German-language film 'All Quiet on the Western Front' leads 2023 BAFTA nominations
The British Academy of Film and Television Awards nominations are in, and there are some notable diversions from other mainstream awards ceremonies.
Edward Berger’s Netflix drama All Quiet on the Western Front, is this year’s BAFTA frontrunner with a total of 14 nominations.
The hard-hitting adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s classic 1928 First World War novel, about an idealistic German soldier sent to the trenches, is shortlisted for 14 prizes, including best film, director and adapted screenplay.
The number of nominations ties the German-US-UK co-production (in the German language) with Ang Lee’s 2000 film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as the film with the most nominations not in the English language. For reference, Richard Attenborough’s biopic Gandhi, starring Ben Kingsley, still tops the nominations chart with 16 noms in 1981.
The last non-English language film to win the BAFTA for best film was Alfonso Cuarón's Roma in 2019.
Check out Euronews Culture’s interview with All Quiet on the Western Front star Daniel Brühl.
The top nominees this year, following All Quiet on the Western Front are the deliriously bonkers and Critic’s Choice Awards-sweeping Everything Everywhere All At Once and the terrific black comedy The Banshees of Inisherin, which recently won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy or Musical – both tied with 10 noms; the music biopic Elvis with 9; stunning drama Tár featuring Cate Blanchett’s career-best performance with 5; and Aftersun, Top Gun: Maverick, The Whale, The Batman and Good Luck to You, Leo Grande each landing 4.
Other deviations and notable absences include the snub for Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical drama The Fabelmans, which received only one BAFTA nomination for original screenplay; nothing for awards-favourite Olivia Colman (Empire of Light); and no mention of James Cameron or Avatar: The Way of Water.
Such absences are partly due to the new methods BAFTA use to compile nominations, as part of a drive to ensure diversity following the #BaftasSoWhite controversy in 2020.
Indeed, some 120 rule changes were introduced, including gender parity at the long-listing stage and the director longlist was required to have an even split of male and female nominees.
The 76th edition of the BAFTAs will take place on 19 February at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall in London – not the traditional venue of the Royal Albert Hall. The ceremony will be hosted by actor Richard E Grant.
Here is the full list of nominations:
Best film
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
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
The Quiet Girl
Best documentary
All That Breathes
Fire of Love
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
Best adapted screenplay
Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell – All Quiet on the Western Front
Kazuo Ishiguro – Living
Colm Bairéad – The Quiet Girl
Samuel D Hunter – The Whale
Best actress
Danielle Deadwyler – Till
Emma Thompson – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Best actor
Austin Butler – Elvis
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Daryl McCormack – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Bill Nighy – Living
Best supporting actress
Hong Chau – The Whale
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Dolly de Leon – Triangle of Sadness
Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once
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
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
Best sound
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Best special visual effects
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Top Gun: Maverick
Best British short animation
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Middle Watch
Your Mountain Is Waiting
Best British short film
The Ballad of Olive Morris
Bazigaga
Bus Girl
A Drifting Up
An Irish Goodbye
EE Rising Star award (voted for by the public)
Aimee Lou Wood
Daryl McCormack
Emma Mackey
Naomi Ackie
Sheila Atim