The 2024 BAFTA Film Awards are taking place on Sunday at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England, hosted by actor David Tennant. The movie “Oppenheimer,” directed by Christopher Nolan, leads the nominees with 13 nods. Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” follows with 11 nominations, while Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” each received nine nominations. “Barbie” earned five nominations, including one for lead actress Margot Robbie, but missed out on a best picture nod.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards will be the only other major awards event before the Oscars on March 10. The BAFTA ceremony will be broadcast on BBC One in the UK and streamed on BBC iPlayer and BritBox.
A full list of BAFTA nominees includes categories like Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer, Film Not in the English Language, Documentary, Animated Film, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay, Leading Actor, Leading Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Score, Costume Design, Production Design, Special Visual Effects, Make Up and Hair, Editing, Cinematography, Casting, Sound, British Short Animation, British Short Film, and EE Rising Star. The event will also feature live updates on the winners as they are announced during the show.
Vocabulary List:
- BAFTA (noun): British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
- Nominees (noun): Individuals or works nominated for an award or honor.
- Nods (noun): Informal term for a nomination or approval.
- Debut (noun): A first public appearance or performance in a particular role.
- Cinematography (noun): The art or technique of motion-picture photography.
- Streaming (noun): The act or method of transmitting data, especially video and audio, over a computer network.
