the British Academy Film Awards.
Visceral World War I German-language drama “All Quiet on the Western Front”
got a field-leading 14 nominations on Thursday for the British Academy Film
Awards.Rajamouli’s period action blockbuster “RRR” missed out on the nomination at
the 2023 BAFTA Film Awards.
“The Banshees of Inisherin” and “Everything Everywhere All At Once” each
nominated in 10 categories.”All Quiet”, an unflinching adaptation of a
classic antiwar novel about life and death in the trenches, is up for
awards including best film and best director, for Edward Berger.
Its tally of nominations is the highest ever for a film not in the English
language. Martin McDonagh’s Irish tragicomedy “Banshees” has nominations
including best picture, best director and best actor, for Colin
Farrell.Nominations for madcap metaverse adventure “Everything Everywhere”
include nods for co-directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – known
jointly as “the Daniels” – and a best-actress nomination for Michelle Yeoh.
Baz Lurhmann’s flamboyant musical biopic “Elvis” is up for nine awards,
including best picture.The BAFTAs are Britain’s equivalent of Hollywood’s
Academy Awards. The winners will be announced February 19 at a ceremony in
London.