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BAFTA has announced its nominees for this year’s film awards, which take place on 19 February.

Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Banshees Of Inisherin, All Quiet On The Western Front and Elvis are among the films up for BAFTA awards in 2023, while Colin Farrell, Ana de Armas, Viola Davis, Cate Blanchett, Brendan Fraser and Bill Nighy are among the acting nominees.

You can read our full story on the stars and movies leading the pack here – and scroll down for the full list of which stars and what films are up for each prize.

BEST FILM

Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell reunite in The Banshees of Inisherinin. Pic: 20th Century Studios
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Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell reunite in The Banshees of Inisherin. Pic: 20th Century Studios

All Quiet On The Western Front – Malte Grunert
The Banshees Of Inisherin – Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Martin McDonagh
Elvis – Gail Berman, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Patrick McCormick, Schuyler Weiss
Everything Everywhere All At Once – Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang
Tar – Todd Field, Scott Lambert, Alexandra Milchan

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

The Swimmers. (L to R) Nathalie Issa as Yusra Mardini, Manal Issa as Sara Mardini in The Swimmers. Cr. Laura Radford/Netflix © 2022
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The Swimmers is among the best British film contenders. Pic: Laura Radford/Netflix

Aftersun – Charlotte Wells
The Banshees Of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin
Brian and Charles – Jim Archer, Rupert Majendie, David Earl, Chris Hayward
Empire Of Light – Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande – Sophie Hyde, Debbie Gray, Adrian Politowski, Katy Brand
Living – Oliver Hermanus, Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley, Kazuo Ishiguro
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical – Matthew Warchus, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jon Finn, Luke Kelly, Dennis Kelly
See How They Run – Tom George, Gina Carter, Damian Jones, Mark Chappell
The Swimmers – Sally El Hosaini, Jack Thorne
The Wonder – Sebastian Lelio, Ed Guiney, Juliette Howell, Andrew Lowe, Tessa Ross, Alice Birch, Emma Donoghue

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack in Good Luck To You, Leo Grande. Pic: Lionsgate/ Nick Wall
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Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack in Good Luck To You, Leo Grande. Pic: Lionsgate/ Nick Wall

Aftersun – Charlotte Wells (writer/director)
Blue Jean – Georgia Oakley (writer/director), Helene Sifre (producer)
Electric Malady – Marie Liden (director)
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande – Katy Brand (writer)
Rebellion – Maia Kenworthy (director)

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

All Quiet On The Western Front. Pic: Netflix/ Reiner Bajo
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All Quiet On The Western Front is the most-nominated film. Pic: Netflix/ Reiner Bajo

All Quiet On The Western Front – Edward Berger, Malte Grunert
Argentina – 1985 Santiago Mitre
Corsage – Marie Kreutzer
Decision To Leave – Park Chan-wook, Ko Dae-seok
The Quiet Girl – Colm Bairead, Cleona Ni Chrualaoi

DOCUMENTARY

David Bowie pictured in 2004
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Moonage Daydream, about David Bowie, is up for best documentary

All That Breathers – Shaunak Sen, Teddy Leifer, Aman Mann
All The Beauty And The Bloodshed – Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, Nan Goldin, Yoni Golijov, John Lyons
Fire Of Love – Sara Dosa, Shane Boris, Ina Fichman
Moonage Daydream – Brett Morgan
Navalny – Daniel Roher, Diane Becker, Shane Boris, Melanie Miller, Odessa Rae

ANIMATED FILM
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio – Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar, Alex Bulkley
Marcel The Shell With Shoes On – Dean Fleisher Camp, Andrew Goldman, Elisabeth Holm, Caroline Kaplan, Paul Mezey
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish – Joel Crawford, Mark Swift
Turning Red – Domee Shi, Lindsey Collins

DIRECTOR

Cast of The Woman King. Pic: Sony Pictures
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The Woman King. Pic: Sony Pictures

All Quiet On The Western Front – Edward Berger
The Banshees Of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh
Decision To Leave – Park Chan-wook
Everything Everywhere All At Once – Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Tar – Todd Field
The Woman King – Gina Prince-Bythewood

