niro, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Robert Downey Jr., OPPENHEIMER
Jacob Elordi, SALTBURN
Ryan Gosling, BARBIE
Paul Mescal, ALL OF US STRANGERS
Dominic Sessa, THE HOLDOVERS

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
ALL OF US STRANGERS (Andrew Haigh)
AMERICAN FICTION (Cord Jefferson)
OPPENHEIMER (Christopher Nolan)
POOR THINGS (Tony McNamara)
THE ZONE OF INTEREST (Jonathan Glazer)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
ANATOMY OF A FALL (Justine Triet & Arthur Harari)
BARBIE (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach)
THE HOLDOVERS (David Hemingson)
MAESTRO (Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer)
PAST LIVES (Celine Song)

BEST CASTING
ALL OF US STRANGERS
ANATOMY OF A FALL
THE HOLDOVERS
HOW TO HAVE SEX
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

BEST EDITING
ANATOMY OF A FALL
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
OPPENHEIMER
POOR THINGS
THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
MAESTRO
OPPENHEIMER
POOR THINGS
THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
BARBIE
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
OPPENHEIMER
POOR THINGS
THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
BARBIE
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
NAPOLEON
OPPENHEIMER
POOR THINGS

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
MAESTRO
NAPOLEON
OPPENHEIMER
POOR THINGS

BEST SOUND
FERRARI
MAESTRO
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE
OPPENHEIMER
THE ZONE OF INTEREST

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
THE CREATOR
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE
NAPOLEON
POOR THINGS

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Robbie Robertson)
OPPENHEIMER (Ludwig Göransson)
POOR THINGS (Jerskin Fendrix)
SALTBURN (Anthony Willis)
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (Daniel Pemberton)

BEST ANIMATED FILM
THE BOY AND THE HERON
CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET
ELEMENTAL
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ANATOMY OF A FALL (FRANCE)

PAST LIVES (USA)
SOCIETY OF THE SNOW (SPAIN)
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL (UKRAINE)
THE ZONE OF INTEREST (UNITED KINGDOM)

BEST DOCUMENTARY
AMERICAN SYMPHONY
BEYOND UTOPIA
STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL
WHAM!

BEST BRITISH SHORT FILM
FESTIVAL OF SLAPS
GORKA
JELLYFISH AND LOBSTER
SUCH A LOVELY DAY
YELLOW

BEST BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
CRAB DAY
VISIBLE MENDING
WILD SUMMON

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
BLUE BAG LIFE, Lisa Selby (Director), Rebecca Lloyd-Evans (Director/Producer) & Alex Fry (Producer)
BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT, Christopher Sharp (Director)
EARTH MAMA, Savanah Leaf (Writer/Director/Producer), Shirley O’Connor (Producer) & Medb Riordan (Producer)
HOW TO HAVE SEX, Molly Manning Walker (Writer/Director)
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?, Ella Glendining (Director)

EE RISING STAR AWARD
Phoebe Dynevor
Ayo Edebiri
Jacob Elordi
Mia McKenna-Bruce
Sophie Wilde

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