Naman Ramachandran The BAFTA revealed a bunch of diverse nominations on Thursday and the talent behind the recognized films are understandably ecstatic.Jane Campion’s moody western “The Power of the Dog” scored eight nominations.
Benedict Cumberbatch, best actor nominee for the film, said: “I’m deeply humbled and grateful to BAFTA for this nomination. The journey to play Phil Burbank took me a long way from anything familiar to me and this recognition of that work feels like completing the circle and coming home.
I’m also thrilled and proud as punch for our amazing leader Jane and the film’s nominations and also for the recognition of my brilliant friends Jesse [Plemons] and Kodi [Smit-McPhee].” Smit-McPhee, who is nominated for supporting actor, said: “Thank you so much BAFTA for supporting our film through these nominations.
I’m humbled and beyond grateful that my performance has resonated with them to this capacity, and I’m so excited to see that Jesse’s incredible work has been recognized in the same category as well.”Producers Iain Canning and Emile Sherman from See-Saw Films said: “We are incredibly grateful for today’s BAFTA nominations, and thrilled that ‘The Power of the Dog’ is connecting with audiences as well as our community of filmmakers around the world.
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