All Quiet on the Western Front: Netflix Leads Longlists of BAFTA Awards; Olivia Colman and Spielberg Missed Out

Netflix’s anti-war epic All Quiet on the Western Front has emerged as an early frontrunner, named in 15 categories, including best film and director.

Lurking behind is Searchlight’s darkly comic Irish drama The Banshees of Inisherin from Martin McDonagh, with 14 slots (including best film, director and leading actor).

Everything Everywhere All At Once and Elvis were longlisted 12 times each, while four features–Aftersun, Babylon, Tár and Top Gun: Maverick–landed spaces in 8 categories each.

Early Snubs

Though The Fabelmans was named in 5 categories, there wasn’t space in the 16-strong directors longlist for Spielberg (nor was there for Empire of Light‘s Sam Mendes or Avatar: The Way of Water s James Cameron), while neither Olivia Colman nor Margot Robbie made the leading actress longlist.

The final nominations for BAFTA awards will be announced Jan 19, with the ceremony due to take place Feb 19.

Today’s announcement, the result of the first round of voting which closed Dec. 30, is only the third time BAFTA has published nominations longlists, a decision it made in 2020 as part of a reform of voting procedures aimed at addressing the lack of diversity at its film awards.

The additional longlisting round — bringing the total rounds of voting to three — was brought in among some 120 wide-ranging changes.

See the full longlists — with names in alphabetical order — and voting details below

BEST FILM

Ten films will advance in the best film category, with 214 eligible films submitted for consideration. All film voting members of BAFTA vote to determine the longlist, nominations and overall winner.

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

Fifteen films will advance in the outstanding British film category. All BAFTA film voting members were invited to join an opt-in chapter to determine the longlist (of which the top five are nominated). A jury selects the remaining five nominations. In the final round, all film voting members vote to determine the winning film; 57 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

Ten films will advance in the outstanding debut category.  A jury determines the longlist, nominations and overall winner in this category; 41 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

FILM NOT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Ten films will advance in the film not in the English language category. All BAFTA film voting members were invited to join an opt-in chapter to determine the longlist. This chapter will vote to nominate five films and will vote for the overall winning film; 49 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

DOCUMENTARY

Ten films will advance in the documentary category. All BAFTA film voting members were invited to join an opt-in chapter to determine the longlist (of which the top two are nominated). A jury selects the remaining three nominations. In the final round, the Documentary opt-in chapter votes to determine the winning film; 56 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

ANIMATED FILM

Eight films will advance in the animated film category. All BAFTA film voting members were invited to join an opt-in chapter to determine the longlist. This chapter will vote to nominate four films and will vote for the winning film; 21 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

DIRECTOR

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Ten films will advance in the original screenplay category. Members of the writers chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round, all film voting members will vote for the winning film; 82 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Ten films will advance in the adapted screenplay category. Members of the writers chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round, all film voting members will vote for the winning film; 69 eligible films were submitted for consideration.

LEADING ACTRESS

Ten performances will advance in the leading actress category. Members of the acting chapter vote to determine the longlist (of which the top three are nominated). A longlisting jury selects a further three performances to create a longlist of 10. A nominating jury then selects three performances from the longlist to make up a nominee list of six performances. In the final round, all film voting members vote to determine the winning performance; 101 performances were submitted for consideration.

LEADING ACTOR

Ten performances will advance in the leading actor category. Members of the acting chapter vote to determine the longlist (of which the top three are nominated). A longlisting jury selects a further three performances to create a longlist of 10. A nominating jury then selects three performances from the longlist to make up a nominee list of six performances. In the final round, all film voting members vote to determine the winning performance; 113 performances were submitted for consideration.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Ten performances will advance in the supporting actress category. Members of the acting chapter vote to determine the longlist (of which the top three are nominated). A longlisting jury selects a further three performances to create a longlist of 10. A nominating jury then selects three performances from the longlist to make up a nominee list of six performances. In the final round, all film voting members vote to determine the winning performance; 260 performances were submitted for consideration.

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Ten performances will advance in the supporting actor category. Members of the acting chapter vote to determine the longlist (of which the top three are nominated). A longlisting jury selects a further three performances to create a longlist of 10. A nominating jury then selects three performances from the longlist to make up a nominee list of six performances. In the final round, all film voting members vote to determine the winning performance; 325 performances were submitted for consideration.

CASTING

Ten films will advance in the Casting category. Members of the Casting chapter vote to determine the longlist. A jury selects the five nominations. In the final round, all film voting members select the winning film; 126 films were submitted for consideration.

CINEMATOGRAPHY

COSTUME DESIGN

Ten films will advance in the Costume Design category. Members of the Costume and Makeup and& Hair chapters vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round, all film voting members will vote for the overall winning film; 119 films were submitted for consideration.

EDITING

The films will advance in the Editing category. Members of the Editing chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round, all film voting members will vote for the overall winning film; 185 films were submitted for consideration.

MAKE UP & HAIR

ORIGINAL SCORE

Eleven films will advance in the Original Score category. Members of the Music chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round, all film voting members will vote for the overall winning film; 137 films were submitted for consideration. Music cue sheets are provided by the entrants and published on BAFTA View.

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Ten films will advance in the Production Design category. Members of the Production Design chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round, all film voting members will vote for the overall winning film; 134 films were submitted for consideration.

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

SOUND

Ten films will advance in the Sound category. Members of the Sound chapter vote to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round of voting, all film voting members will vote for the overall winning film; 170 films were submitted for consideration.

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION

Six films will advance in the British Short Animation category.  A jury votes to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round, all film voting members are invited to join an opt-in chapter to vote for the overall winning short animation.

BRITISH SHORT FILM

Ten films will advance in the British Short Film category. A jury votes to determine the longlist and the nominations. In the final round, all film voting members are invited to join an opt-in chapter to vote for the overall winning short film.