Precursor: 64th British Academy Nominations (2022)

Can history repeat itself at the Oscars, these nominations might suggest it’s possible. A new adaptation of the classic novel All Quiet on the Western Front crushed its competitors to come up ahead in the BAFTA nominations. Proving that American films weren’t all they were cracked up to be, Avatar: The Way of Water and Top Gun: Maverick had anemic tallies while a lot of the frontrunners made it through. Overall, there were just enough surprises to be interesting while also not being instructive since Oscar voting has already ended. That means that if All Quiet on the Western Front hadn’t surged enough in time, these nominations aren’t a reflection, but an afterthought.

Nominations Tallies

(14) All Quiet on the Western Front
(10) Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Banshees of Inisherin
(9) Elvis
(5) Tár
(4) The Batman, Aftersun, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, Top Gun: Maverick, The Whale
(3) Babylon, Empire of Light, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Living, Triangle of Sadness

The Nominations

Best Film

All Quiet on the Western Front
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Tár

Best Animated Film

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Best Director

Edward Berger – All Quiet on the Western Front
Todd Field – Tár
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
Park Chan-wook – Decision to Leave
Gina Prince-Bythewood – The Woman King

Best Actor

Austin Butler – Elvis
Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Daryl McCormack – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Bill Nighy – Living

Best Actress

Cate Blanchett – Tár
Viola Davis – The Woman King
Danielle Deadwyler – Till
Ana de Armas – Blonde
Emma Thompson – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actor

Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Eddie Redmayne – The Good Nurse
Albrecht Schuch – All Quiet on the Western Front
Michael Ward – Empire of Light

Best Supporting Actress

Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau – The Whale
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Dolly de Leon – Triangle of Sadness
Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Carey Mulligan – She Said

Best Original Screenplay

The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Tár
Triangle of Sadness

Best Adapted Screenplay

All Quiet on the Western Front
Living
The Quiet Girl
She Said
The Whale

Best Original Score

All Quiet on the Western Front
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Best Editing

All Quiet on the Western Front
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Cinematography

All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman
Elvis
Empire of Light
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Production Design

All Quiet on the Western Front
Babylon
The Batman
Elvis
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Best Costume Design

All Quiet on the Western Front
Amsterdam
Babylon
Elvis
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Best Makeup & Hair

All Quiet on the Western Front
The Batman
Elvis
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
The Whale

Best Sound

All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
Elvis
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Special Visual Effects

All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Top Gun: Maverick

Best Casting

Aftersun
All Quiet on the Western Front
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Triangle of Sadness

Best Film Not in the English Language

All Quiet on the Western Front
Argentina, 1985
Corsage
Decision to Leave
The Quiet Girl

Best Documentary

All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
Moonage Daydream
Navalny

Best British Short Animation

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Middle Watch
Your Mountain Is Waiting

Best British Short Film

The Ballad of Olive Morris
Bazigaga
Bus Girl
A Drifing Up
An Irish Goodbye

Rising Star Award

Aimee Lou Wood
Daryl McCormack
Emma Mackey
Naomi Ackie
Sheila Atim

Best British Film

Aftersun
The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian and Charles
Empire of Light
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Living
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
See How They Run
The Swimmers
The Wonder

Outstanding British Debut

Katy Brand – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Maia Kenworthy – Rebellion
Marie Lidén – Electric Malady
Georgia Oakley – Blue Jean
Charlotte Wells – Aftersun