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12th Fail is among the 265 films eligible for the Oscars in 2024.

The Academy stated that out of 321 feature films from around the world that qualified for the next Oscars, 265 are eligible to be nominated for Best Picture.



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Oscar Officials


ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

NOMINEES


BRADLEY COOPER

Maestro

COLMAN DOMINGO

Rustin

PAUL GIAMATTI

The Holdovers

CILLIAN MURPHY

Oppenheimer

JEFFREY WRIGHT

American Fiction


ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

NOMINEES


STERLING K. BROWN

American Fiction

ROBERT DE NIRO

Killers of the Flower Moon

ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

Oppenheimer

RYAN GOSLING

Barbie

MARK RUFFALO

Poor Things


ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

NOMINEES


ANNETTE BENING

Nyad

LILY GLADSTONE

Killers of the Flower Moon

SANDRA HÜLLER

Anatomy of a Fall

CAREY MULLIGAN

Maestro

EMMA STONE

Poor Things


ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

NOMINEES


EMILY BLUNT

Oppenheimer

DANIELLE BROOKS

The Color Purple

AMERICA FERRERA

Barbie

JODIE FOSTER

Nyad

DA'VINE JOY RANDOLPH

The Holdovers


ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

NOMINEES


THE BOY AND THE HERON

Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki

ELEMENTAL

Peter Sohn and Denise Ream

NIMONA

Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary

ROBOT DREAMS

Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé and Sandra Tapia Díaz

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal


CINEMATOGRAPHY

NOMINEES


EL CONDE

Edward Lachman

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

Rodrigo Prieto

MAESTRO

Matthew Libatique

OPPENHEIMER

Hoyte van Hoytema

POOR THINGS

Robbie Ryan


COSTUME DESIGN

NOMINEES


BARBIE

Jacqueline Durran

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

Jacqueline West

NAPOLEON

Janty Yates and Dave Crossman

OPPENHEIMER

Ellen Mirojnick

POOR THINGS

Holly Waddington


DIRECTING

NOMINEES


ANATOMY OF A FALL

Justine Triet

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

Martin Scorsese

OPPENHEIMER

Christopher Nolan

POOR THINGS

Yorgos Lanthimos

THE ZONE OF INTEREST

Jonathan Glazer


DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

NOMINEES


BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT

Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek

THE ETERNAL MEMORY

FOUR DAUGHTERS

Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha

TO KILL A TIGER

Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim

20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL

Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath


DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

NOMINEES


THE ABCS OF BOOK BANNING

Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic

THE BARBER OF LITTLE ROCK

John Hoffman and Christine Turner

ISLAND IN BETWEEN

S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien

THE LAST REPAIR SHOP

Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers

NǍI NAI & WÀI PÓ

Sean Wang and Sam Davis


FILM EDITING

NOMINEES


ANATOMY OF A FALL

Laurent Sénéchal

THE HOLDOVERS

Kevin Tent

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

Thelma Schoonmaker

OPPENHEIMER

Jennifer Lame

POOR THINGS

Yorgos Mavropsaridis


INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

NOMINEES


IO CAPITANO

Italy

PERFECT DAYS

Japan

SOCIETY OF THE SNOW

Spain

THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE

Germany

THE ZONE OF INTEREST

United Kingdom


MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

NOMINEES


GOLDA

Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra Kelly-Blue

MAESTRO

Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell

OPPENHEIMER

Luisa Abel

POOR THINGS

Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston

SOCIETY OF THE SNOW

Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé


MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

NOMINEES


AMERICAN FICTION

Laura Karpman

INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

John Williams

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

Robbie Robertson

OPPENHEIMER

Ludwig Göransson

POOR THINGS

Jerskin Fendrix


MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

NOMINEES


THE FIRE INSIDE

from Flamin' Hot; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren

I'M JUST KEN

from Barbie; Music and Lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt

IT NEVER WENT AWAY

from American Symphony; Music and Lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson

WAHZHAZHE (A SONG FOR MY PEOPLE)

from Killers of the Flower Moon; Music and Lyric by Scott George

WHAT WAS I MADE FOR?

