Atom-bomb epic Oppenheimer is leading the race the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 13 categories including best film - eight more than its box-office rival, Barbie.
Gothic fantasia Poor Things received 11 nominations on the list announced on Thursday, while historical epic Killers of the Flower Moon and Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest had nine each.
Other leading contenders include French courtroom drama Anatomy of a Fall, boarding school comedy The Holdovers and Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro, with seven nominations each. Grief-flecked love story All of Us Strangers was nominated in six categories and class-war dramedy Saltburn in five.
Barbie, starring Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie, has been nominated for five BAFTAs. (AP PHOTO)
Barbie, one half of 2023's "Barbenheimer" box office juggernaut, also got five nominations, but missed out on nods for best picture and best director.
The winners will be announced at a February 18 ceremony at London's Royal Festival Hall hosted by Doctor Who star David Tennant.
The prizes - officially called the EE BAFTA Film Awards - are Britain's equivalent of Hollywood's Academy Awards and will be watched closely for hints of who may win at the Oscars on March 10.
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