Cynthia Erivo Earns Best Leading Actress Nomination at the BAFTAs

It's her first BAFTA nomination since her 2019 nod for the Rising Star Award. She'll be facing some stiff competition in the category, notably from Demi Moore, who beat Erivo to win Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Music or Comedy at the recent Golden Globes, as well as Karla Sofía Gascón, who was also nominated in that same category.

Gascón's nod is one of 11 nominations for the musical crime comedy Emilia Pérez, the second most nominated film at this year's BAFTA. Conclave, the thriller about conflicts surrounding the election of a new Pope, leads all nominated films with 12 nods, including Ralph Fiennes's nomination for Leading Actor, a category that closely mirrorsthe nominee's list at the recent Golden Globes – Daniel Craig is the only nominee from that list not in contention at the BAFTAs.

Meanwhile, Ashionye Ogene is up for British Short Film for producing the evocative documentary Milk. Ogene worked alongside director Miranda Stern on the film while earning her Master's Degree in Film and Television Producing. Bunnyhood, the surreal animation film she produced with director Mansi Maheshwari, was one of four animated filmsselected to screen at La Cinéf during last year's Cannes Film Festival.

You can check out thecomplete list of nominees here.