BAFTA Awards 2. 01. Nominees & Predictions . The Crown leads the list of nominees – but will the Netflix drama dominate the most prestigious ceremony in the television calendar? Netflix's epic period series The Crown leads the BAFTA TV Awards nominations with five. Get the latest news about the 2017 Oscars, including nominations, winners, predictions and red carpet fashion at 89th Academy Awards Oscar.com. 10:54 AM 2/14/2016. The awards, which will be celebrating their 7. Sunday, are the top prize of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, founded by some of Britain’s top industry talents including David Lean and Charles Laughton, which works year round to support and develop film as an art form through public outreach, education and funding. While the ceremony is today considered part of the march towards the Oscars, beginning with the Golden Globes and ending with the Academy Awards themselves, it wasn’t always like that. The BAFTAs used to hold their own ceremony in April or May, after the Oscars had already been held, but the date was moved to February in 2. Many have questioned why this was done, with some believing it to be the BAFTAs’ way of fitting into the arc of US- focused awards season. Although the BAFTAs have always on some level operated in line with the Oscars in terms of winners and nominees, and were always intended to celebrate international film as much as British film, many critics have expressed dissatisfaction with their perceived bias towards films that fit the generally accepted narrative of winners. That’s not strictly speaking true, and the BAFTAs can still throw a few surprises into the ring. Some uniquely BAFTA shocks include: The Commitments winning Best Picture over Dances With Wolves and The Silence of the Lambs; Alan Rickman winning Best Supporting Actor for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves; and Eddie Murphy garnering a nomination in the same category for his voice work in Shrek. UPDATE, WRITETHRU: A trio of films that debuted at the Venice Film Festival leads the pack of nominees for the 70th BAFTA Film Awards which were announced in London. The Emmy Awards recognize excellence within various areas of television and emerging media. The Emmy Awards are administered by three sister organizations, which. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Awards, events, membership and conference details. Features the 'Interactive Entertainment Awards'. Sign up for our Newsletter and be the first to find out about the nominees, winners and breaking entertainment news! British film remains a great focus for the BAFTAs, as awards are given for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer and Best British Film. The BAFTAs are also unique in their presentation of the Rising Star Award, the only award of the night – and possibly the entire Oscar season – voted on by members of the public. This year’s nominees have also been criticized for their overwhelming whiteness, with the Oscars’ own diversification following protests not spilling over to British shores. BAFTA have announced major steps to fix this problem and to address the deep seated racial discrepancies in the British film industry, but the lack of nominations for Barry Jenkins, Ruth Negga and Denzel Washington remain glaring. While the eventual outcome may not entirely align with the results on Oscar night, the BAFTAs are an excellent indication of what’s going on in British film as it becomes an increasingly international business, and how its influence stretches to Hollywood. We’ve compiled some of our predictions for the night in some of the biggest categories. BEST FILMArrival. I, Daniel Blake. La La Land. Manchester by the Sea. Moonlight. While this category shares 8. Best Picture Oscars line- up, it’s the inclusion of I, Daniel Blake that sits as the most interesting aspect. Ken Loach’s Palme D’Or winning drama of working class Britain struggling under the archaic benefits system has been a much- discussed topic in British film since its release, and its 5 nominations stands as a reminder to many of the power and influence of Loach, one of Britain’s most iconic film- makers. Having said that, its chances of winning here are slim, particularly as the La La Land domination of awards season reigns supreme. The BAFTAs have taken unexpected curveballs in the past with this category, and have only aligned with the Oscars half the time since 2. Moonlight, but right now the odds are still very much in La La Land’s favour. WHO WILL WIN: La La Land. WHO SHOULD WIN: Moonlight. BEST DIRECTORDamien Chazelle – La La Land. Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals. Ken Loach – I, Daniel Blake. Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea. Denis Villeneuve – Arrival. Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals is the surprise of BAFTA season, with the warmly received but critically divisive drama receiving 9 nominations. The film did well in British cinemas, and Ford has been dogged in his campaigning this season, including a minor faux- pas at the Golden Globes where he gifted HFPA voters with his signature fragrance (they had to return the gift, but Aaron Taylor- Johnson’s surprise win at the ceremony did smell fishy). However, he will probably be another casualty of the main Oscar race, and since Chazelle’s main competition, Moonlight’s Barry Jenkins, is not nominated in this category, it will probably be an easy walk to the podium tomorrow night. WHO WILL WIN: Damien Chazelle. WHO SHOULD WIN: Denis Villeneuve BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLEAndrew Garfield in Hacksaw Ridge. Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea. Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge. Ryan Gosling – La La Land Jake Gyllenhaal – Nocturnal Animals. Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic. While Casey Affleck’s juggernaut victory to the Oscar stage has faced a few roadblocks, notably Denzel Washington’s win at the SAG Awards and the increasingly difficult to ignore discussion regarding past sexual harassment lawsuits, it remains to be seen as to how that will affect his odds on the big night, and the BAFTAs presents an easier route to the top prize for him by not including Washington amongst the top 5. BAFTA often like to award the Brit in this category who will be ignored by the Academy, and with Garfield as the only home grown talent in the bunch, the prize may go out to him (Garfield is a previous winner in the BAFTA Television Awards and was nominated for the Rising Star Award in 2. If La La Land sweeps, Gosling could very well benefit, but Affleck remains the man to beat. WHO WILL WIN: Casey Affleck. WHO SHOULD WIN: Andrew Garfield. BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLEAmy Adams – Arrival. Emily Blunt – The Girl on the Train. Natalie Portman – Jackie. Emma Stone – La La Land. Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins. While The Girl on the Train did not reach the critical heights many were hoping for, Emily Blunt’s performance was near universally praised, so its inclusion in this category is welcome, particularly given the competitiveness of the available prospective nominees. However, Emma Stone’s win here seems like the safest lock of the night. Isabelle Huppert has become her main competition for the Oscar but she is notably absent from the nominations, and the remaining nominees have garnered nowhere near the same level of awards attention as Stone’s performance in the most celebrated film of the year. It is a shame that the work of Adams and Portman have been so overlooked this season, as both performances were career bests from two of Hollywood’s best. WHO WILL WIN: Emma Stone. WHO SHOULD WIN: Amy Adams or Natalie Portman. BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLEMahershala Ali – Moonlight. Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water. Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins. Dev Patel – Lion. Aaron Taylor- Johnson – Nocturnal Animals. Taylor- Johnson’s nomination here following his shock Golden Globes win suggested to many that he would leverage that momentum all the way to Oscars glory, but he was pipped to the post by his co- star Michael Shannon. Nevertheless, the BAFTAS love to reward their British cohorts, and this is what may work in Dev Patel’s favour. The star of Lion – who campaigned in the supporting category partly because it was seen as less competitive than lead – is a previous nominee thanks to his work in Slumdog Millionaire, and the film has garnered many positive headlines in the UK. Ali remains the Oscar favourite for his stellar work in Moonlight, but Patel has the edge thanks to familiarity and a top notch Weinstein led campaign. WHO WILL WIN: Dev Patel. WHO SHOULD WIN: Mahershala Ali. BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLEViola Davis and Denzel Washington in Fences. Viola Davis – Fences. Naomie Harris – Moonlight. Nicole Kidman – Lion. Hayley Squires – I, Daniel Blake. Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea. Squires’ inclusion in this category for her raw, heartbreaking work in I, Daniel Blake is heartily welcome, although Viola Davis is the front- runner for a reason. Her nomination is the only one Fences received at the BAFTAs, which may hurt her chances if voters missed the film, and that in turn could help a nominee like Harris, a British favourite in a critically adored film that’s nominated across several categories. Having said that, Davis remains the bookies’ favourite by a wide margin, and the narrative is very much in her favour. WHO WILL WIN: Viola Davis. WHO SHOULD WIN: Viola Davis or Naomie Harris. BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYMoonlight. Damien Chazelle – La La Land Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Paul Laverty – I, Daniel Blake Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High Water. Due to the Academy’s rules on unproduced work as adaptation material, Moonlight is considered by them to be an adapted screenplay, and has been categorised as such in this year’s nominees. However, BAFTA’s rules are not as strict and it is nominated as an original screenplay alongside its main competition, La La Land. This ultimately hurts its odds of winning the BAFTA as La La Land has swept this category all season, and Manchester by the Sea is its only real spoiler. WHO WILL WIN: La La Land. WHO SHOULD WIN: Moonlight. BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAYAmy Adams in Nocturnal Animals. Luke Davies – Lion Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals Eric Heisserer – Arrival Theodore Melfi and Allison Schroeder – Hidden Figures Robert Schenkkan and Andrew Knight – Hacksaw Ridge. However, Moonlight’s absence here benefits the remaining nominees as the race becomes a chance to really mix things up. Ford has fought hard all season for some recognition, but Nocturnal Animals’ screenplay is one of its weaker elements; Hidden Figures is popular and crowd pleasing stuff, but not what voters tend to go for; Lion has momentum but more for its performances; while Hacksaw Ridge’s surprise inclusion this Oscar season has been positioned more as part of Mel Gibson’s redemption narrative than anything else. Arrival has done very well with British audiences and Heisserer’s skillful adaptation of very difficult material deserves more praise than it has received this season. Awards Season Calendar: Save the Dates. October 2. 01. 61. Critics Choice Documentary Awards nominees announced. 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