“Conclave,” Edward Berger’s thriller concerning the election of a brand new pope, acquired probably the most nominations on Wednesday at this yr’s EE British Academy Movie Awards, generally known as BAFTAs.
The movie acquired 12 nominations, together with one for Finest Image, a class through which it’s up in opposition to Sean Baker’s drama “Anora” and “The Brutalist”, starring Adrien Brody.
Additionally competing for the highest prize for Finest Image are “Complete obscurity” and “Emilia Perez,” which secured 11 nominations — the second most.
Nonetheless, it would give momentum to the Conclave for this yr’s Oscars, although the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences has repeatedly postponed the announcement of the nominees for the award as a result of Wildfires in Los Angeles. The Academy is now scheduled to announce the nominations on January 23.
Anna Higgs, chair of BAFTA’s movie committee, mentioned BAFTA, which has many members from Los Angeles, had not seen a drop in voting due to the fires.
This yr’s BAFTA awards ceremony is scheduled to happen on February 16 in London and Higgs mentioned it was “too early to take a position” whether or not the bushfires would have any additional affect on the ceremony, which can be broadcast in america on BritBox.
Within the particular person artist classes, the night’s competitors can be broad open.
In one of the best director class, Berger is up in opposition to Baker (“Anora”), Brady Corbett (“The Brutalist”) and Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Perez”), in addition to Denis Villeneuve for his sci-fi sequel Dune: Half Two” and Coralie Fargeat for “The Substance,” a sickening body-horror a few failed TV star performed by Demi Moore.
Within the lead actress class, Moore, who received a Golden Globe for that efficiency, will compete in opposition to Cynthia Erivo for “Depraved,” Carla Sofia Gascón for “Emilia Pérez,” Marianne Jean-Baptiste for “Hard truths“, Mikey Madison for “Anora” and Saoirse Ronan for her function as a recovering alcoholic in “Overtaking.”
The lead actor class pits Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”) in opposition to Coleman Domingo (“Pei Pei“), Ralph Fiennes (“The Conclave”), Hugh Grant (“A heretic“), Timothée Chalamet (“Completely Unknown”) and Sebastian Stan (“The Apprentice”).
