'Oppenheimer' aims for a record haul as stars shine at the British Academy Film Awards
Atom-bomb epic “Oppenheimer” could smash records at the British Academy Film Awards if it makes good on its field-leading 13 nominations
LONDON (AP) — Atom-bomb epic “Oppenheimer” could smash a 53-year-old record at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday if it makes good on its field-leading 13 nominations.
Christopher Nolan ’s biopic of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer is up for trophies including best film, best director and best actor for star Cillian Murphy. A good night could see it surpass the record nine awards won by “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” in 1971.
It faces stiff competition from Gothic fantasia “Poor Things,” which has 11 nominations including best film, director for Yorgos Lanthimos and actress for Emma Stone. Historical epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” and Holocaust drama “ The Zone of Interest” have nine nominations each for the prizes, officially called the EE BAFTA Film Awards.
“ Barbie,” one half of 2023’s “Barbenheimer” box office juggernaut and the year’s top-grossing film, has five nominations but missed out on nods for best picture and best director. Many see the omission of “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig — for both the BAFTAs and the Oscars — as a major snub.
