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‘Dune’ Leads 2022 BAFTA Awards With 11 Nominations

February 3, 2022 7:38 am

The Oscar nominations are just a few days away, but early this morning BAFTA revealed their nominees for the 2022 British Academy Film Awards. And, as in recent years, they served as an indicator of where AMPA...

Key Oscars Takeaways After SAG Noms & BAFTA Longlists

Gregory Ellwood

January 12, 2022 2:30 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Oscar season giveth and Oscar season taketh away. You can truly never make anyone happy during awards season and that was the case this morning with the revelation of both the 2022 BAFTA Awards longlists and t...

‘West Side Story,’ ‘The Power Of The Dog’ & ‘Don’t Look Up’ Dominate The BAFTA Awards Longlists

Gregory Ellwood

January 12, 2022 9:46 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

If you're looking for an indicator of potential Oscar nominations sometimes you need to look across the Atlantic to the Academy's British counterparts, BAFTA. The U.K.-based organization features a large cros...

Oscars Season, Oscars, Academy Awards, Oscars 2021

New Year, A Long Oscar Season Still To Go

Gregory Ellwood

January 3, 2022 4:53 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

You thought it was nearing an end, didn't you? No, the 2022 Oscar season isn't as long as the pandemic delayed 2021 season, but it sure is close. AMPAS members don't even begin to vote on the nominations until...

‘Nomadland’ Wins Best Film As Anthony Hopkins Surprises At 2021 BAFTA Awards

Gregory Ellwood

April 11, 2021 3:45 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Is there room for upsets at the Oscars? That depends on how you categorize an upset. In theory, Chadwick Boseman is still the locked frontrunner to take the Best Actor prize at the Academy Awards in two weeks,...

‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ ‘Mank’ & ‘Tenet’ Among Early 2021 BAFTA Award Winners

Gregory Ellwood

April 10, 2021 4:57 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

This year the 2021 BAFTA Awards for Film were split over two nights. The first ceremony centered on eight awards for both below-the-line and short film categories. By the end of the one-hour event, "Ma Rainey...

‘Nomadland,’ ‘Rocks’ & ‘Promising Young Woman’ Lead 2021 BAFTA Nominations

Gregory Ellwood

March 9, 2021 9:43 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

There are four major bellwethers for the Academy Awards. The SAG Awards, the PGA Awards, the DGA Awards, and, increasingly, the BAFTA Awards. The Academy, which governs the Oscars, is made up primarily of the ...

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‘1917’ Wins Best Film & Dominates The 2020 BAFTA Awards

Gregory Ellwood

February 2, 2020 4:17 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News

The 92nd Academy Awards are just a week away, but the other film academy across the pond got a chance to have their say in the awards game as the 2020 BAFTA Awards were handed out in London. Universal Picture...

BAFTAs Executive Is “Very Disappointed” By Lack Of Diversity In Nominations As #BAFTAsSoWhite Begins Trending

Charles Barfield

January 7, 2020 12:09 pm

Awards, News

Back in 2016, the world was introduced to the #OscarsSoWhite campaign on social media, after the awards show nominations were announced and no People of Color were nominated in the acting categories. Since then...

‘Joker’ Tops 2020 BAFTA Awards With 11 Nominations

Gregory Ellwood

January 7, 2020 3:03 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts revealed the nominees for the 2020 BAFTA Awards early Tuesday morning in London and there were some serious snubs and surprises. Todd Phillips "Joker" led all fi...

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