A British child star whose previous roles include Poldark and War Of The Worlds, has trumped Hollywood superstars to land a nomination at the 2022 British Academy Film Awards.
Woody Norman, 12, has landed a nod for Best Supporting Actor in the drama C’mon C’mon, where he stars opposite Joaquin Phoenix and Gaby Hoffmann.
The nominations for the 2022 BAFTAs were announced on Wednesday, with sci-fi epic Dune leading with a total of eleven nods.
Surprise! Child star Woody Norman, 11, has beaten out a slew of Hollywood heavyweights to land a nomination at the 2022 British Academy Film Awards
Woody, who started his acting career aged five, won critical acclaim for his role in C’mon C’mon.
The drama stars Joaquin as a New York radio journalist who is unexpectedly landed with his precocious young nephew.
Woody will compete against Jesse Plemons (The Power of the Dog) and Ciarán Hinds (Belfast), Mike Faist (West Side Story), Troy Kotsur (Coda) and Kodi Smit-Mcphee (The Power Of The Dog) for Supporting Actor.
Next generation: The young actor, who began acting at the age of five has landed a nod for Best Supporting Actor in the drama C’mon C’mon
Family: In the film, Woody plays the nephew of Joaquin Phoenix’s character, a New York journalist tasked with taking care of him
On the rise: One of Woody’s earliest roles came opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in 2017’s The Current War
He beat out a slew of big names to land a BAFTA nod, including Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Andrew Garfield and even his co-star Joaquin.
Woody, who is passionate about animal rights, previously admitted he is a far cry from his character, telling Screendaily: ‘We are very different. I’ve always been more extroverted. Well, not always, but he’s more introverted and I’ve always been better with people.
‘I’ve never had a point in my life where I haven’t had friends, but Jesse has had a point like that. So I think what made me want to take the job is that Jesse and I are so different. I liked how weird Jesse was, and I got to play with that weirdness.’
Roles: He also played Valentine Warleggan in the fifth series of Poldark in 2019 (pictured)
Family: Woody’s mother, Vonda Barnes (centre), was also member of 1990s girl band Madasun and subsequently found work as a TV presenter
Before starring in the film, Woody had appeared in a slew of TV series, including Valentine Warleggan in the fifth series of Poldark in 2019, and George Junior in The War Of The Worlds miniseries.
His mother, Vonda Barnes, was also member of 1990s girl band Madasun and subsequently found work as a TV presenter.
It looks set to be a competitive evening in the acting categories, with Lady Gaga, Caitriona Balfe and Benedict Cumberbatch battling it out for the leading honours, alongside newcomers Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ariana DeBose and Adeel Akhtar.
While many of Dune’s nominations came in the technical categories, it’s also landed a nod for Best Film, alongside Belfast, Don’t Look Up, Licorice Pizza and The Power of the Dog.
Performer: Woody (pictured on his mother’s Instagram) previously admitted he is a far cry from his character in C’Mon C’Mon
Snubbed: He beat out a slew of big names to land a BAFTA nod, including Judi Dench (pictured left), Jamie Dornan, Andrew Garfield and even his co-star Joaquin
The critically-acclaimed film, the first of two films based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel, had been tipped for awards glory, with Hans Zimmer once again recognised in the Original Score category, along with nods for Casting, Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup and Hair, Sound and Special Visual Effects.
After its success at the Golden Globes, the dark Western The Power of the Dog landed eight nominations, including Best Film, Director and Adapted Screenplay for Jane Campion, Leading Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch, Original Score, Cinematography, and two nominations in the Supporting Actor category.
Following close behind is Belfast, which landed six nods despite an unexpected snub for Kenneth in the Director category.
In the Outstanding British Film category, Belfast and No Time To Die will fight it out for the honour alongside After Love, Ali & Ava, Boiling Point, Cyrano, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, House of Gucci, Last Night in Soho, and Passing.
