Tag: British Academy
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66th British Academy Awards
Before BAFTA started announcing winners prior to the Oscars, they were idiosyncratic to the extreme. Although the nominees this year came after the Oscars, their awards come before, and their uniqueness comes through strongly this year. Let’s start with the surprises. Robert Aramayo picking up Best Actor over Oscar nominees Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael…
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66th British Academy Nominations
If we had seen these first, the Oscar nominations might have been a bit more shocking. Here, One Battle slightly outpaced Sinners while Hamnet and Marty Supreme did better than at the Oscars while I Swear and The Ballad of Wallis Island made their way into the major nominations when they wouldn’t have with the…
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66th British Academy Longlists
BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television Arts) is one of the biggest precursors currently out there. Their nominations won’t be coming out before the Oscar nominations, so these longlists (or semifinalists) are the best we can do right now. Commentary added (10:31AM CST). Longlists Tallies (16) One Battle After Another (14) Hamnet, Sinners (13)…
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65th British Academy Awards
BAFTA voters have confirmed some of our suspicions but also thrown a gear into the works of several categories. Three of the four acting winners are likely to repeat at the Oscars, though if Brody loses at SAG, that could create a different narrative. Conclave proved more appealing than Anora, which makes sense considering the…
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65th British Academy Nominations
Conclave, Emilia Pérez, and The Brutalist performed well, as did Anora but two tech heavyweights, Dune: Part Two and Wicked, were left out of the to spot in favor of the late-surging A Complete Unknown. British picture Kneecap also performed well. Some major snubs include Nickel Boys almost everywhere (not surprising considering the dearth of…
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65th British Academy Longlists
A lot of Oscar’s top contenders are here but several are missing. Nickel Boys and Sing Sing did poorly with BAFTA voters. Overall, here are the surprise omissions and inclusions. Rather than listing them out here, I’ll inset them within the below to make it easier to follow. Certain categories will not have an addendum…