Searchlight Pictures’ “Poor Things” & “All Of Us Strangers” Shortlisted For BAFTA Film Awards
BAFTA has announced the longlists of films and talent that have gone through to the second round of voting for this year’s BAFTA Film Awards.
Disney has been able to get a number of its films onto the shortlist, with Searchlight Picture’s “Poor Things” getting shortlisted for 14 awards, while “All Of Us Strangers” has been shortlisted for ten awards and “Rye Lane” was shortlisted five times. With both “Elemental” and “Wish” were shortlisted in the Best Animated Film category. And 20th Century Studios’ “The Creator” also got shortlisted twice.
“Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny” has been shortlisted in two categories and Marvel’s “Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol 3” also was shortlisted once.
Voting is currently underway until Friday, 12th January 2024, to finalise the nominations, which will be announced by former EE Rising Star nominees Naomi Ackie and Kingsley Ben-Adir on Thursday, 18th January at 12 midday (GMT), from the arts charity’s HQ at 195 Piccadilly, London.
The BAFTA’s will be taking place on February 18th from the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, as part of an unmissable celebration of film hosted by David Tennant.
BAFTA Film Committee Chair, Anna Higgs, said in a statement:
“The publication of the EE BAFTA Film Awards longlists is one our favourite dates in the awards season calendar – it’s a moment that inspires film fans around the world to watch more movies and join in the conversation about who should be nominated for a BAFTA. Today we are shining a light on 69 incredible films that BAFTA voters have the difficult task of whittling down to the final nominees list. I encourage everyone to go see these films and make their own minds up. Huge congratulations to those longlisted today, it’s an extraordinary achievement and a testament to the phenomenal talent in our industry.”
The shortlisted nominees include:
BEST FILM
- All of Us Strangers
- Anatomy of a Fall
- Barbie
- The Holdovers
- Killers of The Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer
- Past Lives
- Poor Things
- The Zone of Interest
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
- All of Us Strangers
- Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
- The Deepest Breath
- The Great Escaper
- How to Have Sex
- Napoleon
- The Old Oak
- One Life
- Poor Things
- Rye Lane
- Saltburn
- Scrapper
- Tetris
- Wonka
- The Zone of Interest
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
- Blue Bag Life
- Bobi Wine: The People’s President
- Earth Mama
- The End We Start From
- How To Have Sex
- If the Streets Were on Fire
- Is There Anybody Out There?
- Polite Society
- Rye Lane
- Scrapper
FILM NOT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- 20 Days In Mariupol
- Anatomy of a Fall
- The Boy And The Heron
- The Eight Mountains
- Fallen Leaves
- Past Lives
- Society of the Snow
- The Taste of Things
- The Teachers’ Lounge
- The Zone of Interest
DOCUMENTARY
- 20 Days In Mariupol
- American Symphony
- Beyond Utopia
- The Deepest Breath
- High & Low – John Galliano
- Little Richard: I Am Everything
- Mad About The Boy: The Noël Coward Story
- The Pigeon Tunnel
- Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
- Wham!
ANIMATED FILM
- The Boy And The Heron
- Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
- Elemental
- Nimona
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
- Wish
DIRECTOR
- Anatomy of a Fall
- All of Us Strangers
- American Fiction
- Barbie
- The Holdovers
- How to Have Sex
- Killers of The Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer
- Past Lives
- Poor Things
- Priscilla
- Rye Lane
- Saltburn
- Scrapper
- The Zone of Interest
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Air
- Anatomy of a Fall
- Barbie
- The Holdovers
- How to Have Sex
- Maestro
- May December
- Past Lives
- Rye Lane
- Saltburn
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- All of Us Strangers
- American Fiction
- Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
- Dumb Money
- The Killer
- Killers of The Flower Moon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Wonka
- The Zone of Interest
LEADING ACTRESS
- Annette Bening, NYAD
- Carey Mulligan, Maestro
- Emma Stone, Poor Things
- Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple
- Greta Lee, Past Lives
- Lily Gladstone, Killers of The Flower Moon
- Margot Robbie, Barbie
- Mia McKenna-Bruce, How to Have Sex
- Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall
- Vivian Oparah, Rye Lane
LEADING ACTOR
- Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers
- Barry Keoghan, Saltburn
- Bradley Cooper, Maestro
- Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
- Colman Domingo, Rustin
- George MacKay, Femme
- Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
- Leonardo DiCaprio, Killers of The Flower Moon
- Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
- Teo Yoo, Past Lives
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- America Ferrera, Barbie
- Cara Jade Myers, Killers of The Flower Moon
- Claire Foy, All of Us Strangers
- Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
- Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
- Jodie Foster, NYAD
- Julianne Moore, May December
- Rosamund Pike, Saltburn
- Sandra Hüller, The Zone of Interest
SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Anthony Hopkins, One Life
- Ben Whishaw, Passages
- Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers
- Jacob Elordi, Saltburn
- Jamie Bell, All of Us Strangers
- Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things
- Paul Mescal, All of Us Strangers
- Robert De Niro, Killers of The Flower Moon
- Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
- Ryan Gosling, Barbie
CASTING
- All of Us Strangers
- Anatomy of a Fall
- Barbie
- The Holdovers
- How to Have Sex
- Killers of The Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Oppenheimer
- Saltburn
- Scrapper
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Barbie
- The Creator
- Ferrari
- Killers of The Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Napoleon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Saltburn
- The Zone of Interest
COSTUME DESIGN
- Asteroid City
- Barbie
- Ferrari
- Killers of The Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Napoleon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Saltburn
- Wonka
EDITING
- All of Us Strangers
- Anatomy of a Fall
- Barbie
- Killers of The Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Saltburn
- The Zone of Interest
MAKE UP & HAIR
- Barbie
- Ferrari
- Golda
- Killers of The Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Napoleon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Priscilla
- Wonka
ORIGINAL SCORE
- American Fiction
- Barbie
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- Killers of The Flower Moon
- Napoleon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Saltburn
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Wonka
PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Asteroid City
- Barbie
- Ferrari
- Killers of The Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Napoleon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Wonka
- The Zone of Interest
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
- Barbie
- The Creator
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
- Napoleon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Wonka
SOUND
- Barbie
- Ferrari
- Killers of The Flower Moon
- Maestro
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
- Napoleon
- Oppenheimer
- Poor Things
- Wonka
- The Zone of Interest
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
- Crab Day
- Sweet Like Lemons
- The Smeds and The Smoos
- Visible Mending
- Wild Summon
- World to Roam
BRITISH SHORT FILM
- Essex Girls
- Festival of Slaps
- Finding Alaa
- Gorka
- Jellyfish and Lobster
- Jill, Uncredited
- Mighty Penguins
- The One Note Man
- Such A Lovely Day
- Yellow
The EE BAFTA Film Awards will be broadcast on Sunday 18th February, on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK, and on BritBox International in USA, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway and South Africa. With more international territories to be confirmed.
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