The Irish actors, who are clearly not British, have once again turned out in force for the 2024 British Academy Film Awards. They received two nominations for best actor, for Cillian Murphy’s portrayal of “the father of the atomic bomb” in Oppenheimer and Barry Keoghan’s star turn in the dark comedy Saltburn, and one nomination for best supporting actor, for Paul Mescal’s role as Andrew Scott’s lover in All of Us Strangers. However, Scott was not included in the best actor category, despite being heavily anticipated to receive a nomination as well.
The Irish received half as many nominations as they did the previous year, when Keoghan won the best supporting actor award for his role in the tragicomedy The Banshees of Inisherin, along with Kerry Condon, his Irish co-star, in the best supporting actress category. Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, Daryl McCormack, and Mescal also received acting nominations. Despite this, the Irish have the strongest showing this year among all nationalities outside of the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
The British Academy Film Awards, also referred to as the BAFTAs (British Academy of Film and Television Arts), are an annual celebration of film, akin to the Oscars but with a focus on British cinema. The television awards are presented separately in May. The awards ceremony, which was established in 1949, will be in its 77th year this year.
Everything you need to know about the BAFTAs in 2024 is provided below:
How can You watch the ceremony, and when is it?
The British Academy Film Awards ceremony is set to happen this year on Sunday, February 18, at London’s Southbank Center’s Royal Festival Hall.
Starting at 8 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET), it will be aired on BBC One and streamed on BBC iPlayer.
Event coverage from the red carpet prior to the awards ceremony will be available on the BAFTA YouTube channel.
Who will host the BAFTAs in 2024?
This year’s host of the awards ceremony is David Tennant, who gained international recognition for playing the principal character in the classic British science fiction series Doctor Who from 2005 to 2010 and again from 2022 to 2023.
Jane Millichip, CEO of BAFTA, said about the Scottish actor who’s also known for his theater work: “He is deservedly beloved by British and international audiences, alike. His warmth, charm and mischievous wit will make it a must-watch show next month for our guests at the Royal Festival Hall and the millions of people watching at home.”
Who is nominated for a BAFTA in 2024?
Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan seems to be the movie to beat; it has been nominated for 13 BAFTAs this year, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress for Emily Blunt, and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. At the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, the ensemble and crew have already won numerous awards for outstanding acting and overall production.
Poor Things, a bleak comedy directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and co-produced by the Irish firm Element Pictures, is trailing closely behind Oppenheimer with 11 nominations, including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actress for Emma Stone. Additionally, it is vying for Best Film.
Killers of the Flower Moon, the epic film directed by Martin Scorsese, received nominations for nine awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Robert de Niro. Remarkably, Lily Gladstone—a favourite for the Oscars and the winner of the Golden Globe for Best Actress—did not receive a nomination at the BAFTAs.
The Zone of Interest, a war film helmed by Jonathan Glazer, garnered nine nominations as well.
Barbie, the box office hit directed by Greta Gerwig, received nominations for five awards: Best Original Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Leading Actress (Margot Robbie), and Best Supporting Actor (Ryan Gosling).
The Rising Star Award, sponsored by British telecom company EE and the only award that is open to public voting, has the following nominees: Jacob Elordi from Saltburn; Phoebe Dynevor, the lead actress in Fair Play; Mia McKenna-Bruce from How to Have Sex; Sophie Wilde from Talk to Me; and Ayo Edebiri, a Boston native best known for The Bear and an Irish icon in her own right.
The full list of nominations is shown below, ahead of the ceremony in February:
BEST FILM
- Anatomy of a Fall, Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion
- The Holdovers, Mark Johnson
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Dan Friedkin, Daniel Lupi, Martin Scorsese, Bradley Thomas
- Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas
- Poor Things, Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
- All of Us Strangers, Andrew Haigh, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Sarah Harvey
- How to Have Sex, Molly Manning Walker, Emily Leo, Ivana MacKinnon, Konstantinos Kontovrakis
- Napoleon, Ridley Scott, Mark Huffam, Kevin J. Walsh, David Scarpa
- The Old Oak, Ken Loach, Rebecca O’Brien, Paul Laverty
- Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone, Tony McNamara
- Rye Lane, Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo, Damian Jones, Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia
- Saltburn, Emerald Fennell, Josey McNamara, Margot Robbie
- Scrapper, Charlotte Regan, Theo Barrowclough
- Wonka, Paul King, Alexandra Derbyshire, David Heyman, Simon Farnaby
- The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer
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 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)
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- 20 Days in Mariupol, Mstyslav Chernov, Raney Aronson Rath
- Anatomy of a Fall, Justine Triet, Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion
- Past Lives, Celine Song, David Hinojosa, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon
