Bafta nominations 2023 – live: Film world reacts to awards announcement

All the nominated films, actors and directors – as they’re revealed

'Wonderful' the majority of Bafta Rising Star nominees are women, says Sheila Atim

The Bafta nominations have been announced in London.

The nominees were revealed by Hayley Atwell and Ted Lasso actor Toheeb Jimoh during a live press conference at 12pm on Thursday (19 January).

This year’s Baftas, which are taking place in the UK’s capital city on 19 February, will be presented by Richard E Grant and Alison Hammond, three weeks before the Oscars.

Films in contention include current favourites The Banhees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All at Once and Cate Blanchett film Tár.

Netflix’s German-language war film All Quiet on the Western Front, though, surpassed the favourites to become the most-nominated film.

Actors that were named included Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Austin Butler (Elvis), Brendan Fraser (The Whale) and Banshees of Inisherin stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson.

Follow along with all the live updates, as the nominations were announced, below

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[19 January 2023 09:29 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Hello, and welcome to The Independent’s Bafta nominations live blog! Yes, it really is that time of year again...

[19 January 2023 09:50 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Awards season is in full swing. We’ve had the Golden Globes, the Critics Choice Awards – and next week, the Oscar nominations will arrive.

But before that, the Bafta will announce its nominations for 2023. Who will be named? Let’s take a look...

[19 January 2023 10:05 · Jacob Stolworthy]

The films to have dominated the 2023 awards season so far include Martin McDonagh’sThe Banhees of Inisherin, Tár, starring Cate Blanchett and sleeper hit Everything Everywhere All at Once.

They all featured onn Bafta’s longlist compiling all the possible films that will be nominated. But will they be named later?

‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ (Searchlight Pictures)

[19 January 2023 10:20 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Acting wise, it’s being expected that Best Actor is a two=horse race between Banshees actor Colin Farrell and Brendan Fraser’s comeback performance in The Whale.

Should they get nominated today, it will be each actor’s first ever Bafta nomination.

Will Brendan Fraser receive a Bafta nomination (2018 Invision)

[19 January 2023 10:40 · Jacob Stolworthy]

It really seems as if Tár star Cate Blanchett is the one to beat for Best Actress this year, so a nomination would hardly be surprising. It would be her seventh (seventh!) nomination., with the first arriving in 1999 for Elizabeth.

Fierce competition, though, is expected to manifest in the form of Michelle Yeoh for Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Will Cate Blanchett receive her seventh Bafta nomination? (Universal Pictures)

[19 January 2023 11:00 · Jacob Stolworthy]

It’s a good time to highlight the Rising Star nominees, who were announced earlier this week.

Let’s just say: it was a good day to be a Sex Education star.

Previous winners include James McAvoy, Eva Green, Tom Hardy, Kristen Stewart, Tom Holland and Letitia Wright.

In 2022, the award was won by Lashana Lynch.

[19 January 2023 11:20 · Jacob Stolworthy]

One surprise film that was omitted from the Bafta longlists in several of the main categories was The Fabelmans, which is an Oscar frontrunner following its victory at the Golden Globes earlier this month.

Will this hurt the biographical Steven Spielberg film’s Oscar chances? Time will most certainly tell.

‘The Fabelmans’ (AP)

[19 January 2023 11:35 · Jacob Stolworthy]

There’s not long to go now before Hayley Atwell and Ted Lasso actor Toheeb Jimoh announce this year’s nominations!

[19 January 2023 11:45 · Jacob Stolworthy]

There’s only 15 minutes to go until the nominations are announced – we will be putting each category here as soon as they’re in, so don’t go anywhere.

[19 January 2023 11:50 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Let’s quickly namecheck one film whose campaign appears to have sadly run of steam: Sarah Polley’s Women Talking.

The powerful film, starring Rooney Mara, Jessie Buckley and Claire Foy, is deserving of the top prize.

It’s (finally) released in the UK on 10 February, and we included it in our film preview of 2023.