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Our top picks for the upcoming 2024 EE British Academy Film Awards, which honours best national and foreign films of 2023.
The 77th British Academy Film Awards, also known as the BAFTAs, will be held on the 18th February 2024. The event takes place at the Royal Festival Hall in London, and will be hosted by David Tennant.
Killers of the Flower Moon
Director: Martin Scorsese
Nominated for: Best Film, Supporting Actor, Original Score, Casting, Cinematography Editing, Production Design, Costume Design, Make Up & Hair
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Brendan Fraser
Synopsis: Set in 1920s Oklahoma, it depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the Reign of Terror.
The Holdovers
Director: Alexander Payne
Nominated for: Best Film, Director, Original Screenplay, Leading Actor, Supporting Actress (WINNER), Supporting Actor, Casting (WINNER)
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston
Synopsis: A bad-tempered history teacher at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays following a failing grade from one of his students. There, he begins to bond with a troubled student who has no place to go, and a grieving cook.
Anatomy of a Fall
Director: Justine Triet
Nominated for: Best Film, Film Not In The English Language, Director, Original Screenplay (WINNER), Leading Actress, Casting, Editing
Starring: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner, Samuel Theis
Synopsis: A clever and compelling drama about a woman who must prove her innocence after the unexpected death of her husband, whilst their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.
The Zone of Interest
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Nominated for: Outstanding British Film (WINNER), Film Not In The English Language (WINNER), Director, Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actress, Cinematoraphy, Editing, Production Design, Sound (WINNER)
Starring: Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, Ralph Herforth, Daniel Holzberg
Synopsis: The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife, Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
Napoleon
Director: Ridley Scott
Nominated for: Outstanding British Film Costume, Design, Make Up & Hair, Special Visual Effects
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Rupert Everett, Tahar Rahim
Synopsis: A look at the military commander's origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine.