BRENDAN Fraser has landed himself a 2023 EE BAFTA nomination after pilling on seven stone for his role in The Whale.
The former Hollywood hunk, who famously played the ab-flashing lead in 1997 hit George Of the Jungle, will go up against Colin Farrell and Austin Butler in the Leading Actor category.
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Meanwhile, Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis and Emma Thompson will battle it out for Leading Actress.
Netflix’s All Quiet On The Western Front has made history after landing 14 nominations meaning it ties with 2001’s Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon as the foreign-language film with the most nominations in EE Bafta’s history.
This year’s most nominated films are All Quiet on the Western Front with 14 nominations, The Banshees of Inisherin with 10 nominations, Everything, Everywhere At One with ten nominations and Elvis with nine nominations.
Naomi Ackie, who plays Whitney Houston in the biopic about her life, is favourite to win the EE Rising star award.
She plays the iconic singer in I Wanna Dance With Somebody which has been released to rave reviews.
Sheila Atim, who appears in The Woman King, and Leo Grande actor Daryl McCormack are also nominated.
Sex Education stars Emma Mackey and Aimee Lou Wood were named as nominees too.
A panel of industry experts including actors Hayley Atwell and Joe Cole chose this year’s cohort.
Speaking to Sky after the nominations were announced, Sheila said: “Being nominated for an award is always made that much sweeter when it’s a project that you really love.
“So in some ways it takes the pressure off because you feel like you’re representing a wider thing, like you’re representing a project and a collaborative effort.
“There’s no way I would be anything without Viola (Davis), without the stunt team, the training team…
“We mesh together and that kind of individualism really kind of melted away.
“So for me, I’m just excited to be able to talk about the Woman King through this award as well.”
Full 2023 EE BAFTA NOMINATIONS
Top nominated films:
All Quiet on the Western Front – 14 nominations
The Banshees of Inisherin – 10 nominations
Everything Everywhere All At Once -10 nominations
Elvis – 9 nominations
Tar – 5 nominations
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett – Tar
Viola Davis – The Woman King
Danielle Deadwyler – Till
Ana De Armas – Blonde
Emma Thompson – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Michelle Yeoh – Everything, Everywhere All At Once
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Angela Bassett – Black Pantha: Wakana Forever
Hong Chau – The Whale
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
Dolly De Leon – Triangle of Sadness
Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Carey Mulligan – She Said
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Austin Butler – Elvis
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Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Daryl McCormack – Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
Paul Mescal – Aftersun
Bill Nighy – Living
Best Actor in a Supporting role
Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan – The Ban
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Eddie Redmayne – The Good Nurse
Albertch Chuc – All Quiet on the
Michael Ward – Empire of Light
Best Film
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Tar
Outstanding British Film
Aftersun
The Banshees of Inisherin
Brian and Charles
Empire of Light
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande
Living
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
See How They Run
The Swimmers
The Wonder
Documentary
All that Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
Moonage Daydream
Navalny
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