After what could be called a senseless Golden Globes, these Bafta Nominations restore some normality, but not oodles of it. Let's see how they went shall we? Predicted winners in bold and gold. Because that's how I play.
BEST FILM
AVATAR James Cameron, Jon Landau - Looks like the film to beat at this point. I've ran out of exasperation to communicate.
AN EDUCATION Amanda Posey, Finola Dwyer - Interesting.
THE HURT LOCKER Nominees TBC - From this selection I hope it wins and hope hard.
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness - The only film with a shot at displacing Avatar ot the Oscars, based on Oprah power alone.
UP IN THE AIR Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki - A screenplay award beckons.
DIRECTOR
AVATAR James Cameron - I used to like Cameron. He's made several films that birthed film-lovers everywhere. But how I hope he doesn't win.
DISTRICT 9 Neill Blomkamp - Awesome. Deserved nomination I didn't expect. Fair play Bafta.
AN EDUCATION Lone Scherfig - They've gone for this film hard
THE HURT LOCKER Kathryn Bigelow - Bigelow deserves it, but won't get it I think.
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS Quentin Tarantino - That marks two for Tarantino. An Oscar nom is a certainty now.
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
THE HANGOVER Jon Lucas, Scott Moore - Again Bafta shoots for acceptance and lands. I love that this can happen.
THE HURT LOCKER Mark Boal - Its good to see the Hurt Locker get such recognition.
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS Quentin Tarantino - I think this is Tarantino's tbh. Its usually his award anyway.
A SERIOUS MAN Joel Coen, Ethan Coen - Deserved, but the Coen's have won a little too much of late. So don't expect a win here.
UP Bob Peterson, Pete Docter - Pixar scoops so many writing nominations its hilarious. It goes to show why they're so good though doesn't it.
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
DISTRICT 9 Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell - Good for Bafta again.
AN EDUCATION Nick Hornby - He's a famous british writer, so obviously.
IN THE LOOP Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche - This film should be up for more then this. It was fucking rad.
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE Geoffrey Fletcher - Precious is going to take exactly jack shit at the Bafta's, but its a force stateside.
UP IN THE AIR Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner - The winner I think, as Reitman continues to make his name.
LEADING ACTOR
JEFF BRIDGES Crazy Heart - I think the Oscar is his, but not this one. Bridges is a legend though so, I wouldn't be in any way annoyed.
GEORGE CLOONEY Up in the Air - Clooney is a regular fixture at these things for a reason.
COLIN FIRTH A Single Man - The winner here, for both legacy and for being British. Watch it happen.
JEREMY RENNER The Hurt Locker - Probably my favorite, but a nomination is a win for Renner.
ANDY SERKIS Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll - British throwaway. Not much to be said.
LEADING ACTRESS
CAREY MULLIGAN An Education - Deserved, continuing acareer making award season for Mulligan.
SAOIRSE RONAN The Lovely Bones - A bit out of the blue, but fair enough. Ronan's second Bafta nom by the way. Before she's even twenty.
GABOUREY SIDIBE Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire - Again, a genuine possibility for the Oscars, but not enough Brits have seen this film.
MERYL STREEP Julie & Julia - Because she's Meryl Streep. I found her shrill and annoying.
AUDREY TAUTOU Coco Before Chanel - Good. I liked this performance and its good to see t turn up somewhere.
SUPPORTING ACTOR
ALEC BALDWIN It’s Complicated - The only representation for this film. The way it should be.
CHRISTIAN McKAY Me and Orson Welles - A slight random but OK I guess.
ALFRED MOLINA An Education - Again, they really went nuts for this film, hence Molina's presence here.
STANLEY TUCCI The Lovely Bones - The only mainstay representation for The lovely Bones really. Tucci deserves it over time.
CHRISTOPH WALTZ Inglourious Basterds - The real standout here. A weak category otherwise.
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
ANNE-MARIE DUFF Nowhere Boy - I think BAFTA went a little insane in this category. That can be the only explanation for two acting nominations for Nowhere Boy.
VERA FARMIGA Up in the Air - The stronger of the two Up In The Air performances here I think.
ANNA KENDRICK Up in the Air - Now Twilight has some Bafta nominated credibility. sweet.
MO’NIQUE Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire - The only real contender in what is usually a weak category anyway. Damn you sexist industry.
KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS Nowhere Boy - I like Scott Thomas, but if this is warranted then I am God, and from that sentence I'm either right or the almighty.
Looks like good nominations and I like your picks. Just wanted to let you know I just gave you the Kreativ Blogger award. Its an award that's been getting passed around and I nominated you because I really like your site and your writing style. Here is the post from my site:
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i would love to see district 9 beat avatar somewhere just because it's a superior sci fi film and the inexplicable love for avatar is just making cameron's head larger. i also am surprised by the bafta's lack of love for bright star. but some good nods nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree about District 9. Its so much smarter and makes Avatar look immature by comparison. I didn't think Bafta would go for Bright Star tbh, as much as I personally liked it. They seemed to plug all there Brit hopes into An Education by the looks of it.
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