(London) The elite of the big screen are gathered on Sunday for the British film awards with the big favorite, less than a month before the Oscars, Christopher Nolan’s biopic on the father of the atomic bomb Oppenheimer wheras’Anatomy of a fall carries French hopes.
The BAFTA evening started strong for Justine Triet’s film, which has been accumulating awards since its Palme d’Or at Cannes, with the prize for best original screenplay. His seven nominations have fueled expectations of a French success in Los Angeles on March 10, but he faces strong opponents on Sunday.
Like other international awards, Oppenheimerwhich grossed nearly a billion dollars, is in a strong position with 13 nominations, including best actor for Irishman Cillian Murphy.
The portrait of J. Robert Oppenheimer, tortured physicist and scientific director of the Manhattan Project during World War II, could also offer Christopher Nolan (Inception, Interstellar) his first Bafta as best director.
Facing him, two other Britons, Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest) and Andrew Haigh (All of Us Strangers) will compete for the award, alongside Bradley Cooper (Maestro), Alexander Payne (The Holdovers) and Justine Triet, the only woman in the running.
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Justine Triet, director ofAnatomy of a fall
Behind, Poor Thingsthe dark and zany comedy inspired by Frankenstein and by Yorgos Lanthimos is nominated in 11 categories, including best actress for Emma Stone.
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The American star arrived all smiles on the red carpet at the Royal Festival Hall in London, where Sandra Hüller, nominated for her roles in Anatomy of a fall but also for The Zone of InterestPaul Mescal All of Us Strangers and the actors of Maestro Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan.
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Actresses Emma Stone and Emily Blunt
Scottish actor David Tennant, host of the ceremony, then kicked off the evening.
A regular at the event, Prince William, who has only spoken publicly once since the announcement of the cancer of his father, King Charles III, is also present and will meet several of the winners in his capacity as president BAFTAs. His wife Kate remains recovering from her abdominal surgery in January.
Among the other contenders, the historical fresco by Martin Scorsese Killers of the Flower Moon received nine nominations, such as The Zone of Interesta chilling film about the daily life of the family of the commander of the Nazi extermination camp of Auschwitz and winner of the Cannes Grand Prix.
barbiethe other commercial success of the summer directed by Greta Gerwig but shunned at the Oscars, is only in the running for five awards, including best actress for Margot Robbie.
“This year’s selection is very exciting, and I think its key word is variety,” said Sara Putt, president of the BAFTAs, in January, who hopes that this wide range of films and genres “will encourage people to go At the movie theater “.
Over the years, the BAFTAs have rewarded fewer and fewer British actors: among the men, there is no representative from the United Kingdom for best role or best supporting role, a first since 1976.
Actresses from the United Kingdom are better represented, with Carey Mulligan (Maestro) and Vivian Oparah (Rye Lane) nominated for best actress, and Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer), Claire Foy (All of Us Strangers) and Rosamund Pike (Saltburn) in a supporting role.
The British revelation How to have sex by young director Molly Manning Walker, who questions the thrill of first encounters and the limits of consent, received three nominations, after winning the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes.