“Joker” is the one to watch at the upcoming BAFTAs, but if you’re looking for diversity and female directors, sadly you’ll have to look somewhere else. All the acting nominees are white, and all the directors are male.
Led by a lead actor nomination for Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker” received 11 nominations for Britain’s equivalent to the Oscars, competing with familiar Golden Globe nominees Taron Egerton, “Rocketman,” Leonardo DiCaprio for “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” Adam Driver for “Marriage Story,” and Jonathan Pryce for “The Two Popes.”
Renée Zellweger leads the nominations for the best actress category for her role in “Judy,” alongside Jessie Buckley, “Wild Rose,” Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story,” Saoirse Ronan, “Little Women,” and Charlize Theron for “Bombshell.”
Here are the other notable highlights:
See the full nomination page HERE.
- 11 nominations for Joker
- 10 nominations for The Irishman and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
- Nine nominations for 1917
- Six nominations for Jojo Rabbit
- Five nominations for Little Women, Marriage Story and The Two Popes
- Four nominations for For Sama, Parasite and Rocketman
- Three nominations for Bombshell, Judy, Le Mans ’66 and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The ceremony will be held on Feb. 2 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
