Stars from both sides of the Atlantic and beyond walked the red carpet Sunday for the British Academy Film Awards, where atom-bomb epic 91裸聊视频淥ppenheimer91裸聊视频� could smash a 53-year-old record if it makes good on its field-leading 13 nominations.
Christopher Nolan 91裸聊视频檚 biopic of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer is up for trophies including best film, best director and best actor for star Cillian Murphy. A good night could see it surpass the record nine awards won by 91裸聊视频淏utch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid91裸聊视频� at the BAFTAs in 1971.
It faces stiff competition in what91裸聊视频檚 widely considered a vintage year for cinema. Gothic fantasia 91裸聊视频淧oor Things91裸聊视频� has 11 nominations, including best film, director for Yorgos Lanthimos and actress for Emma Stone. Historical epic 91裸聊视频淜illers of the Flower Moon91裸聊视频� and Holocaust drama 91裸聊视频� The Zone of Interest91裸聊视频� have nine nominations each for the prizes, officially called the EE BAFTA Film Awards.
The ceremony, hosted by 91裸聊视频淒octor Who91裸聊视频� star David Tennant, will be a glitzy, British-accented appetizer for Hollywood91裸聊视频檚 Academy Awards, closely watched for hints about who might win at the Oscars on March 10.
Nominees including Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Rosamund Pike, Ryan Gosling and Ayo Edebiri were all expected on the red carpet at London91裸聊视频檚 Royal Festival Hall, along with presenters that include Andrew Scott, Cate Blanchett, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Idris Elba.
Guest of honor will be Prince William, in his role as president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. He91裸聊视频檒l be without his wife, Kate, who is recovering after abdominal surgery last month.
Newcomer Dominic Sessa, a best supporting actor nominee for his role as a troubled high school student in 91裸聊视频淭he Holdovers,91裸聊视频� said he was 91裸聊视频渉aving the time of my life91裸聊视频� on the awards circuit.
Other leading contenders include French courtroom drama 91裸聊视频淎natomy of a Fall,91裸聊视频� boarding school coming-of-age drama 91裸聊视频淭he Holdovers91裸聊视频� and Leonard Bernstein biopic 91裸聊视频淢aestro91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� each with seven nominations 91裸聊视频� and grief-flecked love story 91裸聊视频淎ll of Us Strangers91裸聊视频� with six. Barbed class-war dramedy 91裸聊视频淪altburn 91裸聊视频� has five nominations.
91裸聊视频淏arbie,91裸聊视频� one half of 202391裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淏arbenheimer91裸聊视频� box office juggernaut and the year91裸聊视频檚 top-grossing film, also has five nominations but missed out on nods for best picture and best director. Many saw the omission of 91裸聊视频淏arbie91裸聊视频� director Greta Gerwig 91裸聊视频� for both the BAFTAs and the Oscars 91裸聊视频� as a major snub.
The best film race pits 91裸聊视频淥ppenheimer91裸聊视频� against 91裸聊视频淧oor Things,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淜illers of the Flower Moon,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淎natomy of a Fall91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淭he Holdovers.91裸聊视频�
The BAFTAs also celebrate home-grown cinema with a separate category of best British film, an eclectic slate that includes 91裸聊视频淪altburn91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� snubbed at the Oscars but embraced by the U.K. academy 91裸聊视频� alongside imperial epic 91裸聊视频淣apoleon,91裸聊视频� south London romcom 91裸聊视频淩ye Lane91裸聊视频� and chocolatier origin story 91裸聊视频淲onka,91裸聊视频� among others.
Britain91裸聊视频檚 film academy introduced changes to increase the awards91裸聊视频� diversity in 2020, when no women were nominated as best director for the seventh year running and all 20 nominees in the lead and supporting performer categories were white.
However, there is only one woman among this year91裸聊视频檚 six best-director nominees: Justine Triet for 91裸聊视频淎natomy of a Fall.91裸聊视频� Gerwig, Emerald Fennell for 91裸聊视频淪altburn91裸聊视频� and Celine Song for star-crossed romance 91裸聊视频淧ast Lives91裸聊视频� all failed to make the list.
A woman of color could take the best actress BAFTA for the first time, with Fantasia Barrino for 91裸聊视频淭he Color Purple91裸聊视频� and Vivian Oparah for 91裸聊视频淩ye Lane91裸聊视频� nominated alongside Sandra H眉ller for 91裸聊视频淎natomy of a Fall,91裸聊视频� Mulligan for 91裸聊视频淢aestro,91裸聊视频� Margot Robbie for 91裸聊视频淏arbie91裸聊视频� and Stone for 91裸聊视频淧oor Things.91裸聊视频�
German actress H眉ller, who also was up for best supporting actress for her work in 91裸聊视频淭he Zone of Interest,91裸聊视频� said she was just 91裸聊视频渢rying to be calm.91裸聊视频�
No British performers are nominated in the best-actor category, but Ireland is represented by Murphy for 91裸聊视频淥ppenheimer91裸聊视频� and Barry Keoghan for 91裸聊视频淪altburn.91裸聊视频� They91裸聊视频檙e up against Cooper for 91裸聊视频淢aestro,91裸聊视频� Colman Domingo for civil rights biopic 91裸聊视频淩ustin,91裸聊视频� Paul Giamatti for 91裸聊视频淭he Holdovers91裸聊视频� and Teo Yoo for 91裸聊视频淧ast Lives.91裸聊视频�
Ukraine war documentary 91裸聊视频�20 Days in Mariupol,91裸聊视频� produced by The Associated Press and PBS 91裸聊视频淔rontline,91裸聊视频� is nominated for best documentary and best film not in the English language.
91裸聊视频淓very step of this journey is a miracle,91裸聊视频� said filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov, who captured the harrowing reality of life in the besieged city with an AP team. 91裸聊视频淲e represent not just this city, not just Mariupol, but all Ukrainians.91裸聊视频�
The ceremony is set to include musical performances by 91裸聊视频淭ed Lasso91裸聊视频� star Hannah Waddingham and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, the latter singing her 2001 hit 91裸聊视频淢urder on the Dancefloor,91裸聊视频� which shot back up the charts after featuring in 91裸聊视频淪altburn.91裸聊视频�
Actress Samantha Morton will receive the academy91裸聊视频檚 highest honor, the BAFTA Fellowship, and film curator June Givanni, founder of the June Givanni PanAfrican Cinema Archive, will be honored for outstanding British contribution to cinema.
Sunday91裸聊视频檚 ceremony will be broadcast on BBC One in the U.K. from 1900GMT, and on streaming service BritBox in the U.S., Canada, Australia and South Africa.
Hilary Fox contributed to this story.
Jill Lawless, The Associated Press
