LONDON - Stars are gathering for the Bafta Film Awards, marking a return to a full-capacity in-person ceremony. Last year’s event was a subdued affair, with many nominees appearing via Zoom amid tight Covid-19 restrictions. But the big names are returning to the Royal Albert Hall for Sunday’s show, hosted by actress Rebel Wilson. Sci-fi saga Dune leads the nominations, followed by intense western The Power of the Dog and Sir Kenneth Branagh’s autobiographical Belfast. Benedict Cumberbatch, Lady Gaga, Daniel Kaluuya, Emma Watson, Regé Jean-Page, Tom Hiddleston and Millie Bobby Brown are among the celebrities expected to attend.
Dune is recognised in the top category, best film, as well as technical ones such as cinematography, visual effects, costume design and make-up and hair. The other best film nominees are Belfast, Leonardo DiCaprio’s disaster satire Don’t Look Up, and coming-of-age comedy-drama Licorice Pizza.
The Power of the Dog’s nominations include best film, best director for Jane Campion and best actor for Cumberbatch.
The UK actor will go head-to-head with DiCaprio and King Richard star Will Smith for the leading actor gong, as well as another Brit, Stephen Graham, who is nominated for playing an under-pressure chef in Boiling Point.
The best actress nominees include House of Gucci’s Lady Gaga, fellow musician Alana Haim, Tessa Thompson for Passing, and Emilia Jones - daughter of Welsh TV presenter Aled - for Coda.
Joanna Scanlan is also nominated for After Love, about a 60-year-old Muslim convert who suffers an identity crisis following the sudden death of her husband.
The best supporting actor category includes 11-year old British schoolboy Woody Norman for C’mon C’mon - about a radio journalist, played by Joaquin Phoenix, who takes his energetic nephew on a road trip.
It also includes Ciaran Hinds for Belfast, plus Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee, both for The Power of the Dog.
Jessie Buckley, who starred in The Lost Daughter as a younger version of Olivia Colman’s character, is shortlisted for best supporting actress alongside King Richard’s Aunjanue Ellis, Belfast’s Catriona Balfe, Ariana DeBose for West Side Story and Ruth Negga for Passing.
Dune is recognised in the top category, best film, as well as technical ones such as cinematography, visual effects, costume design and make-up and hair. The other best film nominees are Belfast, Leonardo DiCaprio’s disaster satire Don’t Look Up, and coming-of-age comedy-drama Licorice Pizza.
The Power of the Dog’s nominations include best film, best director for Jane Campion and best actor for Cumberbatch.
The UK actor will go head-to-head with DiCaprio and King Richard star Will Smith for the leading actor gong, as well as another Brit, Stephen Graham, who is nominated for playing an under-pressure chef in Boiling Point.
The best actress nominees include House of Gucci’s Lady Gaga, fellow musician Alana Haim, Tessa Thompson for Passing, and Emilia Jones - daughter of Welsh TV presenter Aled - for Coda.
Joanna Scanlan is also nominated for After Love, about a 60-year-old Muslim convert who suffers an identity crisis following the sudden death of her husband.
The best supporting actor category includes 11-year old British schoolboy Woody Norman for C’mon C’mon - about a radio journalist, played by Joaquin Phoenix, who takes his energetic nephew on a road trip.
It also includes Ciaran Hinds for Belfast, plus Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee, both for The Power of the Dog.
Jessie Buckley, who starred in The Lost Daughter as a younger version of Olivia Colman’s character, is shortlisted for best supporting actress alongside King Richard’s Aunjanue Ellis, Belfast’s Catriona Balfe, Ariana DeBose for West Side Story and Ruth Negga for Passing.