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Michelle Williams and Paul Dano star in Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans. Pic: Universal Pictures
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Michelle Williams and Paul Dano star in Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans. Pic: Universal Pictures

The Banshees Of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh
Everything Everywhere All At Once – Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
The Fabelmans – Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg
Tar – Todd Field
Triangle Of Sadness – Ruben Ostlund

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Bill Nighy in Living. Pic: Sony Pictures
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Bill Nighy in Living. Pic: Sony Pictures

All Quiet On The Western Front – Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell
Living – Kazuo Ishiguro
The Quiet Girl – Colm Bairead
She Said – Rebecca Lenkiewicz
The Whale – Samuel D Hunter

LEADING ACTRESS

Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once. Pic: A24
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Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All At Once. Pic: A24

Cate Blanchett – Tar
Viola Davis – The Woman King
Danielle Deadwyler – Till
Ana de Armas – Blonde
Emma Thompson – Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All At Once

LEADING ACTOR

Brendan Fraser in The Whale. Pic: A24
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Brendan Fraser in The Whale. Pic: A24

Austin Butler – Elvis
Colin Farrell The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Daryl McCormack – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Bill Nighy – Living

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

She Said was shot in the New York Times newsroom that published the ground-breaking article back in October 2017. Pic: Universal
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She Said tells the story of the article that led to Harvey Weinstein’s downfall back in October 2017. Pic: Universal

Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau – The Whale
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Dolly De Leon – Triangle of Sadness
Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Carey Mulligan – She Said

SUPPORTING ACTOR

The Good Nurse (2022). L to R: Eddie Redmayne as Charlie Cullen and Jessica Chastain as Amy Loughren. Cr. JoJo Whilden / Netflix
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Eddie Redmayne as Charlie Cullen and Jessica Chastain as Amy Loughren in The Good Nurse. Pic: JoJo Whilden / Netflix

Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Eddie Redmayne – The Good Nurse
Albrecht Schuch – All Quiet On The Western Front
Micheal Ward – Empire Of Light

ORIGINAL SCORE
All Quiet On The Western Front – Volker Bertelmann
Babylon – Justin Hurwitz
The Banshees Of Inisherin – Carter Burwell
Everything Everywhere All At Once – Son Lux
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio – Alexandre Desplat

CASTING

Charlbi Dean in Triangle Of Sadness. Pic: Lionsgate
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Charlbi Dean in Triangle Of Sadness. Pic: Lionsgate

Aftersun – Lucy Pardee
All Quiet On The Western Front – Simone Bar
Elvis – Nikki Barrett, Denise Chamian
Everything Everywhere All At Once – Sarah Halley Finn
Triangle Of Sadness – Pauline Hansson

EDITING
All Quiet On The Western Front – Sven Budelmann
The Banshees Of Inisherin – Mikkel EG Nielsen
Elvis – Jonathan Redmond, Matt Villa
Everything Everywhere All At Once – Paul Rogers
Top Gun: Maverick – Eddie Hamilton

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
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Tom Cruise returned as Maverick in the Top Gun sequel. Pic: Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.

All Quiet On The Western Front – James Friend
The Batman – Greig Fraser
Elvis – Mandy Walker
Empire Of Light – Roger Deakins
Top Gun: Maverick – Claudio Miranda

MAKE UP & HAIR
All Quiet On The Western Front – Heike Merker
The Batman – Naomi Donne, Mike Marino, Zoe Tahir
Elvis – Jason Baird, Mark Coulier, Louise Coulston, Shane Thomas
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical – Naomi Donne, Barrie Gower, Sharon Martin
The Whale – Anne Marie Bradley, Judy Chin, Adrien Morot

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle and Robert Pattinson as Batman in The Batman. Pic: Jonathan Olley/DC Comics/Warner Bros
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Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle and Robert Pattinson as Batman in The Batman. Pic: Jonathan Olley/DC Comics/Warner Bros

All Quiet On The Western Front – Christian M Goldbreck, Ernestine Hipper
Babylon – Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino
The Batman – James Chinlund, Lee Sandales
Elvis – Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Bev Dunn
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio – Curt Enderle, Guy Davis

