Fresh from their IFTA wins, the award-winning Irish-language film Kneecap and The Outrun star Saoirse Ronan are among the nominees at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards in London tonight.
Kneecap, writer-director Rich Peppiatt's critically acclaimed biopic of the Belfast rap trio of the same name, has six nominations: Outstanding Debut, Original Screenplay, Casting, Film Not in the English Language, Editing, and Outstanding British Film.
The box office hit includes Belfast's Fine Point Films, Dublin's Wildcard Distribution, London's Mother Tongues Films, and the British Film Institute (BFI) among its producers.
Among the organisations that funded the film are: Northern Ireland Screen, the Irish Language Broadcast Fund, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán, and TG4.
IFTA winner Saoirse Ronan has again been nominated for Leading Actress for her role in the addiction recovery drama The Outrun, alongside Cynthia Erivo for Wicked, Marianne Jean-Baptiste for Hard Truths, Demi Moore for The Substance, Mikey Madison for Anora, and Karla Sofía Gascón for Emilia Pérez.
Based on the best-selling memoir of the same name by Amy Liptrot, The Outrun tells the story of Rona, a young woman who returns to the Orkney Islands after years of partying in London and a spell in rehab for alcoholism. The Outrun has also been nominated in the Outstanding British Film category.
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The Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice, produced by the Dublin-based Tailored Films, is nominated in three categories: Best Actor for Sebastian Stan, Best Supporting Actor for Jeremy Strong, and Casting.
Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal overseeing the election of a new pope, leads the BAFTA Film Awards nominations with 12 nods.
Other films to receive multiple nominations include the musical crime comedy Emilia Pérez (11), the post-war epic The Brutalist (nine), the dark fairy tale Anora (seven), and the musical Wicked (seven) while the British Irish composer Robin Carolan is among Nosferatu's five nominees.
Coverage of the David Tennant-hosted awards ceremony from the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall begins on BBC One at 7pm.
The full list of nominees:
Best Film
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Outstanding British Film
Bird
Blitz
Conclave
Gladiator II
Hard Truths
Kneecap
Lee
Love Lies Bleeding
The Outrun
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Hoard, Luna Carmoon (director, writer)
Kneecap, Rich Peppiatt (director, writer)
Monkey Man, Dev Patel (director)
Santosh, Sandhya Suri (director, writer), James Bowsher (producer), Balthazar De Ganay (producer) [also produced by Alan McAlex, Mike Goodridge]
Sister Midnight, Karan Kandhari (director, writer)
Best Film Not in the English Language
All We Imagine as Light
Emilia Pérez
I'm Still Here
Kneecap
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Documentary
Black Box Diaries
Daughters
No Other Land
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Will & Harper
Best Director
Anora, Sean Baker
The Brutalist, Brady Corbet
Conclave, Edward Berger
Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve
Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard
The Substance, Coralie Fargeat
Best Original Screenplay
Anora
The Brutalist
Kneecap
A Real Pain
The Substance
Best Adapted Screenplay
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
Best Leading Actress
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Saoirse Ronan, The Outrun
Best Leading Actor
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Hugh Grant, Heretic
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Best Supporting Actress
Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Last Showgirl
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Best Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov, Anora
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Best Animated Film
Flow
Inside Out 2
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best Children's & Family Film
Flow
Kensuke's Kingdom
Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Best Casting
Anora
The Apprentice
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Kneecap
Best Cinematography
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
Best Editing
Anora
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Kneecap
Best Costume Design
Blitz
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Nosferatu
Wicked
Best Make-up & Hair
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked
Best Original Score
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
The Wild Robot
Best Production Design
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked
Best Sound
Blitz
Dune: Part Two
Gladiator II
The Substance
Wicked
Best Special Visual Effects
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Gladiator II
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Best British Short Animation
Adiós
Mog's Christmas
Wander to Wonder
Best British Short Film
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
Marion
Milk
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Stomach Bug
Rising Star Award (voted for by the public)
Marisa Abela
Jharrel Jerome
David Jonsson
Mikey Madison
Nabhaan Rizwan
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