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LONDON<\/strong> \u2013 TO MOVE AT 0500GMT SUNDAY<\/p>\n Politically charged thriller \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d<\/a> and blues-steeped epic \u201cSinners\u201d<\/a> lead the race for Sunday\u2019s British Academy Film Awards<\/a> as the two movies jostle for awards-season supremacy.<\/p>\n Oddsmakers suggest Shakespearean family tragedy \u201cHamnet\u201d<\/a> could beat them to best picture if British film industry voters respond to the emotionally rich story, earthy English setting and intense performances of Chlo\u00e9 Zhao\u2019s adaptation of Maggie O\u2019Farrell\u2019s historical novel.<\/p>\n \u201cOne Battle\u201d has 14 nominations, including best picture and acting nods for five of its cast. \u201cSinners\u201d is just behind with 13, while \u201cHamnet\u201d and the ping-pong odyssey \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d <\/a> each have 11 nominations.<\/p>\n Guillermo del Toro\u2019s reimagining of \u201cFrankenstein\u201d<\/a> and Norwegian family drama \u201c Sentimental Value\u201d<\/a> each got eight nominations.<\/p>\n The British prizes, officially called the EE BAFTA Film Awards, often provide hints about who will win at Hollywood\u2019s Academy Awards, held this year on March 15. In the Oscar nominations, \u201cSinners\u201d leads the race with a record 16 nominations<\/a>, followed by \u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d with 13.<\/p>\n Stars including Emma Stone, Cillian Murphy, Glenn Close and Ethan Hawke are expected on the red carpet outside London\u2019s Royal Festival Hall before a black-tie ceremony hosted by Scottish actor Alan Cumming<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cumming, who hosts the U.S. version of reality show \u201cThe Traitors,\u201d pledged to strike a \u201cbalance between celebration and mischief.\u201d<\/p>\n The BAFTA best film nominees are \u201cOne Battle After Another,\u201d \u201cHamnet,\u201d \u201cMarty Supreme,\u201d \u201cSinners\u201d and \u201cSentimental Value.\u201d The BAFTAs also have a distinctly British accent, with a separate category for best British film. Its 10 nominees include \u201cThe Ballad of Wallis Island,\u201d \u201cPillion,\u201d \u201cI Swear\u201d and \u201cBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.\u201d<\/p>\n Directing contenders are Paul Thomas Anderson for \u201cOne Battle,\u201d Josh Safdie for \u201cMarty Supreme,\u201d Ryan Coogler for \u201cSinners,\u201d Yorgos Lanthimos for dystopian tragicomedy \u201cBugonia,\u201d<\/a> Joachim Trier for \u201cSentimental Value\u201d and Zhao for \u201cHamnet.\u201d Zhao will be the first female director to win two BAFTAs if she takes the prize. She won the directing award in 2021 for \u201cNomadland.\u201d<\/p>\n Best leading actor nominees are bookies\u2019 favorite Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet for \u201cMarty Supreme,\u201d Leonardo DiCaprio for \u201cOne Battle After Another,\u201d Ethan Hawke for Broadway biopic \u201cBlue Moon,\u201d Michael B. Jordan for \u201cSinners,\u201d Jesse Plemons for \u201cBugonia\u201d and Robert Aramayo for playing a man with Tourette\u2019s syndrome in biographical drama \u201cI Swear.\u201d <\/p>\n The leading actress category includes the strongly favored Jessie Buckley for her performance as Agnes Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, in \u201cHamnet.\u201d She\u2019s up against Rose Byrne for \u201cIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You,\u201d Kate Hudson for \u201cSong Sung Blue,\u201d Chase Infiniti for \u201cOne Battle After Another,\u201d Renate Reinsve for \u201cSentimental Value\u201d and Emma Stone for \u201cBugonia.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOne Battle\u201d actors Teyana Taylor, Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn are all nominated for supporting performances.<\/p>\n