COSTUME DESIGN
All Quiet On The Western Front – Lisy Christl
Amsterdam – JR Hawbaker, Albert Wolsky
Babylon – Mary Zophres
Elvis – Catherine Martin
Mrs Harris Goes To Paris – Jenny Beavan

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

Kate Winslet (L) in Avatar. Pic: 20th Century Studios
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Pic: 20th Century Studios

All Quiet On The Western Front – Markus Frank, Kamil Jafar, Viktor Muller, Frank Petzoid
Avatar: The Way Of Water – Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon
The Batman – Russell Earl, Dan Lemmon, Anders Langlands, Dominic Tuohy
Everything Everywhere All At Once – Benjamin Brewer, Ethan Feldbau, Jonathan Kombrinck, Zak Stoltz
Top Gun: Maverick – Seth Hill, Scott R Fisher, Bryan Litson, Ryan Tudhope

SOUND
All Quiet On The Western Front – Lars Ginzsel, Frank Kruse, Viktor Prasil, Markus Stemler
Avatar: The Way Of Water – Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Julian Howarth, Gary Summers, Gwendoyln Yates Whittle
Elvis – Michael Keller, David Lee, Andy Nelson, Wayne Pashley
Tar – Deb Adair, Stephen Griffiths, Andy Shelley, Steve Single, Roland Winke
Top Gun: Maverick – Chris Burdon, James H Mather, Al Nelson, Mark Taylor, Mark Weingarten

RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)

Sheila Atim (left), Daryl McCormack and Naomi Ackie at the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award 2023 nominees announcement at The Savoy, Strand, London. Picture date: Tuesday January 17, 2023.
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Sheila Atim (left), Daryl McCormack and Naomi Ackie are among the rising star nominees

Aimee Lou Wood
Daryl McCormack
Emma Mackey
Naomi Ackie
Sheila Atim

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse – Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy, Cara Speller, Hannah Minghella
Middle Watch – John Stevenson, Aiesha Penwarden, Giles Healy
Your Mountain Is Waiting – Hannah Jacobs, Zoe Muslim, Harriet Gillian

BRITISH SHORT FILM
The Ballad Of Olive Morris – Alex Kayode-Kay
Bazigaga – Jo Ingabire Moys, Stephanie Charmail
Bus Girl – Jessica Henwick, Louise Palmkvist Hansen
A Drifting Up – Jacob Lee
An Irish Goodbye – Tom Berkeley, Ross White

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Grammy-winning R&B and soul star D’Angelo dies after ‘prolonged battle with cancer’

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Grammy-winning R&B and soul star D'Angelo dies after 'prolonged battle with cancer'

Grammy-award winning R&B and soul singer D’Angelo has died following a battle with pancreatic cancer, his family has said.

He died on Tuesday, leaving behind a “legacy of extraordinarily moving music” following a “prolonged and courageous battle with cancer,” his family said in a statement.

The prominent musician, born Michael D’Angelo Archer, was 51 years old.

A family statement said: “We are saddened that he can only leave dear memories with his family, but we are eternally grateful for the legacy of extraordinarily moving music he leaves behind.

“We ask that you respect our privacy during this difficult time, but invite you all join us in mourning his passing while also celebrating the gift of song that he has left for the world.”

The singer rose to prominence in the 1990s with his first album, Brown Sugar.

The track “Lady” from that album reached No. 10 in March 1996 and remained on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart for 20 weeks.

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Eurovision emergency vote on Israel’s inclusion is called off

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Eurovision emergency vote on Israel's inclusion is called off

An emergency vote on Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest has been called off following developments in the Middle East, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has said.

Contest organisers had scheduled “an extraordinary meeting of [its] general assembly to be held online” in early November after several countries said they would no longer take part in Eurovision if Israel participated.

The EBU said in a statement that following “recent developments in the Middle East” the executive board had agreed on Monday that there should be an in-person discussion among members “on the issue of participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026”.

It said the matter had now been added to the agenda of its winter general assembly, which will take place in December.

Further details about the session would be shared with EBU members in the coming weeks, it added.

It is not clear if a vote will still take place at a later date.

Austria is hosting next year’s show in Vienna. The country’s national broadcaster, ORF, told Reuters news agency it welcomed the EBU’s decision.

