The BAFTA Film Awards have unveiled this year’s longlists for 24 categories, and in the lead are “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “The Banshees of Inisherin.”
Netflix’s wartime drama “All Quiet” leads with 15 longlist nods, while Searchlight Pictures’ “Banshees” follows with 14. Meanwhile, A24’s “Everything Everywhere All At Once” and Warner Bros.’ “Elvis” have 12 longlist mentions apiece while A24’s British sensation “Aftersun,” Paramount Pictures’ “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Babylon” and Focus Features’ “Tár” all have eight nods.
The longlists are based on votes from the Round 1 period, which ended on Dec. 30. These films will now all advance to the nominating stage of voting, which will run from Friday (Jan. 6) to Jan. 13.
The final BAFTA nominations will be announced on Jan. 19, in a live event and global livestream hosted by actors Hayley Attwell and Toheeb Jimoh. The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, Feb. 19, at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall — a shift from the awards’ usual home of Royal Albert Hall.
All eyes will be on BAFTA for clues around which films have the support of the Academy’s European voting bloc. In recent years, the sizeable contingent of English, French and other continental members have swayed the nominations and eventual victors at the Oscar ceremonies (see Anthony Hopkins winning best actor over presumed front-runner Chadwick Boseman in 2021).
This year’s longlists already have their share of surprises. Take, for instance, the glaring absence of James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” (Disney) in both the best film and director lists. Same goes, too, for Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon,” which didn’t make the best film or director lists, despite receiving eight nods across other categories. Similarly, Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde” (Netflix) received longlist inclusions only for Ana de Armas in best actress, as well as make-up and hair.
Elsewhere, in the supporting actress category longlist, both Jessie Buckley and Claire Foy were shut out entirely for “Women Talking” (MGM/United Artists Releasing), with only Ben Whishaw picking up a best supporting actor nod for his role in the Sarah Polley film.
Read on for this year’s longlists:
BEST FILM
• “Aftersun”
• “All Quiet on the Western Front”
• “The Banshees of Inisherin”
• “Elvis”
• “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
• “The Fabelmans”
• “Living”
• “Tár”
• “Top Gun: Maverick”
• “Triangle of Sadness”
10 films will advance in the Best Film category. 214 eligible films were submitted for consideration. All film voting members of BAFTA vote to determine the longlist, nominations and overall winner.
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
• “Aftersun”
• “The Banshees of Inisherin”
• “Blue Jean”
• “Brian And Charles”
• “Emily”
• “Empire of Light”
• “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”
• “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”
• “Living”
• “The Lost King”
• “Mrs Harris Goes To Paris”
• “Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical”
• “See How They Run”
• “The Swimmers”
• “The Wonder”
15 films will advance in the Outstanding British Film category. All BAFTA film voting members were invited to join an opt-in chapter to determine the longlist (of which the top five are nominated). A jury selects the remaining five nominations. In the final round all film voting members vote to determine the winning film. 57 eligible films were submitted for consideration.
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
• “Aftersun”
• “Blue Jean”
• “Donna”
• “Electric Malady”
• “Emily”
• “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”
• “Nothing Compares”
• “Rebellion”
• “See How They Run”
• “Wayfinder”
10 films will advance in the Outstanding Debut category. A jury determines the longlist, nominations and overall winner in this category. 41 eligible films were submitted for consideration.
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
• “All Quiet on the Western Front”
• “Argentina, 1985”
• “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”
• “Close”
• “Corsage”
• “Decision To Leave”
• “EO”
• “Holy Spider”
• “The Quiet Girl”
• “RRR”
10 films will advance in the Film Not in the English Language category. All BAFTA film voting members were invited to join an opt-in chapter to determine the longlist. This chapter will vote to nominate five films and will vote for the overall winning film. 49 eligible films were submitted for consideration.
DOCUMENTARY
• “All That Breathes”
• “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
• “A Bunch Of Amateurs”
• “Fire of Love”
• “The Ghost of Richard Harris”
• “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song”
• “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues”
• “McEnroe”
• “Moonage Daydream”
• “Navalny”
10 films will advance in the Documentary category. All BAFTA film voting members were invited to join an opt-in chapter to determine the longlist (of which the top two are nominated). A jury selects the remaining three nominations, In the final round the Documentary opt-in chapter votes to determine the winning film. 56 eligible films were submitted for consideration.
ANIMATED FILM
• “The Amazing Maurice”
• “The Bad Guys”
• “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
• “Lightyear”
• “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
• “Minions: The Rise of Gru”
• “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
• “Turning Red”
Eight films will advance in the Animated Film category. All BAFTA film voting members were invited to join an opt-in chapter to determine the longlist. This chapter will vote to nominate four films and will vote for the winning film. 21 eligible films were submitted for consideration.
DIRECTOR
• “Aftersun”
• “All Quiet on the Western Front”
• “The Banshees of Inisherin”
• “Corsage”
• “Decision To Leave”
• “Elvis”
• “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
• “Fire of Love”
• “The Quiet Girl”
• “Saint Omer”
• “She Said”
• “Tár”
• “Till”
• “Top Gun: Maverick”
• “The Woman King”
• “Women Talking”
16 films will advance in the Director category. Members of the Directing chapter vote to determine the longlist of 10 (five male and five female) of which the top two are nominated. A jury selects a further three male and three female to create a longlist of 16 (eight male and eight female directors). A jury selects four Directors from the longlist to make-up a nominee list of six Director. In the final round all film voting members vote to determine the winning film. 206 eligible films were submitted for consideration.
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
• “Aftersun”
• “The Banshees of Inisherin”
• “Decision To Leave”
• “Elvis”
• “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
• “The Fabelmans”
• “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”
• “The Menu”
• “Tár”
• “Triangle of Sadness”
10 films will advance in the Original Screenplay category. Members of the Writers chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film voting members will vote for the winning film. 82 eligible films were submitted for consideration.
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
• “All Quiet on the Western Front”
• “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
• “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
• “Living”
• “The Quiet Girl”
• “She Said”
• “Top Gun: Maverick”
• “The Whale”
• “Women Talking”
• “The Wonder”
10 films will advance in the Adapted Screenplay category. Members of the Writers chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film voting members will vote for the winning film. 69 eligible films were submitted for consideration.
LEADING ACTRESS
• Naomi Ackie in “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”
• Ana de Armas in “Blonde”
• Cate Blanchett in “Tár”
• Jessica Chastain in “The Good Nurse”
• Viola Davis in “The Woman King”
• Danielle Deadwyler in “Till”
• Lesley Manville in “Mrs Harris Goes To Paris”
• Emma Thompson in “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”
• Michelle Williams in “The Fabelmans”
• Michelle Yeoh in “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
10 performances will advance in the Leading Actress category. Members of the Acting chapter vote to determine the longlist (of which the top three are nominated). A longlisting jury selects a further three performances to create a longlist of 10. A nominating jury then selects three performances from the longlist to make-up a nominee list of six performances. In the final round all film voting members vote to determine the winning performance. 101 performances were submitted for consideration.