The British Caesars have just unveiled the selection of films selected for their 2023 awards ceremony, which will take place on February 19 in London.
The film In the west, nothing is new, about a young German soldier during the First World War, dominates the nominations for the Bafta, the British film awards, being cited in fourteen categories. He is followed by Banshees of Ishinerin and Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, who have accumulated ten nominations each. The ceremony will take place on February 19 in London.
In the west, nothing is new is notably nominated in the best film and best director categories for the German Edward Berger, according to the Bafta who announced their selection on Thursday. Never has a film made in a language other than English had so many nominations in the history of the awards show.
It is an adaptation of a 1929 pacifist novel written by Erich Maria Remarque. It is one of the most influential examples of anti-militarist literature, translated into over 60 languages and sold over 50 million copies worldwide. This book had been burned during the Nazi auto-da-fé. The author, hunted in 1930 by the Nazis, had to go into exile in Switzerland, then in the United States. Its adaptation to the cinema in 1930 by the American Lewis Milestone had then obtained the Oscar for best film and that of best director.
Nominations similar to those of the Golden Globes
Irish tragicomedy Banshees of Inisherin, who won three Golden Globes in Los Angeles on January 10, has been nominated ten times, including in the best actor category for Colin Farrell. This film tells the abrupt end of a friendship on an imaginary island in the 1920s.
There are also ten nominations for Everything, Everywhere, All at once. Michelle Yeoh, already awarded a Golden Globe, appears in the best actress category for her interpretation in this film about a laundry owner immersed in parallel universes. She will compete with Ana de Armas (Blonde hair), Emma Thompson (My dates with Leo), Cate Blanchett (Tar) or even Viola Davis (The Woman King).
The biopic Elvis has nine nominations, including that of Austin Butler for best actor. He also received a Golden Globe for his portrayal of rock ‘n’ roll legend Elvis Presley.
The Bafta ceremony, like that of the Golden Globes, gives a taste of the Oscars, which take place in March in Los Angeles. “The range of films recognized by our 7,500 voters, ranging from blockbusters to independent debuts, offers a unique British perspective on the best films from around the world of this year,” BAFTA president Krishnendu Majumdar said on Thursday.