Top prizes! The nominations for the 2022 BAFTAs were announced on Wednesday, with sci-fi epic Dune leading with a total of eleven nods (pictured)
The Leading Actress prize will go to either Lady Gaga (House of Gucci), Alana Haim (Licorice Pizza), Emilia Jones (Coda), Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World), Joanna Scanlan (After Love), or Tessa Thompson (Passing)
Adeel Akhtar (Ali & Ava), Mahershala Ali (Swan Song), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog), Leonardo DiCaprio (Don’t Look Up), Stephen Graham (Boiling Point) and Will Smith (King Richard) are shortlisted for the Leading Actor award.
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress are Caitríona Balfe (Belfast), Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter), Ariana Debose (West Side Story), Ann Dowd (Mass), Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard) and Ruth Negga (Passing).
All of the performers in the Supporting Actor category are first-time nominees, with a total of 19 out of the 24 nominees up acting accolades earning their place on the shortlist for the first time.
The 2022 British Academy Film Awards will be hosted at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 13th March
Exciting: The Power of the Dog landed eight nominations, including Best Film, Director and Adapted Screenplay for Jane Campion, and Leading Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch (pictured)
BAFTAs 2022: THE NOMINATIONS
Best Film
Belfast
Don’t Look Up
Dune
Licorice Pizza
The Power of the Dog
Outstanding British Film
After Love
Ali & Ava
Belfast
Boiling Point
Cyrano
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
House of Gucci
Last Night in Soho
No Time To Die
Passing
Best Film: Dune is up for the big going as well as 10 more gongs
Leading Actress
Lady Gaga, House of Gucci
Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones, CODA
Renata Reinsve, The Worst Person in the World
Joanna Scanlan, After Love
Tessa Thompson, Passing
Leading Actor
Adeel Akhtar, Ali & Ava
Mahershala Ali, Swansong
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Leonardo DiCaprio, Don’t Look Up
Stephen Graham, Boiling Point
Will Smith, King Richard
Supporting Actress
Caitríona Balfe, Belfast
Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Ruth Negga, Passing
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Ann Dowd, Mass
Leading Actress: Lady Gaga has a nod for House of Gucci
Supporting Actor
Mike Faist, West Side Story
Ciarán Hinds, Belfast
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Woody Norman, C’mon C’mon
Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Director
Aleem Khan, After Love
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car
Audrey Diwan, Happening
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Julia Ducournau, Titane
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
After Love
Boiling Point
The Harder They Fall
Keyboard Fantasies
Passing
Original Screenplay: Being the Ricardos is up for the gong
Adapted Screenplay
CODA
Drive My Car
Dune
The Lost Daughter
The Power of the Dog
Original Screenplay
Being the Ricardos
Belfast
Don’t Look Up
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
EE Rising Star Award
Harris Dickinson
Millicent Simmonds
Lashana Lynch
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Ariana DeBose
EE Rising Star Award: Bond star Lashana Lynch is nominated
Cinematography
Dune
Nightmare Alley
No Time To Die
The Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Animated Film
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs The Machines
Documentary
Becoming Cousteau
Cow
Flee
The Rescue
Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Costume Design: Cruella has been nominated
Film Not in the English Language
Drive My Car
The Hand of God
Parallel Mothers
Petite Maman
The Worst Person in the World
Costume Design
Cruella
Cyrano
Dune
The French Dispatch
Nightmare Alley
Make Up & Hair
Cruella
Cyrano
Dune
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
House of Gucci
Original Score: Don’t Look Up is up for a gong
Original Score
Being The Ricardos
Don’t Look Up
Dune
The French Dispatch
The Power of the Dog
Editing
Belfast
Dune
Licorice Pizza
No Time To Die
Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Production Design
Cyrano
Dune
The French Dispatch
Nightmare Alley
West Side Story
Sound
Special Visual Effects
British Short Animation
Casting
Boiling Point
Dune
The Hand of God
King Richard
West Side Story
Editing: Black and white film Belfast is nominated
