A welcome sight in the newstream this morning is a small avalanche of articles whose titles declare Dune leading the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award nominations.
Dune received an impressive eleven nominations out of a total of twenty-five categories.
It was for nominated for Best Film and in every production category.
While it didn't net any for directing or acting, director Denis Villeneuve received a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Their full haul follows:
Don't Look Up received four nominations:
Also taking into consideration Dennis Villeneuve's directorial nomination for a Director's Guild Award, it's a good start to the year for Dune.
The BAFTA's will be awarded on March 13 which might be a busy day for Dune because the Critic's Choice Awards and Golden Reel Awards are on the same day and they've received more than a few nominations for both.
[ Main Image: Dune. Credit: Warner Bros. via IMDb.com. ]
BAFTA (February 3, 2022). 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards: Nominations.
Wikipedia. Dune (2021 film). (viewed February 4, 2022)