There are also two UK nominees for best original score, Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist) and Robin Carolan (Nosferatu), and two UK teams of nominees for best make-up and hair: David White and Suzanne Stokes-Munton (Nosferatu), and Frances Hannon, Laura Bloun and Sarah Nuth (Wicked).
No UK performers have been nominated for best supporting actor – for the second year in a row – while Felicity Jones is the sole UK nominee in the supporting actress category, for her role in the epic period drama The Brutalist.
Finally, it would not be a film awards ceremony without one or more members of the British-born Corbould family getting a nod for best visual effects – and sure enough, two of the brothers are among this year’s nominees: Neil Corbould, one of the team that worked on Gladiator II; and Paul Corbould, part of the team behind Wicked.
None of the movies nominated for best film this year are wholly UK productions, though two are co-productions between the UK and other countries: The Brutalist and Conclave.
The UK’s strongest chance for an acting gong could be in the best actress category, where the nominees include Cynthia Erivo (for the musical fantasy Wicked) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (for the drama Hard Truths).
