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Irish co-production The Favourite leads the pack with 12 BAFTA nominations

This year's BAFTA award nominees have been announced, with the Irish co-production The Favourite ...
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10.54 9 Jan 2019


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Irish co-production The Favourite leads the pack with 12 BAFTA nominations

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This year's BAFTA award nominees have been announced, with the Irish co-production The Favourite leading the pack with 12 nominations.

The historical drama / dark comedy - which is co-produced by Dublin-based Element Pictures - is nominated for awards including Best Film.

Ireland's Robbie Ryan is in the running in the Cinematography category for his work on the film.

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In the wake of her Golden Globes win on Sunday, Olivia Colman is up for Leading Actress for her role in The Favourite.

Meanwhile, both Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz are among the Supporting Actress nominees.

The film's Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos is nominated in the Director category, alongside Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman), PaweÅ‚ Pawlikowski (Cold War), Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born) and Alfonso Cuarón (Roma).

Elsewhere, four films have received seven nominations - Bohemian Rhapsody, First Man, Roma and A Star Is Born.

Five films are up for the Best Film award - The Favourite, BlacKkKlansman, Green Book, A Star Is Born and Roma.

As previously announced, there are two Irish nominees - Barry Keoghan and Jessie Buckley - in the audience-voted Rising Star category.

A full list of nominees can be found on the BAFTA website.

The British Academy Film Awards will be held in London on February 10th.


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