Our prognostications for the 2023 BAFTA nominations were thrown for a circle by the new jury system that determined the final contenders in numerous crucial orders. We feel bad that we encouraged some notorious folk to set their admonitions beforehand on Thursday morning, only to find out that they didn’t number among the appointees despite appearing on the BAFTA longlists. Scroll down for our list of the top 16 biggest BAFTA Awards snubs in the four acting races, and check out the BAFTA nominations list and the top 16 biggest BAFTA Awards snubs in pictures, directing, and screenwriting.
NOT BEST ACTOR
Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick
Harris Dickinson in Triangle of Sadness
Daniel Kaluuya in Nope
Felix Kammerer in All Quiet on the Western Front
NOT BEST ACTRESS
Naomi Ackie in I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Jessica Chastain in The Good Nurse
Lesley Manville in Mrs Harris Goes To Paris
Michelle Williams in The Fabelmans
NOT BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Tom Hanks in Elvis
Woody Harrelson in Triangle of Sadness
Brad Pitt in Babylon
Ben Whishaw in Women Talking
NOT BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Lashana Lynch in The Woman King
Janelle Monáe in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Emma Thompson in Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
Aimee Lou Wood in Living