Award season continues unabated, with yet another round of high-profile nominations revealed, with this latest list causing entertainment media to jump for joy for some nods and also decry the lack of attention other talents and projects received.
The nominees for the 2023 BAFTAs have been announced, and while there are many familiar titles and artists included, the British Academy Film Awards organization has favored one title above all others, and it is in stark contrast to what is receiving the same type of praise in the U.S.
The remake of All Quiet on the Western Front leads the charge with 14 nominations, beating out the next most-nominated films, Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Banshees of Inisherin, by four nods.
Interestingly, the picture has only managed one or two nominations at most of the major American film ceremonies, so its performance at the BAFTAs is already surprising.
The 2023 BAFTAs will take place on February 19 and air on BBC networks.
Here is the full list of nominees for the 2023 BAFTAs
Best Film
All Quiet on the Western Front – Malte Grunert
The Banshees of Inisherin – Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh
Elvis – Gail Berman, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss
Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang
Tár – Todd Field, Scott Lambert and Alexandra Milchan
Best Director
Edward Berger – All Quiet on the Western Front
Park Chan-wook – Decision to Leave
Todd Field – Tár
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
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