surprise! Conclave wins the best movies
Everyone was hoping that Edward Berger's classy thriller would win an outstanding British film. In a slightly mediocre year of that award, it was a clear front runner. But few people turned it over for the Best Picture Awards. The brutals seemed too much chewy critical worship. The completely unknown is well-loved, especially in the Boomer demographic, which makes up a significant portion of BAFTA voters. Anora (see below) was a dark horse that has been in the spotlight. But a conclave? A little…middlebrow? A little… fun? And was that microphone drop slightly unpolarized?
Apparently that's not the case. What pushed that at the finish line other than home advantage? Maybe the slow-controversy sentiment benefited by Vatican Bigwigs and the American evangelists suggest that it was Satan's job? It's necessary for a year (see Brutal Man) that requires some hot headlines for the film to be truly successful, but too many people (see Emilia Perez) have a much needed edge Maybe I gave it. Does Oscar have a real shot? Perhaps we should turn to Baftas two years ago. Berger's previous films, all when the Western Front won seven awards (photograph, director, foreign language, cinematography, adapted script, score, sound). At Oscar, it fell to the still very respectable – 4 (International, cinematography, production design, score).
Snub! Ralph Fiennes loses the best actor
If Conclave can win the best picture and excellent British films – what's the problem with the guy in almost every scene? The troubled Ralph Fiennes Cardinal is its moral center, its moral center, and its troubling puffs also provided plenty of soundtracks. But it is also a performance light of heavy emotions and hard-hit speech. Was it a sacrificing his gong? (It's probably worth noting that Bob Dylan has an impressive shortage of big acting clips ripe for the ceremony broadcast, so it's worth noting that Timote Chalamett has a very attractive turn And a BAFTA victory, a supportive nod to Schindler's list, indicating his sixth defeat.
surprise! Mikey Madison wins the best actress
She may not have secured the Rising Star Award, voted by the public, but Mikey Madison won a big coup by winning the Best Actress Award. The story of Demi Moore's comeback on matter was assumed to be strong enough to plead even for Bakhta voters. truth. There was a lot of meaning to celebrate any of these actors, but 8,000 voters went for a 25-year-old voter who plays a pretty eyebrow lazer, even after a massive voter overhaul I did. BAFTA membership is still distorted, rather old and conservative.
However, the winner of Sean Baker's Palm D'Or has gained considerable momentum over the past week or so, earning the best photos in both the U.S. Director and Producer Guild Awards. Anecdote reports increasingly suggest that while many people in the industry are deeply celebrating the brutals, many of them truly love Anora. Is that pushing it up to the edge on March 2nd? Expect a fresh gust of bets.
surprise! Christopher Reeve A victory not human land
Over the past two years, BAFTAS has established a perfect track record in celebrating outstanding documentaries involved in crunchy issues torn from headlines. Last year they chose a 20-day devastating Ukrainian war film in Mariupol. The previous year it was a study of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. There were no other lands this year. They critically worship the devastation of the West Bank by Palestinian and Israeli groups. And then Bakhta went to a mediocre film about Christopher Reeve's children. Of course, it is an honor in itself, and it's not a film with considerable weight and unsettlingness, but there is still no chance of a slight direction.
surprise! Emilia Perez has actually won several awards
Jack's Audido's stitched mob musical drama has reached an awards season from hell. The team has the faintest memories that they don't want to forget, but have been surgically removed from the skull. When all hope seemed completely lost, salvation came in the form of a surprisingly grumpy Bakhta voter.
Emilia Perez may have won two awards from 11 nominations, but many would have expected it to be less. I really felt that it was unlikely.
And Zoe Saldanya's victory to support the actress suggests that she may not be contaminated by the general toxicity around her films. But are Oscar voters very generous?
Snub! BBC trims the hottest speech
The risk aversion BBC tried to solve the problem by dropping potentially tricky quotes, but it barely tores the roof, so it's all relative. David Tennant took part in some pretty tame jabs from Donald Trump. I included a line about summoning him by saying his name three times, but only one of his gags survived: “talking to the villain” and the BBC also removed the important ones News Story: Director Emilia Perez's peacebuilding of Jack Audido “kisses” his false star, Cara Sophia Gascon. It may be a bit of a cry of censorship, but everything the BBC wants definitely adds the impression that it's a bland two-hour TV on Sunday nights.
Highlights! 3 doses of Jesse Eisenberg
As long as BAFTAS acts as a film ad as much as Oscar auditions, the real pain certainly has to see a bit of rise thanks to Jesse Eisenberg's three brilliantly won appearances. He manages to be funny, sincere to all of them, and much faster than most people on the podium. The first (gets the original script) he calls himself the loser and his wife the fanboy. In the second (Picking up the Kieran Culkin Award), he is sweet about people and cuts about the industry at once. And then unveil the third animated film – he and his co-stars are sharp and you can find riffs that suit the category. For fans of these performances, real pain will not disappoint.
Snub! Complete unknowns go home empty-handed
In an area where many awards seasons lack a true frontrunner, some wonder if the complete unknown will do coda. The theory was infused with a large hole in the BAFTAS. There, none of the six nominations resulted in award victory. If something like the best movie always looked stretchy, then a real deal about Chalamett's best actor's chances, especially given the small controversy over the use of AI in his brutalist performance of his awards season rival Adrien Brody There was hope. But that was clearly not enough to discourage BAFTA voters from the Corner Brody. Instead, all the stars received by the completely unknown star were a handful of tired jokes from host David Tennant about contests like Timothy's Chalametto.
surprise! Wallace & Gromit hits Inside Out 2
Of all candidates this year, the most likely to be seen by most people who have seen the ceremony at the BBC was also a month and a half ago at the ceremony: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. Best Animation (competent discipline, featuring Pixar's Box Office Behemoth Inside Out 2 and critical favorite Flow and Wild Robots) and the first Family Film Awards are a big win for not only Aardman but Beeb It was. Netflix shares production and broadcast rights. Nick Park's nasty acceptance speech has increased its brand appeal despite doing this for almost 40 years.
