BAFTA longlist announced

One Battle After Another fights way to most mentions

by Amber Wilkinson

One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another leads the charge as the BAFTA longlist was announced.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s rangy political thriller came out on top with 16 longlist entries, with Chloé Zhao’s Shakespearean tale of grief Hamnet and Ryan Coogler’s vampire mash-up Sinners snapping at its heels with 14 each.

There are also strong showings from Following just Josh Safdie’s ping-pong film Marty Supreme, Yorgos Lanthimos’ dark satire Bugonia and Guillermo del Toro’s take on Frankenstein. From an international perspective, Joachim Trier's family drama Sentimental Value rated highly with eight nominations.

Alan Cumming with host the BAFTA on February 22. The next round of voting, determining the final nominations, will take place between January 9 and 20.

The full long lists are below:

Best Film

Director

Original Screenplay

Adapted Screenplay

Leading Actress

Leading Actor

Supporting Actress

Supporting Actor

Outstanding British Film

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

Children’s & Family Film

Film Not in English Language

Documentary

Animated Film

Casting

Cinematography

Costume Design

Editing

Make Up & Hair

Original Score

Production Design

Special Visual Effects

Sound

British Short Animation

  • Brain Space
  • Cardboard
  • Death’s Peak
  • Ovary-Acting
  • Solstice
  • Two Black Boys in Paradise

British Short Film

  • 22+1
  • Blondi
  • Magid / Zafar
  • Neil Armstrong and the Langholmites
  • Nostalgie
  • The Pearl Comb
  • Terence
  • This Is Endometriosis
  • Welcome Home Freckles
  • Wonderwall

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