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BAFTAs 2022: The Longlist Nominations

by Diego Andaluz
written by Diego Andaluz

As the most prominent European voting group, the British Academy of Film and Television has announced their initial longlists for their upcoming awards (best known as the BAFTA’s). One of the few major associations to select their awards with the input of a limited jury, they hope to make an impact by providing an intriguing and diverse list that both honors the best in global film while spotlighting British contenders and bringing them to the forefront of the race. Today, Awards Editor Diego Andaluz keep you updated on the longlists of each category as soon as they are announced. With West Side Story and Don’t Look Up leading the longlists with 15 nominations apiece, it’s sure to set the stage for an intriguing race. Read on to find out just how many snubs and surprises took place in the initial nomination longlists for the 2022 BAFTA. You can also see the current nominees for the upcoming 2022 Critics Choice and HCA Film Awards right here on DiscussingFilm.


BEST FILM

  • Being The Ricardos
  • Belfast
  • CODA
  • Don’t Look Up
  • Dune
  • House of Gucci
  • King Richard
  • Licorice Pizza
  • No Time To Die
  • The French Dispatch
  • The Lost Daughter
  • The Power of the Dog
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth
  • tick tick…BOOM!
  • West Side Story

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

  • After Love
  • Ali & Ava
  • Belfast
  • Benediction
  • Boiling Point
  • The Colour Room
  • Cruella
  • Cyrano
  • The Duke
  • The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
  • Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
  • House of Gucci
  • The King’s Man
  • Last Night in Soho
  • Mothering Sunday
  • Munich- The Edge of War
  • No Time To Die
  • Operation Mincemeat
  • Passing
  • Spencer

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

  • After Love
  • Boiling Point
  • Censor
  • Dying to Divorce
  • The Harder They Fall
  • Hostile
  • Keyboard Fantasies
  • Passing
  • The Power
  • Sweetheart

FILM NOT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

  • A Hero
  • Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
  • Compartment No. 6
  • Drive My Car
  • Flee
  • The Hand of God
  • I’m Your Man
  • Lamb
  • The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
  • Parallel Mothers
  • Paris, 13th District
  • Petite Maman
  • Riders of Justice
  • Titane
  • The Worst Person in the World

DOCUMENTARY

  • 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
  • Becoming Cousteau
  • Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry
  • Cow
  • Flee
  • JFK Revisited: Through The Looking Glass
  • Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story
  • The Lost Leonardo
  • The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
  • The Real Charlie Chaplin
  • The Rescue
  • The Sparks Brothers
  • Summer of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
  • Tina
  • The Velvet Underground

ANIMATED FILM

  • Encanto
  • Flee
  • Luca
  • The Mitchells vs the Machines
  • Raya and the Last Dragon
  • Ron’s Gone Wrong
  • Sing 2

DIRECTOR

  • After Love
  • Belfast
  • CODA
  • Don’t Look Up
  • Drive My Car
  • Dune
  • First Cow
  • The Hand of God
  • Happening
  • King Richard
  • Licorice Pizza
  • The Lost Daughter
  • Passing
  • Petite Maman
  • The Power of the Dog
  • The Souvenir Part II
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth
  • Titane
  • West Side Story
  • Zola

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

  • After Love
  • Being The Ricardos
  • Belfast
  • The Card Counter
  • C’mon C’mon
  • Don’t Look Up
  • The Duke
  • The French Dispatch
  • The Hand of God
  • King Richard
  • Last Night in Soho
  • Licorice Pizza
  • Parallel Mothers
  • Petite Maman
  • The Worst Person in the World

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

  • CODA
  • Cyrano
  • Drive My Car
  • Dune
  • The Eyes of Tammy Faye
  • The Green Knight
  • House of Gucci
  • The Last Duel
  • The Lost Daughter
  • No Time To Die
  • Passing
  • The Power of the Dog
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth
  • tick tick…BOOM!
  • West Side Story

LEADING ACTRESS

  • Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
  • Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
  • Lady Gaga, House of Gucci
  • Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
  • Jennifer Hudson, Respect
  • Emilia Jones, CODA
  • Nicole Kidman, Being The Ricardos
  • Jennifer Lawrence, Don’t Look Up
  • Frances McDormand, The Tragedy of Macbeth
  • Renate Reinsve, The Worst Person in the World
  • Claire Rushbrook, Ali & Ava
  • Joanna Scanlan, After Love
  • Kristen Stewart, Spencer
  • Tessa Thompson, Passing
  • Rachel Zegler, West Side Story

LEADING ACTOR

  • Riz Ahmed, Encounter
  • Adeel Akhtar, Ali & Ava
  • Mahershala Ali, Swan Song
  • Javier Bardem, Being The Ricardos
  • Daniel Craig, No Time To Die
  • Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Don’t Look Up
  • Peter Dinklage, Cyrano
  • Adam Driver, House of Gucci
  • Andrew Garfield, tick tick…BOOM!
  • Stephen Graham, Boiling Point
  • Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza
  • Joaquin Phoenix, C’mon C’mon
  • Will Smith, King Richard
  • Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

