BAFTA Awards: ‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘Conclave’ Lead Longlists With 15 and 14 Nods Apiece
variety.comConclave,” Focus Features’ Papal mystery-thriller from Edward Berger set within the Vatican, has 14, including best film, director and leading actor for Ralph Fiennes.
Further down, a tight pack of films includes “The Substance,” “The Brutalist” and “A Complete Unknown” on 11 lists, “Wicked” and “Dune: Part Two” on 10 and “Anora” and “Gladiator 2” on nine.
All, with the exception of “Gladiator 2,” are on the best film longlist. Ridley Scott’s epic return to the coliseum also missed out on best director and leading man, although Denzel Washington — who has never been BAFTA-nominated before — did get a supporting actor slot.
There should be cheers from Belfast, with “Kneecap” — the raucous Irish-language music biopic that’s easily among the smallest films competing in terms of budget — managing to keep up with major studio titles, landing seven longlist slots including best film.
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