Cillian Murphy and "Oppenheimer" lead 2024 BAFTA nominations

Irish stars Cillian Murphy, Paul Mescal, and Barry Keoghan are among the Irish talent who are nominated for the 2024 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards.

Cork native Murphy, who starred in the summer blockbuster "Oppenheimer," is nominated in the Leading Actor category alongside fellow Irish actor Barry Keoghan who starred in "Saltburn."

Overall, "Oppenheimer" landed 13 nominations, more than any other film. 

"I couldn't be happier that the British Academy recognized so many of my collaborators on 'Oppenheimer,' especially Chris Nolan," Murphy said on Thursday, according to the AP. "Working on the film was an experience I'll never forget."

While this is Murphy's first BAFTA nomination, Dublin native Keoghan won the BAFTA last year for his role in "The Banshees of Inisherin."

Meanwhile, Irish actor Paul Mescal landed a nomination in the Supporting Actor category for his role in "All Of Us Strangers," his first major nomination for the role. Surprisingly, his Irish co-star Andrew Scott missed out on a nomination, despite having received a Golden Globe nomination.

Kildare native Mescal previously won a BAFTA for his role as Connell Waldron in the smash-hit "Normal People," and was also nominated last year for "Aftersun." 

Elsewhere, "Poor Things" - from Irish producers Andrew Lowe and Ed Guiney through their Dublin-based Element Pictures - scooped an impressive 11 nominations. Irish cinematographer Robbie Ryan was also nominated for his work on the Emma Stone-fronted film.

Lowe and Guiney said on Thursday they were delighted with the nominations, "which build on the recent success of the film at the Golden Globes, and recognize the amazing work of our incredible cast, led By Emma Stone, our brilliant screenwriter Tony McNamara and the artistry and talent of our amazing heads of department."

Irish producers Shirley O'Connor and Medb Riordan also landed a nomination in the Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer category for their film "Earth Mama," which they made with British director Savannah Leaf.

(And we'd be remiss not to mention Ireland's sweetheart Ayo Edebiri, who is nominated in the EE Rising Star Award category.)

The 2024 BAFTA Film nominations were announced today, Thursday, January 18 by Kingsley Ben-Adir and Naomi Ackie. The BAFTA award ceremony, which will be broadcast on BBC One, will be held in London on February 18, presented by actor David Tennant.

2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards: The Nominations

Best Film

• Anatomy Of A Fall - Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion
• The Holdovers - Mark Johnson
• Killers Of The Flower Moon - Dan Friedkin, Daniel Lupi, Martin Scorsese, Bradley Thomas
• Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas
• Poor Things - Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone

Outstanding British Film

• All Of Us Strangers - Andrew Haigh, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Sarah Harvey
• How To Have Sex - Molly Manning Walker, Emily Leo, Ivana Mackinnon, Konstantinos Kontovrakis
• Napoleon - Ridley Scott, Mark Huffam, Kevin J. Walsh, David Scarpa
• The Old Oak - Ken Loach, Rebecca O'brien, Paul Laverty
• Poor Things - Yorgos Lanthimos, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone, Tony Mcnamara
• Rye - Lane Raine Allen-Miller, Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo, Damian Jones, Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia
• Saltburn - Emerald Fennell, Josey Mcnamara, Margot Robbie
• Scrapper - Charlotte Regan, Theo Barrowclough
• Wonka - Paul King, Alexandra Derbyshire, David Heyman, Simon Farnaby
• The Zone Of Interest - Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson, Ewa Puszczyńska

Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer

• Blue Bag Life - Lisa Selby (Director), Rebecca Lloyd-Evans (Director, Producer), Alex Fry (Producer)
• Bobi Wine: The People’s President - Christopher Sharp (Director) [Also Directed Moses Bwayo]
• Earth Mama - Savanah Leaf (Writer, Director, Producer), Shirley O'connor (Producer), Medb Riordan (Producer)
• How To Have Sex - Molly Manning Walker (Writer, Director)
• Is There Anybody Out There? - Ella Glendining (Director)

Film Not In The English Language

• 20 Days In Mariupol - Mstyslav Chernov, Raney Aronson Rath
• Anatomy Of A Fall - Justine Triet, Marie-Ange Luciani, David Thion
• Past Lives - Celine Song, David Hinojosa, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon
• Society Of The Snow - J.A. Bayona, Belen Atienza
• The Zone Of Interest - Jonathan Glazer, Pga

Documentary

• 20 Days In Mariupol - Mstyslav Chernov, Raney Aronson Rath
• American Symphony - Matthew Heineman, Lauren Domino, Joedan Okun
• Beyond Utopia - Madeleine Gavin, Rachel Cohen, Jana Edelbaum
• Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie - Davis Guggenheim, Jonathan King, Annetta Marion
• Wham! - Chris Smith

Animated Film

• The Boy And The Heron - Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki
• Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget - Sam Fell, Leyla Hobart, Steve Pegram
• Elemental - Peter Sohn, Denise Ream
• Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse - Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Avi Arad, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Amy Pascal, Christina Steinberg

Director

• All Of Us Strangers - Andrew Haigh
• Anatomy Of A Fall - Justine Triet
• The Holdovers - Alexander Payne
• Maestro - Bradley Cooper
• Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan
• The Zone Of Interest - Jonathan Glazer

