Justine Triet’s Cannes Palme d’Or Anatomy Of A Fall continued its buzzy awards season career on Thursday as it clocked up seven BAFTA nominations, including best director and film.The drama was also nominated for best original screenplay, film not in the English language, actress for Sandra Hüller, casting and editing.
Triet’s nomination for best director was one of the biggest surprises given that Martin Scorsese, Greta Gerwig and Yorgos Lanthimos were shut out of the category.
The BAFTA nomination haul comes amid a strong theatrical performance for Anatomy Of A Fall in the UK, which has been a tough market for non-English language fare in recent years.
Launched there on November 10, the movie had grossed $2M (£1.65M) for Picturehouse up until Jan 15, achieving a 36% uptick in the box office the week of January 8 in the wake of its Golden Globe wins.
Read more on deadline.com