'Oppenheimer', 'Poor Things' lead race for Britain's Bafta film awards

Atom-bomb epic Oppenheimer leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 13 categories including best film. Gothic fantasia Poor Things received 11 nominations on the list announced Thursday, while historical epic Killers of the Flower Moon and Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest had nine each. Other leading contenders include French courtroom drama Anatomy of a Fall school story The Holdovers and Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro with seven nominations each. Exploration of love and grief All of Us Strangers was nominated in six categories and class-war dramedy Saltburn in five. Barbie, one half of 2023's Barbenheimer box office juggernaut, also got five nominations but missed out on a best picture nod. The winners will be announced at a February 18 ceremony at London's Royal Festival Hall hosted by Doctor Who star David Tennant. The prizes officially the EE BAFTA Film Awards are Britain's equivalent of Hollywood's Academy Awards and will be watched clo

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