Sky News has contacted Israeli broadcaster KAN for comment.

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Will Eurovision boycott Israel?

Faced with controversy over the conflict in Gaza, Eurovision – which labels itself a non-political event – had said member countries would vote on whether Israel should or shouldn’t take part.

Slovenia and broadcasters from Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Iceland had all issued statements saying if Israel was allowed to enter, they’d consider boycotting the contest.

As one of the “Big Five” backers of Eurovision, Spain’s decision to leave the competition would have a significant financial impact on the event – which is the world’s largest live singing competition.

In September, a letter from EBU president Delphine Ernotte Cunci, said “given that the union has never faced a divisive situation like this before” the board agreed it “merited a broader democratic basis for a decision”.

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On Monday, Palestinian militant group Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza, and Israel released busloads of Palestinian detainees, under a ceasefire deal aimed at bringing an end to the two-year war in the Middle East.

The war began when Hamas stormed into Israel on October 7 2023, killing around 1,200 people and taking 251 hostage.

Israel invaded Gaza in retaliation, with airstrikes and ground assaults devastating much of the enclave and killing more than 67,000, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants but it says around half of those killed were women and children.

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Diane Keaton, star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, has died aged 79 – US media reports

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Diane Keaton, star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, has died aged 79 - US media reports

Actress Diane Keaton, who starred in films including The Godfather and Annie Hall, has died, reports have said.

People reported her death at the age of 79, citing a family spokesperson.

The magazine said she died in California with loved ones but no other details were immediately available, and representatives for Keaton did not immediately respond to inquiries from The Associated Press news agency.

Keaton’s death was also reported by the New York Times newspaper which said it has spoken to Dori Roth, who produced a number of Keaton’s most recent films, who confirmed she had died but did not provide any details about the circumstances.

With a long career, across a series of movies that are regarded as some of the best ever made, Keaton was widely admired.

She was awarded an Oscar, a BAFTA and two Golden Globe Awards, and was also nominated for two Emmys, and a Tony, as well as picking up a series of other Academy Award and BAFTA nominations.

Diane Keaton, with her best actress Oscar for 'Annie Hall' in 1978. Pic: AP
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Diane Keaton, with her best actress Oscar for ‘Annie Hall’ in 1978. Pic: AP

Her best actress Oscar was for the Woody Allen film Annie Hall, which is said to be loosely based on her life.

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She appeared in several other Allen projects, including Manhattan, as well as all three Godfather movies, in which she played Kay, the wife and then ex-wife of Marlon Brando’s son Michael Corleone, played by Al Pacino, opposite him as he descends into a life of crime and replaces his father in the family’s mafia empire.

‘Brilliant, beautiful’

The unexpected news was met with shock around the world.

Her First Wives Club co-star Bette Midler wrote on Instagram: “The brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary Diane Keaton has died. I cannot tell you how unbearably sad this makes me.

“She was hilarious, a complete original, and completely without guile, or any of the competitiveness one would have expected from such a star. What you saw was who she was … oh, la, lala!”

Actor Ben Stiller paid tribute on X, writing: “Diane Keaton. One of the greatest film actors ever. An icon of style, humor and comedy. Brilliant. What a person.”

Keaton was the kind of actor who helped make films iconic and timeless, from her “La-dee-da, la-dee-da” phrasing as Annie Hall, bedecked in the iconic necktie, bowler hat, vest and khakis, to her heartbreaking turn as Kay Adams, the woman unfortunate enough to join the Corleone family.

Keaton also frequently worked with Nancy Meyers, starting with 1987’s Baby Boom.

Their other films together included 1991’s Father of the Bride and its 1995 sequel, as well as 2003’s Something’s Gotta Give.

In 1996 she starred opposite Goldie Hawn and Midler in The First Wives Club, about three women whose husbands had left them for younger women.

More recently she collaborated with Jane Fonda, Mary Steenburgen and Candice Bergen on the Book Club films.

Keaton never married. She adopted a daughter, Dexter, in 1996 and a son, Duke, four years later.

Sky News has contacted Keaton’s agent for a comment.

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