Combat intensifies as One Battle After Another takes 14 Bafta nominations to Sinners' 13

"Sinners may have made history last week, when it became the first film ever to secure 16 Oscar nominations, but it was its awards season rival, One Battle After Another, that proved narrowly victorious at Tuesday's Bafta nominations. Paul Thomas Anderson's counterculture comedy heads into the competition with 14 nominations, while Ryan Coogler's vampire thriller has 13. Meanwhile, Marty Supreme and Hamnet are close on their heels with 11 nominations each, and Frankenstein and Sentimental Value have eight nods apiece."

"British Tourette comedy I Swear earned a surprising five nominations, including a best actor nod for Robert Aramayo; there were also three nominations each for British musical comedy/drama The Ballad of Wallis Island and the Bromley-set BDSM biker romance Pillion. Shock snubs were largely absent from the announcement, in part because Bafta's acting shortlists number six, rather than the Oscars' five allowing space for names such as Hamnet's Paul Mescal and because loins had already been girded for high-profile shut-outs such as Wicked: For Good."

"While Leonardo DiCaprio remains the second favourite to take best actor, after Marty Supreme's Timothee Chalamet, his seventh mention in the category does mean he now shares an all-time Bafta record with Michael Caine, Daniel Day-Lewis, Peter Finch, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Lemmon and Laurence Olivier. And, given his age and work rate, DiCaprio also appears the most likely of that number to break the record. Aramayo is the dark horse"

Sinners became the first film to secure 16 Oscar nominations. One Battle After Another led the Bafta field with 14 nominations, while Ryan Coogler's vampire thriller earned 13. Marty Supreme and Hamnet each received 11 nominations, and Frankenstein and Sentimental Value picked up eight apiece. British Tourette comedy I Swear earned five nominations, including a best actor nod for Robert Aramayo; The Ballad of Wallis Island and Pillion each received three. Bafta's six-person acting shortlists helped avoid major snubs, though Wicked: For Good only received technical nods and several high-profile stars missed acting nominations. Leonardo DiCaprio earned a seventh best actor mention, tying an all-time Bafta record.

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