It's the time of year when our treasured National Awards Body (NAB) rewards the British talent of the year, with a few American winners sprinkled in between. Last year saw Atonement take the Best Picture BAFTA whereas No Country For Old Men took the Oscar. The nominees this year:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7830076.stm
No real gripes this year apart from the rather smitten choices to include Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in the acting categories for Slumdog Millionaire. They were good, but seriously, that good?! The other real shames are Brits, Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky) & Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) missing out. I'm not even going to delve into the flaws in nominating 'The Reader'.
So here go my predictions:
Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire. Easy Peasy.
Best Director: Danny Boyle. Could be Fincher, or maybe even Daldry (yikes!) but i'm sticking with Boyle.
Best British Film: In Bruges. I can't see them giving 'Slumdog' two best film prizes...
Leading Actor: Sean Penn. There's a strong case for Mickey Rourke also, but I think Penn as he hasn't won a BAFTA award before.
Leading Actress: Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road). Though she could win for that other film she was in...or could split the vote and hand the prize to Streep.
Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger.
Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz. Why the hell is Viola Davis (Doubt) not on this list? I'd give it to Cruz either way, but Tomei is also deserving.
Original Screenplay: Milk. Should get some love somewhere, though look out for the brilliantly scripted 'In Bruges' again.
Adapted Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire. I'm trying to find a place for 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' somewhere but this won't be it.
Film Not In The English Language: Waltz With Bashir. I've only seen one of the nominees, 'Gomorrah', which is mind-bendingly brilliant. But 'Bashir' is also worthy apparently.
Animated Film: Wall-E. Should be in the Best Picture line-up...
The Carl Foreman Award: Simon Chinn (Man on Wire). I haven't a clue.
Music: Slumdog Millionaire. The Dark Knight is the potential spoiler here.
Cinematography: The Dark Knight. Again 'TCCOBB' would be a fair winner.
Editing: Slumdog Millionaire. Chris Dickens, the editor of 'Slumdog', edits like a possessed, ravaging dog which is a good thing as it provides boundless energy to an already boundlessly energetic script.
Production Design: Revolutionary Road. The 50's setting looked fabulous so this is the place to reward the film.
Costume Design: Changeling? Again I don't have a clue...maybe 'The Duchess'?
Sound: The Dark Knight. Booming and disturbing sounds scampering through city skyscrapers.
Special Visual Effects: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. In the bag baby.
Make-Up and Hair: The Dark Knight. Maybe not the best of the year in this category, but probably the best of the five nominees. It's all part of the plan...
Short Animation & Film: I'm not going to be the fool who pretends to know much about these nominees. Although Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf & Death should win in the short animation category.
The Orange Rising Star Award: Voted by the public, who won't have seen the wonderful Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) until 2 days before the show itself but I'm backing her!
I have 'Slumdog' and 'Knight' for four wins apiece. Can't be right...bring on Sunday!
The BAFTAs start on BBC2 from 8pm and then switch to BBC1 from 9pm, Sunday 8th February
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