Historical drama \u201cOppenheimer\u201d leads nominations for the BAFTA Film Awards in London this weekend, but will the movie about the making of the atomic bomb during World War Two, which has already picked up prizes elsewhere, be the winner on the night?Directed by Briton Christopher Nolan, \u201cOppenheimer\u201d, one of last year\u2019s highest-earning movies, has 13 nods at Britain\u2019s top movie honours, followed by sex-charged gothic comedy \u201cPoor Things\u201d starring Emma Stone, with 11.\u201cThe Zone of Interest\u201d, about a family living next to Auschwitz, has nine nominations, and like \u201cPoor Things\u201d, it is in the running for outstanding British film.\u201cBecause it is the BAFTAs, you do get this local love. So you might see a bit more wins for \u2018The Zone Of Interest\u2019,\u201d Digital Spy movies editor Ian Sandwell told Reuters.\u201c\u2026But I just feel \u2018Oppenheimer\u2019 is so strong in all the categories that it\u2019s going to end up with most of the wins.\u201d\u201cOppenheimer\u201d dominated the Golden Globes with five wins and leads nominations for next month\u2019s Academy Awards.At the BAFTAs, it will compete for best film alongside \u201cPoor Things\u201d, \u201cKillers of the Flower Moon\u201d, about the murders of members of the Osage Nation in the 1920s, courtroom drama \u201cAnatomy of a Fall\u201d and \u201cThe Holdovers\u201d, a comedy set in a boys\u2019 boarding school.\u201cI think \u2018Oppenheimer\u2019 certainly for best film,\u201d Tim Richards, founder and CEO of cinema operator Vue International, told Reuters.\u201cChris Nolan is\u2026a Brit and\u2026with the BAFTAs, he\u2019s certainly one of the most highly respected and much loved directors in the business and I think he\u2019s got to be in there for best director as well.\u201dBased on the 2005 biography \u201cAmerican Prometheus\u201d by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, \u201cOppenheimer\u201d features Cillian Murphy as the American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.Murphy and Stone currently lead betting odds to win the leading acting categories. Da\u2019Vine Joy Randolph has already picked up several awards for her supporting actress role in \u201cThe Holdovers\u201d and is widely expected to win again at the BAFTAs. But will Murphy\u2019s \u201cOppenheimer\u201d cast mate and fellow Golden Globe winner Robert Downey Jr. also triumph for supporting actor?\u201cI think (supporting actor) is the one where it\u2019s most likely we\u2019ll get a bit of a surprise, and I think it\u2019ll be Paul Mescal (for \u2018All of Us Strangers\u2019),\u201d Sandwell said.\u201cBarbie\u201d, the highest grossing film of 2023, has five nominations overall, but the omission of Greta Gerwig from the director category raised some eyebrows.\u201c\u2019Barbie\u2019 was\u2026the clear one that seems to have been passed over both by the Academy (Awards) and by BAFTA members and it\u2019s a mystery why,\u201d Richards said.The BAFTAs will be held on Sunday at London\u2019s Royal Festival Hall.(Reuters)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The historical drama film “Oppenheimer” has received the most nominations for the BAFTA Film Awards in London. The film, directed by Christopher Nolan, is about the making of the atomic bomb during World War Two. It has already won several prizes and is expected to win multiple awards at the BAFTAs. “Oppenheimer” dominated the Golden Globes and leads nominations for the Academy Awards as well. The film will compete for best film alongside “Poor Things,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” and “The Holdovers.” Cillian Murphy and Emma Stone are leading the betting odds for the leading acting categories. Da’Vine Joy Randolph is expected to win the supporting actress category for her role in “The Holdovers.” The film “Barbie” has received five nominations but was not included in the director category, which has raised some questions. The BAFTAs will take place on Sunday at London’s Royal Festival Hall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3081,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[850,195,461,186,705,3,187,148,450,433,618,380,293,18],"class_list":["post-3080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-bafta","tag-britain","tag-british","tag-business","tag-cinema","tag-cyprus","tag-international","tag-local","tag-london","tag-school","tag-top","tag-us","tag-war","tag-world"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n