The nominations for 2022 BAFTA Awards are in

Lady Gaga nominated for House of Gucci. Pics/ANI, Instagram.

Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi epic Dune on Thursday amassed the most nominations for 2022 BAFTA Awards, closely followed by Jane Campion's Western film The Power of the Dog. Dune, based on author Frank Herbert's 1965 novel, earned 11 nominations, including best film, adapted screenplay, original score, and all eight technical categories.

Campion's The Power of the Dog received eight nominations with lead star Benedict Cumberbatch securing a spot in best actor category, while his co-stars, Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-Mcphee, are nominated for the best supporting actor. Belfast, a period drama directed by Kenneth Branagh, was the third-most-nominated title overall with six, followed by Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza, James Bond movie No Time To Die and Steven Spielberg-directed musical West Side Story, with each securing five nods. There were surprises aplenty during the nominations as films like Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Lost Daughter, Nicole Kidman-starrer Being The Ricardos, Andrew Garfield's musical Tick Tick… Boom! and Ethan Coen's Macbeth were snubbed in major categories.

In the best film race, Dune is joined by Adam McKay's Don't Look Up, Belfast, Licorice Pizza and The Power of the Dog. Lady Gaga (House Of Gucci) leads the best actress category, where Alana Haim (Licorice Pizza), Emilia Jones (Coda), Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person In The World), Joanna Scanlan (After Love) and Tessa Thompson (Passing) are also set to vie for the trophy.

In the best actor category, Cumberbatch will go up against Mahershala Ali (Swan Song), Leonardo DiCaprio (Don't Look Up), Stephen Graham (Boiling Point), Will Smith (King Richard) and Adeel Akhtar (Ali & Ava).

Rebel Wilson will be hosting the 2022 ceremony, which will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on March 13.

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