This year\u2019s selection process stood out for \u201cbold storytelling and unique takes\u201d on everything from the geopolitical landscape to more personal stories, Bafta CEO Jane Millichip, told AFP.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of film-makers have not pulled their punches on quite big subjects,\u201d she said, noting in particular Sinners, One Battle After Another, and Bugonia.<\/p>\n
But she also commended \u201ca group of really intimate, and personal films\u201d, including Hamnet, I Swear and Sentimental Value.<\/p>\n
Hamnet, a period drama in which William Shakespeare and his wife struggle to cope with the loss of their son in plague-ravaged Elizabethan England, secured 11 Bafta nominations and will also compete for best film.<\/p>\n
Timothee Chalamet\u2019s ping-pong drama Marty Supreme also snagged 11 nods, including in the best film category, while Norwegian dramedy Sentimental Value bagged eight nominations and is the final of the five Bafta best film contenders.<\/p>\n
Although Sinners topped the Oscars nominations, One Battle was still strongly favoured in this year\u2019s awards season, having won almost every precursor prize so far this awards season.<\/p>\n
It reigned supreme at the Golden Globes earlier this month, winning best comedy, best director, best screenplay and best supporting actress, while Hamnet sprang a surprise by taking best drama film, beating out Sinners.<\/p>\n
\u2018Really rich year\u2019 <\/p>\n
At the Baftas, Yorgos Lanthimos (Bugonia), Chloe Zhao (Hamnet), Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme), Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another), Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value) and Ryan Coogler (Sinners) will compete for best director.<\/p>\n
The leading actor shortlist features Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another), Michael B. Jordan (Sinners), Chalamet (Marty Supreme), Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon), Jesse Plemons (Bugonia) and Robert Aramayo (I Swear).<\/p>\n
As with the Oscars, Paul Mescal missed out on a nomination for his Hamnet performance.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Oscar contender Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), Emma Stone (Bugonia), Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another), Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue), Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value) and Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You) will vie for the leading actress gong.<\/p>\n
I Swear \u2013 based on a true story about a Scottish man whose life was irrevocably changed by Tourette\u2019s syndrome \u2013 was the most nominated British film, with five nods.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a really rich year and a fantastic year for British talents too,\u201d Millichip said.<\/p>\n
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