The BAFTAs 2023
The award season railway made its penultimate major stop in the “Big Smoke” on Sunday for the biggest night in the British film calendar, as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gathered the great and the good of global cinema and headed south of the river for the first time, congregating on the South Bank and in the Royal Festival Hall for the 76th edition of the British Academy Film Awards.
Once again the BAFTA nomination patterns largely echoed those of other major award shows this season but as always with a few major divergences and surprises, often of a home-grown nature. Edward Berger’s latest and perhaps most genuine adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s bleak anti-war World War I epic ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ unexpectedly led the field with 14 nominations and virtually swept the board in big wins, followed by Martin McDonagh’s darkly comedic meditation on conflict ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ and Daniels Kwan and Scheinert’s much-lauded madcap multiverse family drama ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ with 10 nominations each and several wins between them.
Although we can endlessly and subjectively debate over who should have won what and who was “snubbed” with the nominations to begin with, let’s celebrate all the films recognised over the last twelve months as we recap the night’s big winners and nominees . . . and our own personal picks.
Best Film
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ (Winner)
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‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
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‘Elvis’
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
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‘Tár’
Our pick from the nominees: ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Our pick overall: ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Outstanding British Film
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‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ (Winner)
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‘Aftersun’
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‘Brian and Charles’
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‘Empire of Light’
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‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’
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‘Living’
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‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’
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‘See How They Run’
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‘The Swimmers’
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‘The Wonder’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Our Pick Overall: ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Director
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Edward Berger for ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ (Winner)
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Park Chan-wook for ‘Decision to Leave’
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Todd Field for ‘Tár’
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Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
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Martin McDonagh for ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
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Gina Prince-Bythewood for ‘The Woman King’
Our pick from the nominees: Todd Field for ‘Tár’
Our pick overall: Todd Field for ‘Tár’
Leading Actor
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Austin Butler in ‘Elvis’ (Winner)
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Colin Farrell in ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
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Brendan Fraser in ‘The Whale’
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Daryl McCormack in ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’
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Paul Mescal in ‘Aftersun’
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Bill Nighy in ‘Living’
Our pick from the nominees: Austin Butler in ‘Elvis’
Our pick overall: Austin Butler in ‘Elvis’
Leading Actress
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Cate Blanchett in ‘Tár’ (Winner)
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Viola Davis in ‘The Woman King’
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Ana de Armas in ‘Blonde’
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Danielle Deadwyler in ‘Till’
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Emma Thompson in ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’
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Michelle Yeoh in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
Our pick from the nominees: Cate Blanchett in ‘Tár’
Our pick overall: Cate Blanchett in ‘Tár’
Supporting Actor
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Barry Keoghan in ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ (Winner)
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Brendan Gleeson in ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
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Ke Huy Quan in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
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Eddie Redmayne in ‘The Good Nurse’
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Albrecht Schuch in ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
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Micheal Ward in ‘Empire of Light’
Our pick from the nominees: Brendan Gleeson in ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Our pick overall: Brendan Gleeson in ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Supporting Actress
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Kerry Condon in ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ (Winner)
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Angela Bassett in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
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Hong Chau in ‘The Whale’
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Jamie Lee Curtis in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
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Dolly de Leon in ‘Triangle of Sadness’
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Carey Mulligan in ‘She Said’
Our pick from the nominees: Kerry Condon in ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Our pick overall: Kíla Lord Cassidy in ‘The Wonder’
Adapted Screenplay
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson and Ian Stokell (Winner)
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‘Living’ by Kazuo Ishiguro
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‘The Quiet Girl’ by Colm Bairéad
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‘She Said’ by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
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‘The Whale’ by Samuel D. Hunter
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘The Whale’ by Samuel D. Hunter
Our Pick Overall: ‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’ by Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin
Original Screenplay
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‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ by Martin McDonagh (Winner)
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
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‘The Fabelmans’ by Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg
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‘Tár’ by Todd Field
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‘Triangle of Sadness’ by Ruben Östlund
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ by Martin McDonagh
Our Pick Overall: ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ by Martin McDonagh
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
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Charlotte Wells for ‘Aftersun’ (Winner)
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Georgia Oakley and Hélène Sifre for ‘Blue Jean’
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Marie Lidén for ‘Electric Malady’
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Katy Brand for ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’
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Elena Sánchez Bellot and Maia Kenworthy for ‘Rebellion’
Our Pick from the Nominees: Charlotte Wells for ‘Aftersun’
Our Pick Overall: Charlotte Wells for ‘Aftersun’
EE Rising Star award (public vote)
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Emma Mackey (Winner)
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Naomi Ackie
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Sheila Atim
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Daryl McCormack
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Aimee Lou Wood
Our Pick from the Nominees: Naomi Ackie
Our Pick Overall: Paul Mescal
Original Score
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ by Volker Bertelmann (Winner)
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‘Babylon’ by Justin Hurwitz
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‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ by Carter Burwell
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ by Son Lux
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‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ by Alexandre Desplat
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Babylon’ by Justin Hurwitz
Our Pick Overall: ‘Babylon’ by Justin Hurwitz
Cinematography
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ by James Friend (Winner)
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‘The Batman’ by Greig Fraser
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‘Elvis’ by Mandy Walker
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ by Paul Rogers
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ by Eddie Hamilton
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ by James Friend
Our Pick Overall: ‘Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths’ by Darius Khondji
Animated Film
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‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ (Winner)
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‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’
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‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’
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‘Turning Red’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’
Documentary
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‘Navalny’ (Winner)
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‘All That Breathes’
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‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’
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‘Fire of Love’
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‘Moonage Daydream’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Moonage Daydream’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Moonage Daydream’
Film not in the English Language
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ (Germany) (Winner)
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‘Argentina, 1985’ (Argentina)
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‘Corsage’ (Austria)
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‘Decision to Leave’ (South Korea)
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‘The Quiet Girl’ (Ireland)
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ (Germany)
Our Pick Overall: ‘Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths’ (Mexico)
Editing
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ (Winner)
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
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‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
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‘Elvis’
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths’
Production Design
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‘Babylon’ (Winner)
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
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‘The Batman’
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‘Elvis’
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‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Babylon’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Babylon’
Costume Design
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‘Elvis’ (Winner)
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
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‘Amsterdam’
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‘Babylon’
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‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Babylon’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Babylon’
Make Up & Hair
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‘Elvis’ (Winner)
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
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‘The Batman’
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‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’
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‘The Whale’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘The Whale’
Our Pick Overall: ‘The Whale’
Sound
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ (Winner)
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
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‘Elvis’
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‘Tár’
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Tár’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Tár’
Special Visual Effects
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ (Winner)
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
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‘The Batman’
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
Casting
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‘Elvis’ (Winner)
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‘Aftersun’
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
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‘Triangle of Sadness’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Triangle of Sadness’
Our Pick Overall: ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
So there you have it, ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ almost sweeping the main board winning several awards including best film, while music chronicles ‘Elvis’ and ‘Tár’ won in the big acting categories. Onward now to the final stops on the award season railway which culminates at the Academy Awards in mid March, let’s see how Hollywood’s choices stack up with their British counterparts.
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