Following the end of the first voting round on December 30, the British Academy Film Awards (BAFA) announced the eagerly anticipated list of 24 categories for the 2023 competition.
A total of 10 films advanced in the category of Best Film and they are: ‘Aftersun’, ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, ‘Elvis’, ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’, ‘The Fabelmans’, ‘Living’, ‘Tár’, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, and ‘Triangle of Sadness’.
As for the category of Outstanding British Film, 15 films advanced to the second round of voting, including ‘Aftersun’, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, ‘Blue Jean’, ‘Brian And Charles’, ‘Emily’, ‘Empire of Light’, ‘Good Luck to You Leo Grande’, ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’, ‘Living’, ‘The Lost King’, ‘Mrs Harris Goes To Paris’, ‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical’, ‘See How They Run’, ‘The Swimmers’, ‘The Wonder’.
‘The Swimmers’ by Sally El Hosaini had a grand premiere at the International Film Festival of Marrakech in the presence of the director.
The critically acclaimed animated feature film from the Oscar-winning director Guillermo Del Toro ‘Pinnocio’ is among the 8 animated films longlisted, alongside ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ and ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’, known for Antonio Banderas’s voice-over.
‘The Menu’, ‘Tár’, and the biography film ‘Elvis’ are all running for the best original screenplay in a list of 10.
Ana Di Armas is nominated for best leading actress for her depiction of the late icon Marilyn Monroe in the film ‘Blonde’.
Cate Blanchette’s remarkable performance in ‘Tár’ is nominated as well.
Branden Fraser’s inspiring comeback to cinema after a years-long absence got him a nomination for best lead actor for his role in Andrei Tarkovsky’s ‘The Whale’.
In the category of cinematography, ‘The Batman’ starring Robert Pattinson is nominated alongside Damien Chazelle’s ‘Babylon’ and the box office major hit, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’.
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forevred’ landed a nomination for best costumes.
James Cameron’s ‘Avatar the way of water’ is nominated for best visual effects.
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