The nominations for the 2022 British Academy Film Awards have been announced, with Dune, Belfast and The Power Of The Dog among those competing for the coveted honours.
Denis Villeneuve’s star-studded sci-fi epic leads the pack with a total of 11 nominations, including the top prize for Best Film, while Jane Campion’s dark Western and Kenneth Branagh’s Irish biopic follows close behind with eight and six respectively.
It looks set to be a competitive evening in the acting categories, with Lady Gaga, Caitriona Balfe and Benedict Cumberbatch battling it out for the leading honours, alongside newcomers Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ariana DeBose and Adeel Akhtar.
Top prizes! The nominations for the 2022 British Academy Film Awards have been announced, with Dune (pictured), Belfast and The Power Of The Dog among those competing for the coveted honours
While many of Dune’s nominations came in the technical categories, it’s also landed a nod for Best Film, alongside Belfast, Don’t Look Up, Licorice Pizza and The Power of the Dog.
The critically-acclaimed film, the first of two films based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel, had been tipped for awards glory, with Hans Zimmer once again recognised in the Original Score category, along with nods for Casting, Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup and Hair, Sound and Special Visual Effects.
After its success at the Golden Globes, the dark Western The Power of the Dog landed eight nominations, including Best Film, Director and Adapted Screenplay for Jane Campion, Leading Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch, Original Score, Cinematography, and two nominations in the Supporting Actor category for Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jesse Plemons
Exciting: The Power of the Dog landed eight nominations, including Best Film, Director and Adapted Screenplay for Jane Campion, and Leading Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch (pictured)
BAFTAs 2022: THE NOMINATIONS
Best Film
Belfast
Don’t Look Up
Dune
Licorice Pizza
The Power of the Dog
Outstanding British Film
After Love
Ali & Ava
Belfast
Boiling Point
Cyrano
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
House of Gucci
Last Night in Soho
No Time To Die
Passing
Best Film: Dune is up for the big going as well as 10 more gongs
Leading Actress
Lady Gaga, House of Gucci
Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones, CODA
Renata Reinsve, The Worst Person in the World
Joanna Scanlan, After Love
Tessa Thompson, Passing
Leading Actor
Adeel Akhtar, Ali & Ava
Mahershala Ali, Swansong
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Leonardo DiCaprio, Don’t Look Up
Stephen Graham, Boiling Point
Will Smith, King Richard
Supporting Actress
Caitríona Balfe, Belfast
Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Ruth Negga, Passing
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Ann Dowd, Mass
Leading Actress: Lady Gaga has a nod for House of Gucci
Supporting Actor
Mike Faist, West Side Story
Ciarán Hinds, Belfast
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Woody Norman, C’mon C’mon
Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Director
Aleem Khan, After Love
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car
Audrey Diwan, Happening
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Julia Ducournau, Titane
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
After Love
Boiling Point
The Harder They Fall
Keyboard Fantasies
Passing
Original Screenplay: Being the Ricardos is up for the gong
Adapted Screenplay
CODA
Drive My Car
Dune
The Lost Daughter
The Power of the Dog
Original Screenplay
Being the Ricardos
Belfast
Don’t Look Up
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
EE Rising Star Award
Harris Dickinson
Millicent Simmonds
Lashana Lynch
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Ariana DeBose
EE Rising Star Award: Bond star Lashana Lynch is nominated
Cinematography
Dune
Nightmare Alley
No Time To Die
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Animated Film
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs The Machines
Documentary
Becoming Cousteau
Cow
Flee
The Rescue
Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Costume Design: Cruella has been nominated
Film Not in the English Language
Drive My Car
The Hand of God
Parallel Mothers
Petite Maman
The Worst Person in the World
Costume Design
Cruella
Cyrano
Dune
The French Dispatch
Nightmare Alley
Make Up & Hair
Cruella
Cyrano
Dune
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
House of Gucci
Original Score: Don’t Look Up is up for a gong
Original Score
Being The Ricardos
Don’t Look Up
Dune
The French Dispatch
The Power of the Dog
Editing
Belfast
Dune
Licorice Pizza
No Time To Die
Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Production Design
Cyrano
Dune
The French Dispatch
Nightmare Alley
West Side Story
Sound
Special Visual Effects
British Short Animation
Casting
Boiling Point
Dune
The Hand of God
King Richard
West Side Story
Editing: Black and white film Belfast is nominated
Following close behind is Belfast, which landed six nods despite an unexpected snub for Kenneth in the Director category.
