Marty Mauser has lost another critical match — but this time, it was in the awards game.
Josh Safdie’s sports dramedy “Marty Supreme” left this year’s BAFTA ceremony with an unwelcome distinction, tying the record for most losses in a single night after going 0-for-11.
The film entered BAFTA with formidable nomination strength and broad expectations of converting in at least a handful of categories — particularly for leading actor Timothée Chalamet, who picked up major stops this season at the Critics Choice Awards and the Golden Globes in Jan. In one of the night’s biggest shocks, Chalamet lost to Robert Aramayo from Kirk Jones’ Tourette’s drama movie, “I Swear.”
Now, the A24 contender was shut out across the board, joining “Women in Love” (1969) and “Finding Neverland” (2004) as the only films to go winless with 11 nominations. Notably, both of those titles still went on to win a single Oscar on their respective nights: Glenda Jackson for best actress (“Women in Love”) and Jan A.P. Kaczmarek for original score (“Finding Neverland”). The BAFTA result is especially striking given Safdie’s own dominance on the ballot; he is the year’s most-nominated individual with four nominations, spanning his roles as director, co-producer, co-writer and co-editor.
Despite the BAFTA setback, “Marty Supreme” remains a formidable player in the wider awards conversation, and history offers a reminder that a rough precursor night isn’t always fatal. Another A24 title, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (2022), managed only one BAFTA win (film editing) before going on to take seven Oscars, including best picture, director and three acting prizes. The moving drama “Moonlight” (2016) also went without a single BAFTA win that year, losing all four of its awards, before pulling off a historic upset in best picture at the Oscars.
Still, the optics sting with a win-less night and a record-tying losses stat, which is not the kind of headline any campaign wants in the final stretch.
At BAFTA, “Marty Supreme” was nominated for best film, director, leading actor (Chalamet), supporting actress (Odessa A’zion), casting, original screenplay, production design, cinematography, costume design, film editing and makeup and hairstyling. At the Oscars, the film is nominated for nine, but misses BAFTA nominations for supporting actress and makeup and hairstyling.
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Final Oscar voting runs from Feb. 26 to March 5. The 98th Oscars will be held on March 15 on ABC, hosted by Conan O’Brien.
From Variety US