BAFTA nominations 2024 – Oppenheimer, Poor Things to Barbie, check out which film leads in the top categories

The month of January has been a glorious month with the highest honors like Golden Globes and Emmys crediting the best of talents in the entertainment industry. The latest of such celebration is the nominations for the British Academy Film Awards, also known as BAFTA. The annual event is a prestigious honor to celebrate the best British and international contributions to films. On Thursday, many films secured their top spots in the nominations for several coveted titles like Best Director, Best Film, Best Actor/actress, and the atomic bomb biopic, Oppenheimer is leading them all with a total of 13 nominations. Following Christopher Nolan’s epic film are two films that also won hearts with their commendable performances – Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and Yorgos Lanthimos’ black, science-fiction comedy ‘Poor Things’ each with 11 and 9 nominations.  

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Who has the best chances to win

The nominations were announced on January 18 from London with the period film Oppenheimer dominating the majority of categories. The biopic, based on scientist J. Robert features Cilian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr, and Emily Blunt in pivotal roles, and each of them secured a nomination for best actor, best supporting actor category. It also marks a key moment for director Christopher Nolan as he has a high chance to win the award, making it his first BAFTA. The black satire, science-fiction film Poor Things is also vying for the top nominations with a total of nine spots such as Best Actress for Emma Stone, Best Film, and screenplay as well. The third position in the nominations is bagged by Martin Scorsese’s crime thriller ‘Killers of the Flower Moon.’  

Bradley Cooper’s biopic Maestro and Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall secured seven nominations each. However, Greta Gerwig’s fantasy-comedy Barbie is left in the dust as it barely managed to grab five nominations.   

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Here’s a list of some of the categories with the anticipated wins...  

Leading Actress (Non-English film)

Fantasia Barrino for The Color Purple

 Sandra Hüller for Anatomy of a Fall

Carey Mulligan for Maestro

Vivian Oparah for Rye Lane

Margot Robbie for Barbie  

Emma Stone for Poor Things

Anticipated win: Emma Stone (Poor Things) or Margot Robbie (Barbie)  

 Leading Actor

Bradley Cooper for Maestro

Colman Domingo for Rustin

Paul Giamatti for The Holdovers  

Barry Keoghan for Saltburn

Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer

Teo Yoo from Past Lives

Anticipated win: Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer  

Best Director                                                                               

Andrew Haigh for All of Us Strangers

Justine Triet for Anatomy of a Fall

Alexander Payne for The Holdovers

Bradley Cooper for Maestro

Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer

Jonathan Glazer for The Zone of Interest

Anticipated win: Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer  

Meanwhile, Saltburn’s Jacob Elordi is competing fiercely with Oppenheimer’s Robert Downey Jr and Barbie’s Ryan Gosling.  

BAFTA awards will take place in London on the 18th February  

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