by Abb Jones
The Reelness

The first-ever German adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s iconic, 1928 WWI story All Quiet on the Western Front leads the 2023 BAFTA nominations, with a surprising 14 nominations, followed by 10 each for The Banshees of Inishirin and Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Below is the complete list of nominations. Click on the films highlighted in gold for our reviews.

Best Film

All Quiet on the Western Front
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All At Once
TÁR

Outstanding British Film

Aftersun
The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian And Charles
Empire of Light
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Living
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
See How They Run
The Swimmers
The Wonder

Lead Actress

Ana de Armas, Blonde
Cate Blanchett, TÁR
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Danielle Deadwyler, Till
Emma Thompson, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All At Once

Lead Actor

Austin Butler, Elvis
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Daryl McCormack, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Paul Mescal, Aftersun
Bill Nighy, Living

Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan in The Banshees of Inisherin

Supporting Actress

Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau, The Whale
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness
Carey Mulligan, She Said

Supporting Actor

Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse
Albrecht Schuch, All Quiet on the Western Front
Michael Ward, Empire of Light

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer

Charlotte Wells, Aftersun
Georgia Oakley and Hélène Sifre, Blue Jean
Marie Lidén, Electric Malady
Katy Brand, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Maia Kenworthy, Rebellion

Film Not in the English Language

All Quiet on the Western Front
Argentina, 1985
Corsage
Decision To Leave
The Quiet Girl

Documentary

All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
Moonage Daydream
Navalny

Animated Film

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Director

Edward Berger, All Quiet on the Western Front
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Park Chan-wook, Decision to Leave
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Todd Field, TÁR
Gina Prince-Bythewood, The Woman King

Original Screenplay

Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Todd Field, TÁR
Ruben Östlund, Triangle of Sadness

Adapted Screenplay

Edward Berger, Ian Stokell and Leslie Patterson, All Quiet on the Western Front
Kazuo Ishiguro, Living
Colm Bairéad, The Quiet Girl
Rebecca Lenkiewicz, She Said
Samuel D. Hunter, The Whale

Original Score

Volker Bertelmann, All Quiet on the Western Front
Justin Hurwitz, Babylon
Carter Burwell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Son Lux, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Nathan Johnson, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Casting

Lucy Pardee, Aftersun
Simon Bär, All Quiet on the Western Front
Nikki Barrett, Denise Chamian, Elvis
Sarah Halley Finn, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Pauline Hansson, Triangle of Sadness

Cinematography

James Friend, All Quiet on the Western Front
Greig Fraser, The Batman
Mandy Walker, Elvis
Roger Deakins, Empire of Light
Claudio Miranda, Top Gun: Maverick

Editing

Sven Budelmann, All Quiet on the Western Front
Mikkel E.G. Nielsen, The Banshees of Inisherin
Matt Villa, Elvis
Paul Rogers, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Eddie Hamilton, Top Gun: Maverick

Production Design

Christian M. Goldbreck, Ernestine Hipper, All Quiet on the Western Front
Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino, Babylon
James Chinlund, Lee Sandales, The Batman
Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Bev Dunn, Elvis
Curt Enderle, Guy Davis, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Costume Design

Lisy Christl, All Quiet on the Western Front
J.R. Hawbaker and Albert Wolsky, Amsterdam
Mary Zophres, Babylon
Catherine Martin, Elvis
Jenny Beavan, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Makeup and Hair

Heike Merker, All Quiet on the Western Front
Michael Marino and Zoe Tahir, The Batman
Shane Thomas, Louise Coulston, Mark Coulier and Barrie Gower, Elvis
Naomi Donne, Barrie Gower, Sharon Martin, Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
Anne Marie Bradley, Judy Chin, Adrien Morot, The Whale

Sound

Lars Ginzsel, Frank Kruse, Viktor Prášil and Markus Stemler, All Quiet on the Western Front
Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Julian Howarth, Gary Summers and Gwendoyln Yates Whittle, Avatar: The Way of Water
Michael Keller, David Lee, Andy Nelson and Wayne Pashley, Elvis
Deb Adair, Stephen Griffiths, Andy Shelley, Steve Single and Roland Winke, TÁR
Chris Burdon, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Mark Taylor and Mark Weingarten, Top Gun: Maverick

Special Visual Effects

Markus Frank, Kamil Jafar, Viktor Müller and Frank Petzoid, All Quiet on the Western Front
Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri and Eric Saindon, Avatar: The Way of Water
Russell Earl, Dan Lemmon, Anders Langlands and Dominic Tuohy, The Batman
Benjamin Brewer, Ethan Feldbau, Jonathan Kombrinck and Zak Stoltz, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Seth Hill, Scott R. Fisher, Bryan Litson and Ryan Tudhope, Top Gun: Maverick

British Short Animation

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Middle Watch
Your Mountain is Waiting

British Short Film

The Ballad of Olive Morris
Bazigaga
Bus Girl
A Drifting Up
An Irish Goodbye

EE Rising Star

Aimee Lou Wood
Daryl McCormack
Emma Mackey
Naomi Ackie
Sheila Atim

The awards ceremony, highlighting the best in British and international film, will take place on February 19th, hosted by actor Richard E. Grant at London’s Royal Festival Hall.