Conclave and Emilia Perez load up on nominations

In the race for Oscar nominations, the Baftas – their British equivalent – are a stage not to be missed. And Emilia Perezwho was on a roll after the Golden Globes, didn’t stumble. Jacques Audiard’s musical drama about a drug trafficker making a gender transition garners 11 nominations. Almost as much as the papal thriller Conclave by Edward Berger, who won 12. The other big winner of the Golden Globes The Brutalist by Brady Corbet, an account of the harrowing American dream of a Hungarian architect who survived the Holocaust, follows with nine quotes. Sean Baker’s Anora Palme d’Or is in the running in 7 categories.

These four films will be in the running for the best film trophy on February 16, alongsideA complete strangerthe Bob Dylan biopic directed by Timothée Chalamet.

The Baftas were very open to the genre. The horrific fable of Frenchwoman Coralie Fargeat The Substancewhich marks Demi Moore’s return to the forefront, garners 5 nominations. Just like Nosferatu. The epic second part of Dunereleased in March and sometimes a little forgotten by the precursor ceremonies, receives seven citations.

Both Denis Villeneuve and Coralie Fargeat, also in the running in the best screenplay category, can claim the statuette for best director. They will face Jacques Audiard, Sean Baker, Brady Corbet and Edward Berger. The German director of Conclave is very appreciated by the 13,000 members of the Bafta electoral body who had made his previous film a triumph Nothing new in the West.

A tenfold influence on the Oscars?

Very open to international professionals, the Baftas give a small idea of ​​the preferences of this bloc which weighs more and more heavily at the Oscars. English talents represent the second contingent of Oscar voters behind the Americans and ahead of the French! The good behavior of the controversial The Apprenticeyouth portrait of Donald Trump, behind closed doors in prison Sing Sing put his films back in the saddle. The influence of the Baftas could be even more marked this year. Due to the fires ravaging Los Angeles, the 10,000 Oscar voters obtained an extension of their nomination period. Voting closes on January 17 and results will be announced on January 23.

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The verdict of the Bafta voters was therefore eagerly awaited regarding the interpretation categories. Particularly undecided at the moment. In the best actor section, unsurprisingly, Timothée Chalamet (A complete stranger), Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Ralph Fiennes(Conclave). Colman Domingo slips in (Sing Sing), Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) and Hugh Grant (Heretic). Its inclusion comes at the expense of Daniel Craig, a lonely gay writer in Queer.

Among their sisters, exit the heavyweights Kate Winslet (Lee), Nicole Kidman (Babygirl) and Angelina Jolie (Maria). The Baftas selected Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Perez) and honored Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Two sisters) and Saoirse Ronan (The Outrun), which feature two of this year’s most acclaimed British art-house films.

A devilishly eclectic best British film section

In the supporting roles, the heroines ofEmilia Perez Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana face Ariana Grande (Wicked), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave), Jamie Lee Curtis (The Last Showgirl) et Felicity Jones (The Brutalist). Among men Kieran Culkin, on pilgrimage to Poland’s concentration camps in A Real Painwill try to maintain his hold against Edward Norton (A complete stranger), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice), Yura Borisov (Anora), Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing).

To highlight English cinema, the Baftas have dedicated a specific category to them. That of the best British film, particularly eclectic this year with an animated film, a peplum, films on the Second World War, social dramas. We find there The Outrun, Two sisters, Gladiator II,Wallace et Gromit : la palme de la vengeance, Love Lies Bleeding, Lee, BlitzConclave et Kneecap. This delirious and irreverent portrait of Belfast rappers singing in Gaelic and opposing the British presence in Ulster has racked up six nominations and is also in the running for best foreign film alongside‘Emilia Perez !