Original Screenplay

• Anatomy Of A Fall - Justine Triet, Arthur Harari
• Barbie - Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
• The Holdovers - David Hemingson
• Maestro - Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer
• Past Lives - Celine Song

Adapted Screenplay

• All Of Us Strangers - Andrew Haigh
• American Fiction - Cord Jefferson
• Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan
• Poor Things - Tony Mcnamara
• The Zone Of Interest - Jonathan Glazer

Leading Actress

• Fantasia Barrino - The Color Purple
• Sandra Hüller - Anatomy Of A Fall
• Carey Mulligan - Maestro
• Vivian Oparah - Rye Lane
• Margot Robbie - Barbie
• Emma Stone - Poor Things

Leading Actor

• Bradley Cooper - Maestro
• Colman Domingo - Rustin
• Paul Giamatti - The Holdovers
• Barry Keoghan - Saltburn
• Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer
• Teo Yoo - Past Lives

Supporting Actress

• Emily Blunt - Oppenheimer
• Danielle Brooks - The Color Purple
• Claire Foy - All Of Us Strangers
• Sandra Hüller - The Zone Of Interest
• Rosamund Pike - Saltburn
• Da’vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers

Supporting Actor

• Robert De Niro - Killers Of The Flower Moon
• Robert Downey Jr. - Oppenheimer
• Jacob Elordi - Saltburn
• Ryan Gosling - Barbie
• Paul Mescal - All Of Us Strangers
• Dominic Sessa - The Holdovers

Original Score

• Killers Of The Flower Moon - Robbie Robertson
• Oppenheimer - Ludwig Göransson
• Poor Things - Jerskin Fendrix
• Saltburn - Anthony Willis
• Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse - Daniel Pemberton

Casting

• All Of Us Strangers - Kahleen Crawford
• Anatomy Of A Fall - Cynthia Arra
• The Holdovers - Susan Shopmaker
• How To Have Sex - Isabella Odoffin
• Killers Of The Flower Moon - Ellen Lewis, Rene Haynes

Cinematography

• Killers Of The Flower Moon - Rodrigo Prieto
• Maestro - Matthew Libatique
• Oppenheimer - Hoyte Van Hoytema
• Poor Things - Robbie Ryan
• The Zone Of Interest - Łukasz Żal

Editing

• Anatomy Of A Fall - Laurent Sénéchal
• Killers Of The Flower Moon - Thelma Schoonmaker
• Oppenheimer - Jennifer Lame
• Poor Things - Yorgos Mavropsaridis
• The Zone Of Interest - Paul Watts

Production Design

• Barbie - Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
• Killers Of The Flower Moon - Jack Fisk, Adam Willis
• Oppenheimer - Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman
• Poor Things - Shona Heath, James Price, Zsuzsa Mihalek
• The Zone Of Interest - Chris Oddy, Joanna Maria Kuś, Katarzyna Sikora

Costume Design

• Barbie - Jacqueline Durran
• Killers Of The Flower Moon - Jacqueline West
• Napoleon - Dave Crossman, Janty Yates
• Oppenheimer - Ellen Mirojnick
• Poor Things - Holly Waddington

Make Up & Hair

• Killers Of The Flower Moon - Kay Georgiou, Thomas Nellen
• Maestro - Sian Grigg, Kay Georgiou, Kazu Hiro, Lori Mccoy-Bell
• Napoleon - Jana Carboni, Francesco Pegoretti, Satinder Chumber, Julia Vernon
• Oppenheimer - Luisa Abel, Jaime Leigh Mcintosh, Jason Hamer, Ahou Mofid
• Poor Things - Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, Josh Weston

Sound

• Ferrari - Angelo Bonanni, Tony Lamberti, Andy Nelson, Lee Orloff, Bernard Weiser
• Maestro - Richard King, Steve Morrow, Tom Ozanich, Jason Ruder, Dean Zupancic
• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One - Chris Burdon, James H. Mather, Chris Munro, Mark Taylor
• Oppenheimer - Willie Burton, Richard King, Kevin O'connell, Gary A. Rizzo
• The Zone Of Interest - Johnnie Burn, Tarn Willers

Special Visual Effects

• The Creator - Jonathan Bullock, Charmaine Chan, Ian Comley, Jay Cooper
• Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 - Theo Bialek, Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams
• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One - Neil Corbould, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland, Alex Wuttke
• Napoleon - Henry Badgett, Neil Corbould, Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet
• Poor Things - Simon Hughes

British Short Animation

• Crab Day - Ross Stringer, Bartosz Stanislawek, Aleksandra Sykulak
• Visible Mending - Samantha Moore, Tilley Bancroft
• Wild Summon - Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Jay Woolley

British Short Film

• Festival Of Slaps - Abdou Cissé, Cheri Darbon, George Telfer
• Gorka - Joe Weiland, Alex Jefferson
• Jellyfish And Lobster - Yasmin Afifi, Elizabeth Rufai
• Such A Lovely Day - Simon Woods, Polly Stokes, Emma Norton, Kate Phibbs
• Yellow - Elham Ehsas, Dina Mousawi, Azeem Bhati, Yiannis Manolopoulos

EE Rising Star Award

• Phoebe Dynevor
• Ayo Edebiri
• Jacob Elordi
• Mia Mckenna-Bruce
• Sophie Wilde