The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominees for its 75th annual awards. Leading the pack with 11 film nods is Dune, many in the technical categories. With five nominations, West Side Story is the leading musical contender. TV presenters AJ Odudu and Tom Allen, who will serve as red carpet hosts for BAFTA’s EE British Academy Film Awards, presented the list of contenders at the academy’s recently refurbished building in London. An in-person award ceremony is scheduled for March 13 at Royal Albert Hall, with actress Rebel Wilson in her hosting debut.
The five nominations for West Side Story include Supporting Actress (Ariana DeBose), Supporting Actor (Mike Faist), Casting (Cindy Tolan), Production Design (Adam Stockhausen, Rena Deangelo), and Sound (Brian Chumney, Tod Maitland, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom). Four nominations went to Cyrano, including Outstanding British Film, Production Design (Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer), Costume Design (Massimo Cantini Parrini), and Make Up & Hair (Alessandro Bertolazzi, Siân Miller).
Other musicals earning nods include Everybody’s Talking About Jamie for Outstanding British Film, Encanto for Animated Film, and Summer of Soul for Documentary and for Editing (Joshua L. Pearson). The nominees for Original Score are Being the Ricardos (Daniel Pemberton), Don’t Look Up (Nicholas Britell), Dune (Hans Zimmer), The French Dispatch (Alexandre Desplat), and The Power of the Dog (Jonny Greenwood).