- Society of the Snow, J.A. Bayona, Belen Atienza
- The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer,
DOCUMENTARY
- 20 Days in Mariupol, Mstyslav Chernov, Raney Aronson Rath
- American Symphony, Matthew Heineman, Lauren Domino, Joedan Okun
- Beyond Utopia, Madeleine Gavin, Rachel Cohen, Jana Edelbaum
- Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, Davis Guggenheim, Jonathan King, Annetta Marion
- Wham! Chris Smith
ANIMATED FILM
- The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki
- Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Sam Fell, Leyla Hobart, Steve Pegram
- Elemental, Peter Sohn, Denise Ream
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Avi Arad, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, Christina Steinberg
DIRECTOR
- All of Us Strangers, Andrew Haigh
- Anatomy of a Fall, Justine Triet
- The Holdovers, Alexander Payne
- Maestro, Bradley Cooper
- Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan
- The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Anatomy of a Fall, Justine Triet, Arthur Harari
- Barbie, Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
- The Holdovers, David Hemingson
- Maestro, Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer
- Past Lives, Celine Song
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- All of Us Strangers, Andrew Haigh
- American Fiction, Cord Jefferson
- Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan
- Poor Things, Tony McNamara
- The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer
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
LEADING ACTOR
- Bradley Cooper, Maestro
- Colman Domingo, Rustin
- Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
- Barry Keoghan, Saltburn
- Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
- Teo Yoo, Past Lives
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
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
CASTING
- All of Us Strangers, Kahleen Crawford
- Anatomy of a Fall, Cynthia Arra
- The Holdovers, Susan Shopmaker
- How to Have Sex, Isabella Odoffin
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Ellen Lewis, Rene Haynes
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Rodrigo Prieto
- Maestro, Matthew Libatique
- Oppenheimer, Hoyte van Hoytema
- Poor Things, Robbie Ryan
- The Zone of Interest, Łukasz Żal
EDITING
- Anatomy of a Fall, Laurent Sénéchal
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Thelma Schoonmaker
- Oppenheimer, Jennifer Lame
- Poor Things, Yorgos Mavropsaridis
- The Zone of Interest, Paul Watts
PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Barbie, Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Jack Fisk, Adam Willis
- Oppenheimer, Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman
- Poor Things, Shona Heath, James Price, Zsuzsa Mihalek
- The Zone of Interest, Chris Oddy, Joanna Maria Kuś, Katarzyna Sikora
COSTUME DESIGN
- Barbie, Jacqueline Durran
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Jacqueline West
- Napoleon, Dave Crossman, Janty Yates
- Oppenheimer, Ellen Mirojnick
- Poor Things, Holly Waddington
MAKE UP & HAIR
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Kay Georgiou, Thomas Nellen
- Maestro, Sian Grigg, Kay Georgiou, Kazu Hiro, Lori McCoy-Bell
- Napoleon, Jana Carboni, Francesco Pegoretti, Satinder Chumber, Julia Vernon
- Oppenheimer, Luisa Abel, Jaime Leigh McIntosh, Jason Hamer, Ahou Mofid
- Poor Things, Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, Josh Weston
SOUND
- Ferrari, Angelo Bonanni, Tony Lamberti, Andy Nelson, Lee Orloff, Bernard Weiser
- Maestro, Richard King, Steve Morrow, Tom Ozanich, Jason Ruder, Dean Zupancic
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Chris Burdon, James H. Mather, Chris Munro, Mark Taylor
- Oppenheimer, Willie Burton, Richard King, Kevin O’Connell, Gary A. Rizzo
- The Zone of Interest, Johnnie Burn, Tarn Willers
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
- The Creator, Jonathan Bullock, Charmaine Chan, Ian Comley, Jay Cooper
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Theo Bialek, Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Neil Corbould, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland, Alex Wuttke
- Napoleon, Henry Badgett, Neil Corbould, Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet
- Poor Things, Simon Hughes
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
- Crab Day, Ross Stringer, Bartosz Stanislawek, Aleksandra Sykulak
- Visible Mending, Samantha Moore, Tilley Bancroft
- Wild Summon, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Jay Woolley
ORIGINAL SCORE
- Killers of the Flower Moon, Robbie Robertson
- Oppenheimer, Ludwig Göransson
- Poor Things, Jerskin Fendrix
- Saltburn, Anthony Willis
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Daniel Pemberton
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
- The Creator, Jonathan Bullock, Charmaine Chan, Ian Comley, Jay Cooper
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Theo Bialek, Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Neil Corbould, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland, Alex Wuttke
- Napoleon, Henry Badgett, Neil Corbould, Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet
- Poor Things, Simon Hughes
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
- Crab Day, Ross Stringer, Bartosz Stanislawek, Aleksandra Sykulak
- Visible Mending, Samantha Moore, Tilley Bancroft
- Wild Summon, Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Jay Woolley
BRITISH SHORT FILM
- Festival of Slaps, Abdou Cissé, Cheri Darbon, George Telfer
- Gorka, Joe Weiland, Alex Jefferson
- Jellyfish and Lobster, Yasmin Afifi, Elizabeth Rufai
- Such a Lovely Day, Simon Woods, Polly Stokes, Emma Norton, Kate Phibbs
- Yellow, Elham Ehsas, Dina Mousawi, Azeem Bhati, Yiannis Manolopoulos
EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
- Phoebe Dyenvor
- Ayo Edebiri
- Jacob Elordi
- Mia McKenna-Bruce
- Sophie Wilde