Awards Season Heats Up: Who's Leading the BAFTA Race?

The BAFTA Film Awards are heating up, and some big names are already making waves.

Leading the Pack

Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" is leading the pack with a whopping 16 nominations. This political satire has been making noise for a while, and it looks like it's not slowing down anytime soon.

• Categories:
• Best Film
• Director
• Adapted Screenplay
• Performance Categories: Chase Infiniti, Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Benicio Del Toro, and Sean Penn

Close Contenders

"One Battle After Another" isn't the only film making waves:

• Chloe Zhao's "Hamnet" and Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" - 14 nods each
• Josh Safdie's "Marty Supreme" - 13 nominations
• Yorgos Lanthimos' "Bugonia" and Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" - 12 each

British Films Shine

British films are also getting some love:

• "I Swear" and "Pillion" - 6 lists each
• "The Ballad of Wallis Island" - 5 nods
• Actors Moving On:
• Robert Aramayo
• Peter Mullan
• Harry Melling
• Alexander Skarsgård

• Carey Mulligan

• "Wallis Island" and "I Swear" made it onto the best film longlist, along with "Nuremberg", which earned 6 slots overall.

Notable Snubs

Not everyone is walking away a winner:

• Jafar Panahi's "It Was Just an Accident" - 2 mentions
• "The Secret Agent" - No love for lead star Wagner Moura
• "Sirāt" - 2 nods
• "The Smashing Machine", "Jay Kelly", and "Hedda" - 1 each
• "After the Hunt" and "The Testament of Ann Lee" - Completely shut out

What's Next?

• Full list of nominations will be announced on Jan. 27
• BAFTA Film Awards ceremony will take place on Feb. 22 at London's Royal Festival Hall
• Alan Cumming will host for the first time, promising a night to remember.