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BAFTA, aka the British Oscar’s recently released a longlist. In recent years BAFTA has moved onto a juried system. This was made in order to make the nominees more diverse (as BAFTA has often been the worst offenders in keeping the nominees white). So if you see some weird nominations from movies you’ve never heard of that’s why.

There are some categories that are not juried: Film and Screenplay being the above-the-line categories to not be juried at all. But the rest are partially juried, meaning the top 3 of normal vote getters get nominated, and the next 3 are juried. Here we go.

Best Film

1. The Banshees of Inisherin
2. Everything Everywhere All At Once
3. TÁR
4. Top Gun: Maverick
5. Triangle of Sadness

Best Director

1. The Banshees of Inisherin
2. Everything Everywhere All At Once
3. TÁR
4. Aftersun
5. Saint Omer
6. Corsage

Original Screenplay

1. The Banshees of Inisherin
2. Everything Everywhere All At Once
3. TÁR
4. The Fabelmans
5. Triangle of Sadness

Adapted Screenplay

1. Living
2. All Quiet on the Western Front
3. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
4. Women Talking
5. The Wonder

Lead Actress

1. Cate Blanchett - TÁR
2. Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All At Once
3. Michelle Williams - The Fabelmans
4. Danielle Deadwyler - Till
5. Lesley Manville - Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
6. Ana De Armas - Blonde

Lead Actor

1. Colin Farrell - The Banshees of Inisherin
2. Austin Butler - Elvis
3. Brendan Fraser - The Whale
4. Bill Nighy - Living
5. Paul Mescal - Aftersun
6. Darryl McCormack - Good Luck To You, Leo Grande

Supporting Actress

1. Kerry Condon - The Banshees of Inisherin
2. Jamie Lee Curtis - Everything Everywhere All At Once
3. Dolly De Leon - Triangle of Sadness
4. Aimee Lou Wood - Living
5. Janelle Monae - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
6. Hong Chau - The Whale

Supporting Actor

1. Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All At Once
2. Brendan Gleeson - The Banshees of Inisherin
3. Brad Pitt - Babylon
4. Barry Keoghan - The Banshees of Inisherin
5. Albert Schuck - All Quiet on the Western Front
6. Michael Ward - Empire of Light

Casting

1. Everything Everywhere All At Once
2. The Banshees of Inisherin
3. Triangle of Sadness
4. Aftersun
5. All Quiet on the Western Front

Best British Film

1. The Banshees of Inisherin
2. Living
3. Aftersun
4. Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
5. The Wonder
6. Brian and Charles
7. Mrs Harris Goes To Paris
8. Lady Chatterley’s Lover
9. Blue Jean
10. Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
11. Emily

What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as well, we'd love to see your hauls :)

Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others' listening habits.

You can make a chart if you use last.fm:

http://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/

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