Issue #15
23 January 2018
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| St Brides Church in Fleet Street during the Blitz |
that time of year again when the principal awards in literature, film and television are dished out. The BAFTA Film Awards have a new host in Joanna Lumley and will be held at London's Royal Albert Hall on 18 February.
The nominations and awards in January are seen as pointers to the Oscars so the results are hot gossip. Gary Oldman is tipped to win for his performance as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour and he was voted best actor in the Screen Actors Guild awards last Sunday but it is by no means a one horse race.
The front runner is Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri which has picked up eight BAFTA nominations for Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Director, Leading Actress, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Cinematography and Editing. In the Screen Actors Guild Awards presented last Sunday, 21st, the film, a black comedy about a small town murder, picked up the prestigious award for Outstanding Cast in a Film as well as acting honours for Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell.
Hot on its heels comes Blade Runner 2049 also with eight nominations from BAFTA for Director, Original Music, Cinematography, Editing, Production Design, Make Up and Hair, Sound and Special Visual Effects.
They should win a slew of awards between them.
Get Out has three nominations. Daniel Kaluuya bagged two of them both as Leading Actor and EE Rising Star so must have a good chance of one of them and Jordan Peele, the writer, is up for Original Screenplay. (Writers are shamelessly under-mentioned).
Also with three nominations is the charming Paddington 2 as Outstanding British Film, Supporting Actor (Hugh Grant) and Adapted Screenplay.
Trailing with two nominations apiece come Star Wars: The Last Jedi for Special Visual Effects and Sound and Beauty and the Beast for its lovely costumes and production design.
So, good luck to everybody and congratulations to those who have already won.
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