The BAFTA’s are nearly here! The 76th annual EE British Academy Film Award ceremony honour the best of British film over the past year. The show will be hosted by British actor Richard E Grant and presenter Alison Hammondwill take the lead in the BAFTA Backstage Studio. Grant said, 'I feel hugely privileged to be hosting the EE Bafta's for the first time and the opportunity to celebrate the very best of the extraordinary range of this year's films.' This year the show will be broadcast from the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.
All Quiet On The Western Front leads the nominations with 14 nods, including Best Film. Edward Berger's Netflix film depicts a young German soldier's terrifying experience in the trenches during WWI. Joining All Quiet on the Western Front on the list are Martin McDonagh’s black comedy The Banshees of Inisherin, Baz Luhrmann’s biopic Elvis, the Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All at Once and Todd Field’s drama, Tár.
The Best actress category includes Cate Blanchett for her performance in Tár, Viola Davis for her powerful role in The Woman King, Ana de Armas for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in Blondeand Golden Globe winner Michelle Yeoh from Everything, Everywhere All At Once.
Whilst only one female director is nominated, the outstanding debut category - recognising writing, directing or producing - is made up entirely of female nominees, including Aftersunwriter and director Charlotte Wells, and Good Luck To You, Leo Grande writer Katy Brand.
Nominees for the 2023 EE Rising Star Award– voted for by the public – were announced on Tuesday, with Naomi Ackie (Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody), Sheila Atim (The Woman King), Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education),Emma Mackey (Sex Education) and Daryl McCormack (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) making the list.
Alongside this year’s EE Rising Star nominee Daryl McCormack, four former EE Rising Stars are nominated: Carey Mulligan (2010); Eddie Redmayne (2012); Barry Keoghan (2019) and Micheal Ward (2020).
The rest of the BAFTA film nominations are below and the full list of winners will be announced on February 19 2023
Best film
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Tár
Outstanding British film
Aftersun
The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian and Charles
Empire of Light
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Living
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
See How They Run
The Swimmers
The Wonder
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
Aftersun – Charlotte Wells (writer/director)
Blue Jean – Georgia Oakley (writer/director), Hélène Sifre (producer)
Electric Malady – Marie Lidén (director)
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande – Katy Brand (writer)
Rebellion – Maia Kenworthy (director)
Best film not in the English language
All Quiet on the Western Front
Argentina, 1985
Corsage
Decision to Leave
The Quiet Girl
Best documentary
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
Moonage Daydream
Navalny
Best animated film
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red
Best director
Edward Berger – All Quiet on the Western Front
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
Park Chan-wook – Decision to Leave
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Todd Field – Tár
Gina Prince-Bythewood – The Woman King
Best original screenplay
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans
Todd Field – Tár
Ruben Östlund – Triangle of Sadness
Best adapted screenplay
Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell – All Quiet on the Western Front
Kazuo Ishiguro – Living
Colm Bairéad – The Quiet Girl
Rebecca Lenkiewicz – She Said
Samuel D Hunter – The Whale
Best actress
Cate Blanchett – Tár
Viola Davis – The Woman King
Danielle Deadwyler – Till
Ana de Armas – Blonde
Emma Thompson – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best actor
Austin Butler – Elvis
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Daryl McCormack – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Bill Nighy – Living
Best supporting actress
Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau – The Whale
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Dolly de Leon – Triangle of Sadness
Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Carey Mulligan – She Said
Best supporting actor
Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Eddie Redmayne – The Good Nurse
Albrecht Schuch – All Quiet on the Western Front
Micheal Ward – Empire of Light
Best original score
All Quiet On The Western Front
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
Best casting
Aftersun
All Quiet on the Western Front
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Triangle of Sadness
Best cinematography
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman
Elvis
Empire of Light
Top Gun: Maverick
Best editing
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Top Gun: Maverick
Best production design
All Quiet on the Western Front
Babylon
The Batman
Elvis
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
Best costume design
All Quiet on the Western Front
Amsterdam
Babylon
Elvis
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris
Best makeup & hair
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman
Elvis
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
The Whale
When are the BAFTA's 2022?
The 76th British Academy TV And Film Awards will take place on 19 February 2023.
Where can I watch the BAFTA's?
The EE BAFTA award ceremony will be broadcast on BBC from 7pm to 9pm in the UK and globally. Viewers will also be able to tune in live or catch-up later on BBC iPlayer. Viewing details for U.S. audiences have yet to be announced, but in 2022, proceedings streamed on BritBox.
Also, Film critic Ali Plumb and broadcaster Vick Hope will co-host the red carpet show.
READ MORE: Meet 2023’s EE Rising Star Nominees