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Local queer war film 'Moffie' bags a Bafta nomination Share Director Oliver Hermanus’s “Moffie” has been nominated for a Bafta award in the category Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. The brutal but radiant 2019 film, co-written and produced by Briton Jack Sidey, will go up against other nominees including “His House“, “Limbo“, ”Rocks“ and “Saint Maud”. Hermanus took to Twitter to announce the news. MOFFIE JUST BAGGED A BAFTA NOMINATION for @JackSidey 🍾🍾🍾— Oliver Hermanus (@OliverHermanus)...

Rocks, and The Father lead this year’s nominations, with two women—Chloé Zhao and Sarah Gavron—nabbing seven nominations each. Four women total earned nods for directing compared to last year’s all-male directing nominees, and in a reversal from last year’s entirely white acting nominees, 16 of 2021's 24 nominated actors are from underrepresented groups. Advertisement Deadline, the changes come as the result of a seven-month review process (HFPA better be taking some copious notes), in which the organization evaluated its procedures and implemented some changes, “including the i...