Ahead of the 77th annual British Academy Film Awards, the nominees have been unveiled. Scheduled for 18 February, the 2024 BAFTAs returns for a second year at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall and will be hosted by David Tennant.
Oppenheimer led the way with a total of 13 nominations, followed by Poor Things with 11. All of Us Strangers, Andrew Haigh’s psychological adaptation of Japanese ghost story Strangers, has received six nominations including Outstanding British Film, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor and Casting.
This is Haigh’s first nomination as a director. Saltburn is close behind with five nominations for Outstanding British Film, Leading Actor, Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor, Original Score and Rising Star.
Greta Gerwig’s film of the summer Barbie also received five nominations. Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks for their roles in The Color Purple and Colman Domingo in Rustin are all first time nominees.