'Oppenheimer' leads the race with 13 nominations at the British Academy Film Awards, potentially setting a new record at the prestigious event. Director Christopher Nolan's biopic of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer has garnered nods in key categories, including best film, best director, and best actor for Cillian Murphy. If it secures wins in multiple categories, it could surpass the milestone set by 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' in 1971, which bagged nine awards.
Competing fiercely with 'Oppenheimer' is the gothic fantasy 'Poor Things,' directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone, with a total of 11 nominations. Other notable contenders include the historical epic 'Killers of the Flower Moon' and the Holocaust drama 'The Zone of Interest,' each receiving nine nominations.
