'Dune', 'Power of the Dog' lead Bafta award nominations
"Belfast", "House of Gucci", and "No Time To Die" are all nominated for outstanding British film at this year's British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) awards.
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A Bafta award.
Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi epic "Dune" and Jane Campion's dark Western "The Power of the Dog" lead this year's British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) nominations, with 11 and eight nominations respectively, the body announced Thursday.
The two movies will compete with Kenneth Branagh's semi-autobiographical "Belfast", Adam McKay's end-of-world comedy "Don't Look Up", and Paul Thomas Anderson's 1970s "Licorice Pizza" for the best film prize.
"Belfast" received a total of six nominations, while Daniel Craig's final James Bond film "No Time to Die" had five, as did "Licorice Pizza".
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— BAFTA (@BAFTA) February 3, 2022
First up, Outstanding British Film
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ποΈ ALI & AVA
ποΈ BELFAST
ποΈ BOILING POINT
ποΈ CYRANO
ποΈ EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE
ποΈ HOUSE OF GUCCI
ποΈ LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
ποΈ NO TIME TO DIE
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Benedict Cumberbatch's troubled cowboy in Campion's thriller is nominated for best actor, along with Leonardo DiCaprio for his role in "Don't Look Up", while Will Smith earns his first Bafta tap for his role as the Williams sisters' father and tennis coach in "King Richard".
Lady Gaga earned a best leading actress nomination for her portrayal of Patrizia Reggiani in Ridley Scott's "House Of Gucci."
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— BAFTA (@BAFTA) February 3, 2022
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ποΈ MAHERSHALA ALI
ποΈ BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH
ποΈ LEONARDO DICAPRIO
ποΈ STEPHEN GRAHAM
ποΈ WILL SMITH #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/JqhmiJsS5v
"Belfast", "House of Gucci" and "No Time To Die" are all nominated for outstanding British film at this year's awards, the winners of which are to be announced during an event at London's Royal Albert Hall on March 13.