The drama, which stars Jamie Dornan, Judi Dench and newcomer Jude Hill and is based on Kenneths’ childhood growing up in Northern Ireland at the height of The Troubles, was also nominated for Outstanding British Film, Original Screenplay, Supporting Actress for Caitriona, Supporting Actor for Ciarán Hinds and Editing.
Following the surprise BAFTA success of 2012’s Skyfall, the British Academy has also recognised Daniel Craig’s swan song in the James Bond franchise, with five nominations.
The action-packed epic, which was delayed multiple times due to the Covid pandemic, landed nods for Outstanding British Film, Special Visual Effects, Editing, Cinematography and Sound.
In the Outstanding British Film category, Belfast and No Time To Die will fight it out for the honour alongside After Love, Ali & Ava, Boiling Point, Cyrano, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, House of Gucci, Last Night in Soho, and Passing.
The Leading Actress prize will go to either Lady Gaga (House of Gucci), Alana Haim (Licorice Pizza), Emilia Jones (Coda), Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World), Joanna Scanlan (After Love), or Tessa Thompson (Passing).
Adeel Akhtar (Ali & Ava), Mahershala Ali (Swan Song), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog), Leonardo DiCaprio (Don’t Look Up), Stephen Graham (Boiling Point) and Will Smith (King Richard) are shortlisted for the Leading Actor award.
All of the performers in the Supporting Actor category are first-time nominees, with a total of 19 out of the 24 nominees up acting accolades earning their place on the shortlist for the first time.
Amanda Berry, CEO of BAFTA, said: ‘Congratulations to all our nominees, whose extraordinary talent and achievements have shone through in another incredible year for film.
‘BAFTA celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, so it is a particularly special year for us and we are proud to be announcing the nominations from our recently redeveloped home at 195 Piccadilly.
‘We look forward to celebrating our nominees’ incredible talent in person when we welcome everyone to London’s Royal Albert Hall for the EE British Academy Film Awards on 13 March.’
Krishnendu Majumdar, Chair of BAFTA, added: ‘This year’s nominations showcase a remarkable range of creative work in-front of and behind the camera. We know that by celebrating outstanding achievement today, we are inspiring future generations for years to come.
‘Two years ago, we launched a wide-ranging review into our voting, membership and campaigning processes and I want to thank the BAFTA members and the wider industry for embracing these changes.
‘Our goal is to level the playing field for awards entries so that more films and the true diverse range of exceptional creative talent in the UK and internationally is represented and celebrated. With 48 films nominated today, we’re delighted to be able to shine a spotlight on such phenomenal breadth of stories and performances.’
It comes after the nominations for the coveted BAFTA Rising Star Award, the only award voted for by the general public, were announced on Tuesday.
No Time To Die star Lashana Lynch and A Quiet Place’s Millicent Simmonds join The King’s Man star Harris Dickinson, West Side Story’s Ariana DeBose and The Power of the Dog’s Kodi Smit-McPhee on the star-studded nominations list.
Previous winners of the award have included James McAvoy, Eva Green, Tom Hardy, Kristen Stewart, Tom Holland, Letitia Wright and Micheal Ward.
Important: No Time To Die’s Lashana Lynch and deaf A Quiet Place star Millicent Simmonds are among the stars shortlisted for public-voted EE Rising Star Award
This year’s selecting jury was made up of the chair of BAFTA and television Krishnendu Majum, actress and director Sadie Frost, actress Michelle Dockery, and casting directors Lucy Bevan and Leo Davis, producer Uzma Hasan and talent agent Ikki El-Amriti.
Millicent – who has made history as the first deaf nominee – found worldwide fame starring in 2018’s A Quiet Place and the 2021 sequel which charts s family struggles for survival in a world where most humans have been killed by blind but noise-sensitive creatures.
Discussing the impact of her newfound fame, she revealed: ‘I have a lot of young people who come up to me and say it’s awesome to have our language on screen.
‘I didn’t have that growing up so I feel really honoured and touched to give them a place where they can dream. It’s very inspirational for me.’
Iconic: Lashana made history as the first woman and the first woman of colour to carry on the legacy of 007 in her standout role as Nomi in Cary Joji Fukunaga’s No Time To Die alongside Daniel Craig
Lashana made history as the first woman and the first woman of colour to carry on the legacy of 007 in her standout role as Nomi in Cary Joji Fukunaga’s No Time To Die, alongside Daniel Craig and Rami Malek.
