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Iran’s ‘A Hero’ on preliminary list of 2022 BAFTA nominations

Iranian drama “A Hero”, directed by Asghar Farhadi, has been longlisted in the international feature film category in the 75th British Academy Film Awards.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has revealed its longlists of nominees across 24 categories for its upcoming film awards.

“No Time to Die”, “Belfast” and “West Side Story” are among the leading films announced on Wednesday following the first round of votes.

“A Hero”, Japan’s “Drive My Car”, Norway’s “The Worst Person in the World”, Italy’s “The Hand of God”, Spain’s “Parallel Mothers”, and Finland’s “Compartment No. 6” and France’s “Titane”, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival, are among the 15 films that will advance to the next round of voting in the BAFTA Best International Feature Film race.

Round Two voting, to determine the nominations in the member-voted categories, will open between Jan. 14-27. Nominations will be announced on Feb 3. This will be followed by Round Three voting, to determine the winners, which will open between Feb. 9 and March 8.

The BAFTA Awards are set to take place in central London on March 13.

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