  • Caitríona Balfe, Belfast
  • Cate Blanchett, Don’t Look Up
  • Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter
  • Ana de Armas, No Time To Die
  • Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
  • Ann Dowd, Mass
  • Judi Dench, Belfast
  • Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
  • Aunjanue, Ellis King Richard
  • Kathryn Hunter, The Tragedy of Macbeth
  • Rita Moreno, West Side Story
  • Ruth Negga, Passing
  • Vinette Robinson, Boiling Point
  • Meryl Streep, Don’t Look Up
  • Anya Taylor-Joy, Last Night in Soho

SUPPORTING ACTOR

  • David Alvarez, West Side Story
  • Bradley Cooper, Licorice Pizza
  • Benicio del Toro, The French Dispatch
  • Jamie Dornan, Belfast
  • Ciarán Hinds, Belfast
  • Mike Faist, West Side Story
  • Andrew Garfield, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
  • Troy Kotsur, CODA
  • Jared Leto, House of Gucci
  • Woody Norman, C’mon C’mon
  • Al Pacino, House of Gucci
  • Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog
  • Mark Rylance, Don’t Look Up
  • J.K. Simmons, Being The Ricardos
  • Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog

CASTING

  • After Love
  • Belfast
  • Boiling Point
  • CODA
  • Don’t Look Up
  • Dune
  • The Hand of God
  • House of Gucci
  • King Richard
  • Licorice Pizza
  • The Lost Daughter
  • Passing
  • The Power of the Dog
  • tick tick…BOOM!
  • West Side Story

CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Belfast
  • C’mon C’mon
  • Cyrano
  • Don’t Look Up
  • Dune
  • The French Dispatch
  • House of Gucci
  • The Last Duel
  • Last Night in Soho
  • Licorice Pizza
  • Nightmare Alley
  • No Time To Die
  • The Power of the Dog
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth
  • West Side Story

COSTUME DESIGN

  • Being The Ricardos
  • Belfast
  • Cruella
  • Cyrano
  • Dune
  • The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
  • The Eyes of Tammy Faye
  • The French Dispatch
  • House of Gucci
  • Last Night in Soho
  • Licorice Pizza
  • Nightmare Alley
  • The Power of the Dog
  • Spencer
  • West Side Story

EDITING

  • Belfast
  • Don’t Look Up
  • Dune
  • The French Dispatch
  • The Hand of God
  • House of Gucci
  • Last Night in Soho
  • Licorice Pizza
  • The Lost Daughter
  • No Time To Die
  • The Power of the Dog
  • Summer of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
  • tick tick…BOOM!
  • Titane
  • West Side Story

MAKE UP & HAIR

  • Being The Ricardos
  • Coming 2 America
  • Cruella
  • Cyrano
  • Don’t Look Up
  • Dune
  • The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
  • The Eyes of Tammy Faye
  • The French Dispatch
  • House of Gucci
  • The King’s Man
  • The Last Duel
  • Last Night in Soho
  • No Time To Die
  • West Side Story

ORIGINAL SCORE

  • Being The Ricardos
  • Don’t Look Up
  • Dune
  • The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
  • The French Dispatch
  • The Green Knight
  • The Harder They Fall
  • King Richard
  • The Last Duel
  • Last Night in Soho
  • The Lost Daughter
  • Nightmare Alley
  • No Time To Die
  • The Power of the Dog
  • Spencer

PRODUCTION DESIGN

  • Being The Ricardos
  • Belfast
  • Cruella
  • Cyrano
  • Dune
  • The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
  • The French Dispatch
  • House of Gucci
  • The Last Duel
  • Licorice Pizza
  • Nightmare Alley
  • No Time To Die
  • The Power of the Dog
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth
  • West Side Story

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

  • Black Widow
  • Cruella
  • Don’t Look Up
  • Dune
  • Eternals
  • Free Guy
  • The French Dispatch
  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife
  • The King’s Man
  • Last Night in Soho
  • The Matrix Resurrections
  • No Time To Die
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
  • The Suicide Squad
  • Venom: Let There Be Carnage

SOUND

  • A Quiet Place Part II
  • Belfast
  • CODA
  • Don’t Look Up
  • Dune
  • The French Dispatch
  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife
  • The Harder They Fall
  • The Last Duel
  • Last Night in Soho
  • The Matrix Resurrections
  • No Time To Die
  • The Power of the Dog
  • tick tick…BOOM!
  • West Side Story

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION

  • Affairs of the Art
  • Do Not Feed The Pigeons
  • A Film About A Pudding
  • Homebird
  • Night of the Living Dread
  • Robin Robin

BRITISH SHORT FILM

  • The Black Cop
  • Three Meetings Of The Extraordinary Committee
  • Femme
  • The Palace
  • Play It Safe
  • Rough
  • Roy
  • Stuffed
  • Punch-Drunk
  • The Tunnel

The Final 2022 Award Season Winners and Nominees:

Follow Awards Editor Diego Andaluz on Twitter: @thediegoandaluz

Diego Andaluz is a filmmaker and journalist who currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the DFCA and Awards Editor of DiscussingFilm. Based in New York City and Miami, Diego is a member of numerous critics organizations and has been featured in outlets such as Deadline, Indiewire, and People while covering festivals and awards ceremonies. As someone from a Latin-American background, he is passionate about spotlighting work from diverse voices across the globe.

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