Leonardo DiCaprio's politically charged thriller One Battle After Another leads the field at this year's Bafta Film Awards, with 14 nominations. It is closely followed by vampire-horror Sinners, which has 13, Shakespeare drama Hamnet and table-tennis biopic Marty Supreme, which have 11 each. Timothée Chalamet and Jessie Buckley, considered the Oscar frontrunners in the lead acting categories, repeat their nominations at the Baftas. Other stars to be recognised include two actors who were notably absent from the Oscar nominations - Chase Infiniti and Paul Mescal.
That could be partly because the Baftas have more slots available - many categories have six spots compared with the five at the Oscars. The Baftas also have additional categories dedicated to recognising UK talent - outstanding British film and outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer. British films such as I Swear, Pillion, and H is for Hawk are among those recognised in Bafta's shortlists.
Bafta chair Sara Putt remarked, It is thrilling to see British indie films and debuts in the company of blockbusters that have taken the world by storm. We hope the public enjoy watching these films as much as our 8,300 BAFTA film voters have.
Although several films have performed well with Bafta, none has equalled the Bafta record of 16 nominations that was achieved by 1982's Gandhi. Actor and TV presenter Alan Cumming will host the Bafta Film Awards at London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday 22 February.
That could be partly because the Baftas have more slots available - many categories have six spots compared with the five at the Oscars. The Baftas also have additional categories dedicated to recognising UK talent - outstanding British film and outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer. British films such as I Swear, Pillion, and H is for Hawk are among those recognised in Bafta's shortlists.
Bafta chair Sara Putt remarked, It is thrilling to see British indie films and debuts in the company of blockbusters that have taken the world by storm. We hope the public enjoy watching these films as much as our 8,300 BAFTA film voters have.
Although several films have performed well with Bafta, none has equalled the Bafta record of 16 nominations that was achieved by 1982's Gandhi. Actor and TV presenter Alan Cumming will host the Bafta Film Awards at London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday 22 February.
