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• To the surprise of precisely no one, hometown favorite “The King’s Speech” reigned supreme at the BAFTAs. • Before you go basing your Oscar predictions on the BAFTA outcome, Kris pointed out a crucial caveat. • “Inception” added another guild award to its mantel, as Wally Pfister beat Roger Deakins to the American Society […]
WEEKLY WRAP: BAFTA ‘Speech’ sweep, ASC upset, Berlinale coverage
Posted by In Contention Staff · 8:54 pm · February 18th, 2011
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Why some BAFTA winners shouldn’t get their hopes up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:50 am · February 17th, 2011
A number of people asked about the BAFTA outcome in our solicitation for Oscar Talk queries this week. We’ll be discussing last weekend’s awards on the show, but I thought I’d address those questions separately here. A sample: With the BAFTA below-the-line awards not all going to The King’s Speech (even things like Art Direction […]
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2/15 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Hooper’s conflicting BAFTA emotions, Rodarte on ‘Swan’ controversy, Whoopi is livid
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:53 am · February 15th, 2011
• Nick Davis’s actress digest moves to the lovely Jennifer Lawrence. [Nick’s Flick Picks] • Tom Hooper at the BAFTAs: The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. [The Race] • David Poland talks to “Black Swan” costume co-designers Rodarte. [The Hot Blog]
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‘King’s Speech’ nabs seven BAFTA Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:28 pm · February 13th, 2011
I had more interesting things to do at the Berlinale this evening than watch the BAFTAs, so the only commentary I can offer is on the winners list itself. And, well, it doesn’t make for terribly exciting reading. To the surprise of precisely no one, “The King’s Speech” ruled the night with seven trophies, though […]
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BAFTAs in progress
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:39 am · February 13th, 2011
I have to take off and Guy is busy with Berlinale duties, but the BAFTAs are in progress. There may be a live feed out there somewhere but I don’t have time to track it down. I know you can keep track of the goings-on at BAFTA’s Twitter page. Consider this your space to discuss […]
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Previewing BAFTA
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:15 am · February 12th, 2011
In the 10 years since they moved up in the calendar to pre-Oscar status, the BAFTAs have hovered uncertainly between complying with awards trends across the pond, thereby establishing themselves as a viable precursor, and stubbornly standing by their own – as in 2007, when they opted out of the Coen Brothers-P.T. Anderson faceoff by […]
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BAFTA honors ‘Harry Potter’ series
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:12 am · February 7th, 2011
The penultimate film in the series may only be up for two BAFTAs on Sunday night — ones it probably won’t win — but devoted “Harry Potter” fans have been given an extra reason to tune in, as the entire series is being honored by the British Academy with their Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema […]
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WEEKLY WRAP: Globes chatter, Batman buzz, foreign Oscar surprises
Posted by In Contention Staff · 6:42 pm · January 21st, 2011
• The Golden Globes did their thing, with Ricky Gervais’s antics drawing more attention than the sweep for “The Social Network.” • David Fincher’s film continued its dominance at the Broadcast Film Critics’ Association Awards, which Kris reported from first-hand. • As if to remind us that there’s more than one film in the race, this […]
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‘King’s Speech’ leads BAFTA list with 14 nods
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:53 pm · January 17th, 2011
If you’ve been with us for a couple of years, you’ll know that the BAFTA nominations infuriate me on an annual basis. However, my therapist recently advised me that I need to heal my relationship with BAFTA through forgiveness, so I’ll lead with few the things that pleased me about this morning’s announcement. For one […]
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BAFTA names Rising Star nominees
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:47 am · January 10th, 2011
As you know, BAFTA likes to trickle out a few awards announcements ahead of their nominations, which will be revealed next Tuesday. Last week, we had the Best Foreign Language Film nominees and general category longlists — today, we have the five finalists for their Rising Star Award. Perhaps the most unique category in a […]
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WEEKLY WRAP: Guild onslaught, Postlethwaite passes, more best of 2010
Posted by In Contention Staff · 7:15 pm · January 7th, 2011
• The Producers’ Guild of America surprised no one with their list of nominees. • The Writers’ Guild, however, threw a few curveballs (aided by assorted ineligibilities), while the USC Scripter Awards surprised some with one of their selections. • In sadder news, we said goodbye to esteemed British character actor Pete Postlethwaite. • After […]
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BAFTA Rising Star nominees
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:04 am · January 12th, 2010
BAFTA has just revealed the five young actors in contention for this year’s Rising Star Award, the winner of which will be determined by a public vote. Previous winners include James McAvoy, Eva Green, Shia LaBeouf and Noel Clarke. The 12-member jury charged with deciding this year’s nominees was chaired by Oscar-winning producer David Parfitt […]
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WEEKLY WRAP: BAFTAs, Berlin, pre-Oscar jitters
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:37 am · February 14th, 2009
Aside from two major precursors, it’s been a slow week for news — which leads to a lot of prediction second-guessing. • “Slumdog” swept at the BAFTAs, which also put new wind in Mickey Rourke’s sails. We live-blogged it here. • The “Slumdog” streak inevitably continued at the WGA Awards, where “Milk” picked up some […]
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2/10 Oscarweb Round-up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:52 am · February 10th, 2009
• At least Ron Rosenbaum kind of gets it. Though he apparently thinks he’s the only one a bit miffed at the redemption angle. Do some more Googling, Ron. [Slate] • Joining the “Reader” bash, Noah Forrest pleads with the Academy not to hand the Oscar to Kate Winslet. [Movie City News] • Jeff Wells […]
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