2024 BAFTA nominations include shocking snubs for Oscars contenders (original) (raw)
Barbie just took a major hit from Oppenheimer on the awards trail, as the BAFTA Awards nominations shut out its filmmaker, Greta Gerwig — among many other shocking snubs — from the Best Director category.
In yet another curious late-season twist to the Oscars race, the BAFTA nominations omitted many major players from its top categories — largely thanks, once again, to the British Academy's reliance on a mix of smaller juries and overall membership votes to determine nominees.
This year, casualties of voting included Gerwig, who didn't receive a Best Director nod despite showing up at every other major precursor so far — including from the Directors Guild of America and the Golden Globes — and Best Actress frontrunner and Killers of the Flower Moon star Lily Gladstone.
One thing that's consistent between BAFTA and the rest of the circuit, however, is Oppenheimer's dominance. Christopher Nolan's historical epic scored 13 overall nominations, solidifying its place as the Oscars' Best Picture and Best Director frontrunner.
Greta Gerwig directing 'Barbie' ; Lily Gladstone in 'Killers of the Flower Moon'.
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Following Oppenheimer's total is Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things, which earned 11 nominations — save for a curious lack of Lanthimos' presence in the Best Director category. Similarly, Killers scored nine nods, while director Martin Scorsese was also snubbed for Best Director.
Zone of Interest's Jonathan Glazer enjoyed a resurgence in the race thanks to BAFTA's nominations, though, as he appeared among the Best Director set, and the movie was nominated for Outstanding British Film.
Surprise additions — also likely attributable to the smaller jury votes — to the BAFTA nominations included Best Actress nominee Fantasia Barrino for The Color Purple as well as Saltburn trio Barry Keoghan, Rosamund Pike, and Jacob Elordi in Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Supporting Actor, respectively.
While it used to be a sturdy indicator of Oscars' taste, seeing as it's made up of members that also cross over to the Academy, recent initiatives aimed at combatting a lack of diversity among BAFTA nominations have led to the organization restructuring the way it determines nominees, which are now laid out by a mixture of general membership tallies and the aforementioned jury votes.
The BAFTA Awards winners will be announced Feb. 18 at London's Southbank Centre. See the full list of 2024 BAFTA nominations below.
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 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 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 Director
Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers
Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall
Alexander Payne, The Holdovers
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer
Blue Bag Life Bobi Wine: The People's President Earth Mama How to Have Sex Is There Anybody Out There?
Best Film Not in the English Language
20 Days in Mariupol Anatomy of a Fall Past Lives Society of the Snow The Zone of Interest
Best Documentary
20 Days in Mariupol American Symphony Beyond Utopia Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie Wham!
Best Animated Film
The Boy and the Heron Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget Elemental Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Original Screenplay
Anatomy of a Fall Barbie The Holdovers Maestro Past Lives
Best Adapted Screenplay
All of Us Strangers American Fiction Oppenheimer Poor Things The Zone of Interest
EE BAFTA Rising Star Award
Phoebe Dynevor
Ayo Edebiri
Jacob Elordi
Mia Mckenna-Bruce
Sophie Wilde
Best Original Score
Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer Poor Things Saltburn Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Best Casting
All of Us Strangers Anatomy of a Fall The Holdovers How to Have Sex Killers of the Flower Moon
Best Cinematography
Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro Oppenheimer Poor Things The Zone of Interest
Best Costume Design
Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon Napoleon Oppenheimer Poor Things
Best Editing
Anatomy of a Fall Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer Poor Things The Zone of Interest
Best Production Design
Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer Poor Things The Zone of Interest
Best Makeup and Hair
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 Special Visual Effects
The Creator Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One Napoleon Poor Things
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
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