from Barbie; Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell


BEST PICTURE

NOMINEES


AMERICAN FICTION

Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers

ANATOMY OF A FALL

Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, Producers

BARBIE

David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner, Producers

THE HOLDOVERS

Mark Johnson, Producer

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Lupi, Producers

MAESTRO

Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers

OPPENHEIMER

Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers

PAST LIVES

David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, Producers

POOR THINGS

Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone, Producers

THE ZONE OF INTEREST

James Wilson, Producer


PRODUCTION DESIGN

NOMINEES


BARBIE

Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis

NAPOLEON

Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Elli Griff

OPPENHEIMER

Production Design: Ruth De Jong; Set Decoration: Claire Kaufman

POOR THINGS

Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek


ANIMATED SHORT FILM

NOMINEES


LETTER TO A PIG

Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter

NINETY-FIVE SENSES

Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess

OUR UNIFORM

Yegane Moghaddam

PACHYDERME

Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius

WAR IS OVER! INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC OF JOHN & YOKO

Dave Mullins and Brad Booker


LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

NOMINEES


THE AFTER

Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham

INVINCIBLE

Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron

KNIGHT OF FORTUNE

Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk

RED, WHITE AND BLUE

Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane

THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR

Wes Anderson and Steven Rales


SOUND

NOMINEES


THE CREATOR

Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic

MAESTRO

Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE

Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor

OPPENHEIMER

Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O'Connell

THE ZONE OF INTEREST

Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn


VISUAL EFFECTS

NOMINEES


THE CREATOR

Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould

GODZILLA MINUS ONE

Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3

Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE

Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould

NAPOLEON

Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco and Neil Corbould


WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)

NOMINEES


AMERICAN FICTION

Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson

BARBIE

Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach

OPPENHEIMER

Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan

POOR THINGS

Screenplay by Tony McNamara

THE ZONE OF INTEREST

Written by Jonathan Glazer


WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)

NOMINEES


ANATOMY OF A FALL

Screenplay - Justine Triet and Arthur Harari

THE HOLDOVERS

Written by David Hemingson

MAESTRO

Written by Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer

MAY DECEMBER

Screenplay by Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik

PAST LIVES

Written by Celine Song



Mumbai (Maharashtra), January 22, 2024. Kiran Rao, a filmmaker, is preparing to release her new film 'Laapataa Ladies'.


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Interestingly, the film's trailer will be connected to the theatrical prints of the Siddharth Anand-directed aerial action drama 'Fighter', which also stars Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, and Anil Kapoor.

'Laapataa Ladies' is presented by Jio Studios and produced by Aamir Khan and Jyoti Deshpande. The film will be released on March 1, 2024. The lead cast of 'Laapataa Ladies' includes Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Shrivastava, Chhaya Kadam, and Ravi Kishan. The film, set in 2001 in rural India, follows the hilarity that unfolds when two young brides become separated on a train.

The film was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) last year. Aamir and Kiran expressed their gratitude for the overwhelming reception to their effort. Aamir stated, "I am overjoyed with the public, press, and industry reaction to 'Laapataa Ladies'. I am very proud of Kiran and her development as a powerful voice in the popular realm! I can't wait for the film's release."

Kiran also expressed her satisfaction at receiving such a positive reception, saying, "There's no better reward for a filmmaker than to witness firsthand the laughter, tears, and applause of your audience, and at TIFF we were delighted and humbled by it. A great thank you for all the support and love we received, and we are looking forward now to bringing 'Laapataa Ladies' to theatres at home in India."




There's no such thing as expected at BAFTA," explains Anna Higgs, chair of the film committee, speaking to Variety after the nominees were announced. "I think to play a guessing game with our expert members and where they can go, particularly in a year that's so competitive, is hard."


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Whatever happened to "Barbie"? This is likely to be one of the burning topics following the revelation of the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards nominations on Thursday, which saw Greta Gerwig's cultural phenomenon and box office powerhouse go unnominated in the best film and director categories.

While the film's five BAFTA nominations (including leading actress, supporting actor, and original screenplay) are undeniably impressive, the figure is likely to have taken many awards watchers by surprise. The film landed 15 positions on the BAFTA Longlists earlier this month after the first round of voting, tying for top place with "Oppenheimer" (which eventually received 13 nominations) and "Killers of the Flower Moon" (nine nominations). Given its status as the biggest film of 2023, and the fact that it has broken so many key records along the way, many may have felt a best film and director nomination was almost certain.

