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Why do they matter? Well, other than being important in their own right, they are last-gasp auditions for the Academy Awards in a fortnight. Final Oscars voting closes on Tuesday, and many voters will be keeping their powder dry until they see what happens tonight: who’s unfairly snubbed, who gives a corker of an acceptance speech and whether anybody falls over their frock.
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Furthermore, the Venn diagram of BAFTA and Oscar voters reveals that they overlap much more than most other award organizations. Last weekend, two US big guild bodies (Guilds of Directors and Producers) overturned the race by awarding a major award to Sean Baker's Anora rather than the previous frontrunner.
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Will BAFTA voters follow? Could Boomer Nostalgia dominate and instead offer the gong to the entire unknown? Or does the advantage of home mean seeing white smoke for conclaves, both in the best and outstanding British film categories?
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Katherine Schord
Are you reading more? Here you can find out more about the winners of this year's special award for outstanding UK contributions to cinemas. They are great outfits to build cinemas in hospitals. Get even more appetizing with Titbits on this year's menu and research the news about their nods and Peter Bradshaw's take, along with a full list of nominations.
Speaking of Peter, his official predictions are here, Andrew is here, and mine is below. Note that these are non-vertical bonded.
The best movie Anora
Great British film conclave
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer Kneecap, Rich Peppiatt (director, writer)
The best movies not in English I'm still here
The best documentary Super/Man: The Story of Christopher Reeve
Best animated movies Wallace and the Glomit: Most Birds
Best Kids & Family Movies Wallace and the Glomit: Most Birds
The best director Brady Corbett, the Brutal
The best original script The real pain
Best adapted script conclave
The best actress Marianne Jean Baptist, Hard Truth
The best actor Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Best Supporting Actress Zoe Saldanya, Emilia Perez
Best Supporting Actor Kieran Culkin, real pain
rise Star Awards Mikey Madison
Katherine Schord
Andrew Pulver has already written down this handy timetable in the evening. See it for more information. However, I will be here until 11pm. The ceremony will take place in real time between 5pm and 7pm, then demand will be in demand at BBC 1 in the UK, Britobox International in the US, and Britobox in Australia from 7pm to 9pm.
We report the news when it happens, but unless something really important happens, we'll keep it a little understated on this blog where Gwilym Mumford watches the ceremony from 7pm and encourages him to join. Masu.
Before that, there are all the flocks and fake passes from the red carpet with me and Lauren Cochrane from Nadia Komami at the South Bank Centre in London.
That's starting…
Katherine Schord
The red carpet is unfolding, the stars have hair done, and an alternative plan for Netflix afterparty was created after the fire broke out at the original venue, Chiltern Fire Station on Friday. This scene won the 78th British Academy Award for Best Film.
Why are they important? Well, except that it matters in itself, they are the final audition for the two-week Academy Awards. The Final Oscar votes closed on Tuesday, and many voters will continue to dry the powder until they see what happens tonight.
Furthermore, the Venn diagram of BAFTA and Oscar voters reveals that they overlap much more than most other award organizations. Last weekend, two US big guild bodies (Guilds of Directors and Producers) overturned the race by awarding a major award to Sean Baker's Anora rather than the previous frontrunner.
Will BAFTA voters follow? Could Boomer Nostalgia dominate and instead offer the gong to the entire unknown? Or does the advantage of home mean seeing white smoke for conclaves, both in the best and outstanding British film categories?
