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\n\tWhile a number of U.S. awards shows and nomination announcements have been postponed or reworked due to the ongoing devastating wildfires in Los Angeles<\/a>, England\u2019s BAFTA Film Awards announced its nominations slate on Wednesday morning (Jan. 15). <\/p>\n \n\tAmong the films garnering multiple nods was the musical drug drama Emilia P\u00e9rez<\/em>, which snagged 11 nominations, including best film, director and leading actress for Golden Globe winner Karla Sof\u00eda Gasc\u00f3n, as well as supporting actress for co-stars Selena Gomez<\/a> and Zoe Salda\u00f1a.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tThe first part of Wicked<\/em> was nominated seven times, including best leading actress for Globe nominee Cynthia Erivo<\/a> and best supporting actress for Ariana Grande<\/a>, as well as costume design, hair\/makeup, production design, sound and special visual effects. Notably, though, the box office smash<\/a> re-telling of the Wizard of Oz<\/em>-inspired Broadway musical was shut out in a number of major categories, including best film, director and adapted screenplay.<\/p>\n \n\tThe BAFTA nominations were the first for Grande and Gomez. <\/p>\n \n\tThe top-nominated film was the Vatican thriller Conclave<\/em>, which had 12 nominations, while post-WWII epic The Brutalist<\/em> scored nine, followed by the stripper drama Anora<\/em> and Dune: Part Two<\/em>, which each snagged seven. Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown<\/em> was tapped for six BAFTAs, including best film, adapted screenplay and leading actor for Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet and supporting actor for Edward Norton. <\/p>\n \n\tScrappy Irish music comedy Kneecap<\/em> also had six, including outstanding British film, outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer for writer\/director Rich Peppiatt and original screenplay.<\/p>\n \n\tThere have been a number of postponements<\/a> due to the fires that have killed 25 so far an scorched more than 14,000 acres, including a push-back of the Critics Choice Awards, an extra week for academy members to vote on this year\u2019s Oscars (and a postponement of the nomination announcement until Jan. 23) and the cancellation of the major label <\/a>e<\/a>v<\/a>e<\/a>n<\/a>t<\/a>s<\/a> surrounding this year\u2019s Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n \n\tIn light of the devastation in L.A., BAFTA film chair Sara Putt told Variety<\/a><\/em>, that the British Academy\u2019s thoughts are \u201cvery, very much\u201d with everyone impacted by the still raging wildfires, the worst in the city\u2019s history. \u201cIt\u2019s a dreadful, dreadful time,\u201d she added, noting that the BAFTAs have not yet decided if they would move the dates for the final voting rounds. The BAFTA Film Awards ceremony is slated to take place on Feb. 16 at London\u2019s Royal Festival Hall.<\/p>\n \n\tCheck out the full list of 2025 BAFTA nominations here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n