Higgs notes that both the number of BAFTA film entries and the number of movies voters are watching is up year-on-year, making it “more and more competitive, and more intense.”

While Gerwig may not have landed a director nomination, neither did many female directors, with “Anatomy of a Fall’s” Justine Triet the solitary woman among the six. This is an area that BAFTA sought to improve with the major overhaul of its voting process in 2020 (following a year where zero female directors were nominated), which added the Longlist stage that included an intervention to ensure gender parity.

"But we know it's not a fair race from the start," adds Higgs, citing a recent study that found only 12 female directors among the top 100 grossing films of the previous year. "We only have one female-directed picture for every three films directed by men. So having a woman on that nominee's list is a wonderful thing."

She does, however, highlight four female directors in the category of great British films: Molly Manning Walker ("How to Have Sex"), Raine Allen Miller ("Rye Lane"), Emerald Fennell ("Saltburn"), and Charlotte Regan ("Scrapper").

"We've got lots of women across the board," Higgs says, adding that 11 of the 33 directors nominated in various categories this year are women. "And we're seeing brand new emerging filmmakers with debut films up against legendary filmmakers, which speaks to the excitement and also the range of films that BAFTA celebrates for their excellence on their merit."


BAFTA 2024 NOMINATIONS are as follows:


Best film






Outstanding British film






Poor Things






Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer


Blue Bag Life – Lisa Selby (director), Rebecca Lloyd-Evans (director, producer), Alex Fry (producer)


Bobi Wine: The People’s President – Christopher Sharp (director) [also directed by Moses Bwayo]


Earth Mama – Savanah Leaf (writer, director, producer), Shirley O’Connor (producer), Medb Riordan (producer)


How to Have Sex – Molly Manning Walker (writer, director)


Is There Anybody Out There? – Ella Glendining (director)

Best film not in the English language



Anatomy of a Fall




The Zone of Interest

Best animated film






Best Documentary


20 Days in Mariupol

Best director


Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers


Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall


Alexander Payne, The Holdovers


Bradley Cooper, Maestro


Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer


Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest

Best original screenplay


Anatomy of a Fall



The Holdovers



Past Lives

Best adapted screenplay


All of Us Strangers



Oppenheimer


Poor Things


The Zone of Interest


Best leading actress


Fantasia Barrino, The Color Purple


Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall


Carey Mulligan, Maestro


Vivian Oparah, Rye Lane


Margot Robbie, Barbie


Emma Stone, Poor Things


Best leading actor


Bradley Cooper, Maestro


Colman Domingo, Rustin


Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers


Barry Keoghan, Saltburn


Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer


Teo Yoo, Past Lives


Best supporting actress


Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer


Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple


Claire Foy, All of Us Strangers


Sandra Hüller, The Zone of Interest


Rosamund Pike, Saltburn


Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers


Best supporting actor


Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon


Robert Downey Jr, Oppenheimer


Jacob Elordi, Saltburn


Ryan Gosling, Barbie


Paul Mescal, All of Us Strangers


Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers



Best casting


All of Us Strangers


Anatomy of a Fall


The Holdovers


How to Have Sex


Killers of the Flower Moon


Best Cinematography


Killers of the Flower Moon


Maestro


Oppenheimer


Poor Things


The Zone of Interest


Best Editing


Anatomy of a Fall


Killers of the Flower Moon


Oppenheimer


Poor Things


The Zone of Interest


Best costume design


Barbie


Killers of the Flower Moon


Napoleon


Oppenheimer


Poor Things


Best makeup and hair


Killers of the Flower Moon


Maestro


Napoleon


Oppenheimer


Poor Things


Best original score


Killers of the Flower Moon


Oppenheimer


Poor Things


Saltburn


Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse


Best production design


Barbie


Killers of the Flower Moon


Oppenheimer


Poor Things


The Zone of Interest


Best sound



Maestro



Oppenheimer


The Zone of Interest


Best special visual effects




Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One


Napoleon


Poor Things



Best British short animation


Crab Day


Visible Mending


Wild Summon


Best British short film


Festival of Slaps


Gorka


Jellyfish and Lobster


Such a Lovely Day


Yellow


EE BAFTA Rising Star award (voted for by the public)


Phoebe Dynevor


Ayo Edebiri


Jacob Elordi


Mia McKenna-Bruce


Sophie Wilde




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