She is currently filming historical epic The Woman King in South Africa and will also be seen in the film adaptation of Matthew Warchus’ musical, Matilda, opposite Alisha Weir and Emma Thompson in the role of Miss Honey.
While she was unable to attend the nomination ceremony, she sent in a statement that read: ‘The EE Rising Star Award is one I’ve always admired for recognising exciting emerging talent.
‘I’m so elated for my fellow nominees who inspire myself and others, as we continue to fight for change within our industry and the world. I’m proud to be able to do that in moments like these.’
Meanwhile, Ariana – who had a breakthrough role in Steven Spielberg’s musical film West Side Story – said that she hopes the movie brings in more representation for Hispanic people in Hollywood.
Spooky: Millicent – who is deaf – found worldwide fame starring in 2018’s A Quiet Place and the 2021 sequel which charts s family struggles for survival in a world where most humans have been killed by blind but noise-sensitive creatures
She explained: ‘I am extremely proud of the way lations are represented in film, particularly latinas. It’s so nice to celebrate there’s not one way to be Hispanic and I do think that what critics say, it does matter. it does matter that people go to see your movie but its most important that people see themselves reported back.
Alongside her nomination for the EE Rising Star Award, she has already won Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globe Awards and received a nomination from Critics Choice Awards.
Commenting on her BAFTA nomination, she said: ‘I am beyond humbled to join the talented group of actors that have been nominated for the EE Rising Star Award over the years. To say I’m excited is an understatement, and I’m so thankful for this recognition. Genuinely blown away.’
British actor Harris can currently be seen in cinemas starring in Matthew Vaughn’s The King’s Man opposite Ralph Fiennes.
Striking: Ariana – who had a breakthrough role in Steven Spielberg’s musical film West Side Story – said that she hopes the movie brings in more representation for Hispanic people in Hollywood
Thrilling: British actor Harris can currently be seen in cinemas starring in Matthew Vaughn’s The King’s Man opposite Ralph Fiennes. He has received critical acclaim for his diverse film and television work
Talented: Rounding off the nominees is Australian actor Kodi who was praised by critics for his standout role in Jane Campion’s The Power of The Dog. His performance has already earned him a Golden Globe Award
He has received critical acclaim for his diverse film and television work since breaking out in Eliza Hittman’s 2017 Sundance hit Beach Rats, where he was nominated for the Best Male Lead Independent Spirit Award.
Discussing his BAFTA nomination, Harris said: ‘A huge thank you to both BAFTA and EE for this nomination. Each year I’ve looked to the EE Rising Star Award with great admiration and respect, so to be included in this category is a real honour.
‘The fact that we collectively get to tell stories for a living is enough of a reward for me, but to be noticed by such a prestigious institution really does mean a lot.’
Rounding off the nominees is Australian actor Kodi who was praised by critics for his standout role in Jane Campion’s The Power of The Dog. His performance earned him a Golden Globe Award, along with a nomination from the Screen Actors Guild.
Kodi first started acting at the age of nine, making his film debut in Romulus, My Father opposite Eric Bana. He has since gone on to star in a plethora of high-profile films, including post-apocalyptic drama The Road and Dawn of The Planet of The Ape.
Back at her best: The nominations come after Rebel Wilson confirmed that she will host the upcoming ceremony (pictured presenting at the 2020 awards)
He said of his nomination, said: ‘I have the deepest gratitude to be considered alongside my fellow nominees for the EE Rising Star Award at this year’s BAFTA Film Awards ceremony. I am beyond humbled to be considered for an award that celebrates such extraordinary young talents.’
The nominations come after Rebel Wilson confirmed that she will host the upcoming ceremony.
In a statement about the news, Rebel – who recently lost 35kg – hilariously quipped ‘I won’t be funny because I’m no longer fat’ while also joking about Prince Andrew not being able to sweat.
She wrote: ‘I am very honoured to be hosting the EE British Academy Film Awards in March, where Covid will no longer exist because it will clearly have been canceled by then. It’s going to be so much fun!
‘I don’t wanna put any pressure on this – I know I’m not going to be funny because I am no longer fat.
‘And besides, I’m not going to ‘sweat-it’ with nerves because I have a peculiar medical condition where I can’t sweat…or cause offense to people because of my adorable Australian accent.’
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