And the winner is... London rolls out red carpet for BAFTA Film Awards
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[February 18, 2023]
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian
LONDON (Reuters) - A German remake of anti-war classic "All Quiet on the
Western Front" leads the nominations at this weekend's British Academy
Film Awards, which movie pundits will be following closely as an
indicator for next month's Oscars.
Based on the 1928 novel by German author Erich Maria Remarque about the
horrors of World War One from the perspective of a young German soldier,
the Netflix drama overtook other award season favourites to secure 14
nods at Sunday's BAFTAs.
"Since 'Parasite' won best picture at the Oscars, the foreign language
issue doesn't seem to be an issue, people seem to be embracing movies no
matter where they're from," Jenelle Riley, a screenwriter and deputy
awards and features editor at Hollywood publication Variety, told
Reuters.
"All Quiet on the Western Front" will compete for the BAFTAs' top prize
- best film - against dark comedy "The Banshees of Inisherin", the
biopic "Elvis", dimension-hopping "Everything Everywhere All At Once"
and music drama "Tár".
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"Banshees", about two feuding friends on a remote island off the coast
of Ireland, and "Everything Everywhere" each received 10 nominations.
Their lead stars - Colin Farrell and Michelle Yeoh, respectively - are
nominated in the main acting categories, where they both face stiff
competition.
Farrell is up against Brendan Fraser for "The Whale", in which he plays
a sick obese man trying to reconnect with his daughter, as well as
Austin Butler for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in "Elvis". Bill Nighy
("Living"), Paul Mescal (Aftersun") and Daryl McCormack ("Good Luck to
You, Leo Grande") complete the leading actor nominees list.
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Crew from "All Quiet on the Western
Front" attend the National Board of Review Awards Gala in Manhattan,
New York City, New York, U.S., January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2023/Feb/18/images/ads/current/library_lda_EDUCATION_2023.png) Yeoh, who has already won awards for
her portrayal of a laundromat owner unexpectedly introduced to an
alternate multiverse in "Everything Everywhere", and Cate Blanchett,
who plays a gay conductor of a Berlin orchestra whose career comes
tumbling down due to an abuse scandal in "Tár", are the two
favourites for the leading actress prize.
That category also includes Viola Davis for "The Woman King" and
Danielle Deadwyler for "Till", two Black actresses who were bypassed
for Oscar nominations.
"Woman King" director Gina Prince-Bythewood is the only woman in the
running for the director award, but the outstanding debut by a
British writer, director or producer category features all female
nominees.
Box office hits "Avatar: The Way of Water" and "Top Gun: Maverick"
are nominated in technical categories.
"The BAFTAs can be a big precursor for the Oscars. They’re one of
the only big award shows that actually shares voting members with
the Academy," Riley said.
"The Screen Actors' Guild... obviously share some overlap... but
BAFTAs really are first look at what the Oscars may be thinking."
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Bill Berkrot)
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