The Baftas are torn between war and comedy

The Bafta Awards, presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, will be debated this Sunday between the brutality of war represented by “All Quiet On The Western Front,” the most-nominated foreign-language film in history, and the noir comedy “Banshees of Inisherin” and surreal comedy “Everything everywhere at once”.

The ceremony will take place this Sunday in the British capital, with a change of scenery for the first time since 2016. The gala moves from the magnificent Royal Albert Hall to the Royal Festival Hall, on the banks of the Thames. The newer but less historic setup is part of an academic deal with the Royal Festival Hall, which already hosts the Bafta awards for TV and video games.

In this new context, “All Quiet On The Western Front”, a German film by the author Edward Bergerthe party with the most nominations, fourteen, a record for a movie from does not speak English.

Despite the number of awards up for grabs, the favorites for the most important award of the evening, the one for the best film, are “Banshees of Inisherin” and “Everything everywhere and at once”.

“Argentina, 1985”, by Santiago Mitrea, after two victories Goyas i.a Golden Globeyou can continue to win options for the Oscars, where you choose the best international filmand at Bafta it is competing for the award for the best foreign film.

The first of these two deals with the tragic relationship of two friends in post-Civil War Ireland, with certain touches black moodwhile “Everything everywhere and at once”, a surreal comedy that touches on the multiverse, is in the competition for ten awards at Bafta and prepare for some Oscar in which he competes in eleven categories.

“Elvis,” with nine nominations, and “Tár, with five, complete a quintet of awards favorites that left out blockbusters like “Avatar: The Way of Water” and “Top Gun: Maverick” in the major categories.

Guillermo del Toro, who has already won three Baftas with “Pan’s Labyrinth” and three more with “The Shape of Water” choose three categories (Best Animated Feature, Best Soundtrack and Best Production Design) for his reinterpretation of the classic “Pinocchio”.

The Mexican film has already won the award for best animated film at the Golden Globes and is up for the same category at the Oscars on March 12.

Spanish-Cuban actress Ana de Armas is nominated in category for the best leading actress, for a role Marilyn Monroe in “Blonde”, and Cate Blanchett, for “Tár” and Michelle Yeoh, for “Everything Everywhere All At Once”, the main favorites for this award, will fight for the award.

The ceremony will be directed by Richard E. Grant, who in his lifetime was nominated for an Oscar, a BAFTA and a Golden Globe for his performance in the film “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”.}

This will also be the first gala after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Apart from the presence of Prince William and his wife Kate MiddletonHelen Mirren, who played the monarch in the 2006 film The Queen, will pay tribute to the late queen.