BAFTAs

[Big Magilla]

Overall, great.

My only disappointment is all those presumably middle-aged fangirl votes for Elvis, including Best Actor.

I predicted wins for Blanchett, Keoghan and Condon, but I'm shocked that Farrell didn't win as well for Banshees.

I knew something other than EEAAO and Banshees would win Picture and Director. I was thinking that it would be Tár, but I'm not at all bummed out that AQOTWF won instead.

[Big Magilla]

Career achievement awards, in memoriam segment.

Also, it seems that the last four awards are going to be presented on TV live and must be positioned to fit into that 30-minute window. The rest of the show is edited for broadcast.

[Reza]

Why is there such a long break?

[Sabin]

Sorry, missed a couple down below. Now fully updated. Going back to my Sunday.

[Reza]

So happy Kerry Condon won. Now if only the Academy repeats this win.

Give Basset an Oscar for a performance she deserves it for. Not for the silly Wakanda.

[Big Magilla]

This didn't merit a separate thread? Changing the name to BAFTAs.

Delighted to see my predicitons, which for the most part reflect my wishes, are coming true.

[Mister Tee]

Interim reactions as of 1:50.

Apparently, when Kotsur signed "Kerry", it was mistakenly thought for a moment that Carey Mulligan had won.

I'm delighted but shocked about Keoghan's win.

And, yes, the children at Awaards Worthy are already off and running with Racist BAFTA.

Everything Everywhere taking editing is obviously helpful, but may more be a "we don't take this Top Gun bullshit seriously" statement from BAFTA. Losing what seemed a slam dunk supporting actor award suggests the "it's so beloved" narrative around Everything may be premature.

[Sabin]

Best Film: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best British Film: The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Film Not in the English Language: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best Debut by a British Writer Director or Producer: Aftersun
Best Animated Film: Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio
Best Director: Edward Berger, All Quiet on the Western Front
Best Documentary Film: Navalny
Best Actor: Austin Butler, Elvis
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Tár
Best Supporting Actor: Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Supporting Actress: Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Original Screenplay: The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Adapted Screenplay: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best Original Score: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best Casting: Elvis
Best Cinematography: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best Film Editing: Everything Everywhere All At Once
Best Production Design: Babylon
Best Costume Design: Elvis
Best Makeup & Hair: Elvis
Best Sound: All Quiet on the Western Front
Best Visual Effects: Avatar: The Way of Water
Best British Short Film: An Irish Goodbye
Rising Star: Emma Mackey

[Okri]

a) BAFTA has never been that kind to American indies (or British indies, for that matter) or just smaller films in general. Ryan Gosling for Half Nelson, The Savages for Linney/Jenkins, Richard Jenkins for The Visitor. I don't think there's anything particularly wrong with that [to be honest, I don't get how BAFTA is so good at honoring British television but so disinterested in honoring British filmmaking), but I don't think it's a meaningful strike against Riseborough either. For me, whenever we get a race where a couple of candidates are just destroying the field and hoovering up the number one votes, I think that pockets of support might be enough for a performer to breakthrough (which is why I actually wonder if De Armas AND someone like Thompson can make it in - I'm not sure if the McCormack nomination is telling or just deluding me about the latter, though).

b) Yeah, we got our answer about All Quiet on the Western Front.

c) I think you could study Women Talking about how NOT to run a campaign, though. I still haven't even had the chance to see it and that's infuriating.

d) No Top Gun is a bit of a relief.

e) Lots of car crash categories, which is always fun

[Big Magilla]

It's a grass roots campaign by Amy Adams and other actors. Obama revised his 10 best list to include it.

[Sabin]

OscarGuy wrote
They probably don't even have a clue how to run an Oscar campaign.

Or they don't have the money. That stuff is expensive. Or maybe they don't run Oscar campaigns and this truly is a grassroots campaign orchestrated by Andrea Riseborough and her friends. Independent filmmaking is an incredibly risky venture where the best you can hope is to break even.

[OscarGuy]

It was an October release in the US and a November release in Israel of all places. I honestly don't think they thought it would have much chance and were going to dump it. It was released in the US by Momentum, which I don't think I've ever heard of, which also explains why they weren't prepared for any last-minute acclaim. They probably don't even have a clue how to run an Oscar campaign.

[dws1982]

It isn't "terrible" marketing; it isn't always easy or simple to get international distribution deals for small independent films.

[OscarGuy]

Further proof that their marketing efforts were terrible.

[dws1982]

That English actress Andrea Riseborough couldn't make it onto this list suggests that the last-minute buzz for To Leslie is probably just a mirage and if it is as well liked as people say, then their marketing efforts are probably too little too late.

She wasn't on the longlist; her film has no UK distribution.