BAFTA is the Britsh equivalent of the Oscars. This year, because there were so many schedule changes, the BAFTAs will air in the UK hours before the Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles. The BAFTAs are less a predictor than the CCAs but they’re still fun.
The BAFTAs snubbed Steven Spielberg for his “West Side Story” remake, stunningly. No Best Picture or Director or even Adapted Screenplay for Tony Kushner.
In acting categories, the BAFTAs went local on several films not playing in the US or part of our Oscar mix. Nicole Kidman, for example, was overlooked. But so was UK fave Olivia Colman for “The Lost Daughter.” Her people let her down!
Below are the Long Lists, with x’s next to the final nominees.
BEST FILM
Being The Ricardos
xBelfast
CODA
xDon’t Look Up
xDune
House of Gucci
King Richard
xLicorice Pizza
No Time To Die
The French Dispatch
The Lost Daughter
xThe Power of the Dog
The Tragedy of Macbeth
tick tick…BOOM!
West Side Story
LEADING ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman The Lost Daughter
xLady Gaga House of Gucci
xAlana Haim Licorice Pizza
Jennifer Hudson Respect
xEmilia Jones CODA
Nicole Kidman Being The Ricardos
Jennifer Lawrence Don’t Look Up
Frances McDormand The Tragedy of Macbeth
xRenate Reinsve The Worst Person in the World
Claire Rushbrook Ali & Ava
xJoanna Scanlan After Love
Kristen Stewart Spencer
xTessa Thompson Passing
Rachel Zegler West Side Story
LEADING ACTOR
Riz Ahmed Encounter
xAdeel Akhtar Ali & Ava
xMahershala Ali Swan Song
Javier Bardem Being The Ricardos
Daniel Craig No Time To Die
xBenedict Cumberbatch The Power of the Dog
xLeonardo DiCaprio Don’t Look Up
Peter Dinklage Cyrano
Adam Driver House of Gucci
Andrew Garfield tick tick…BOOM!
xStephen Graham Boiling Point
Cooper Hoffman Licorice Pizza
Joaquin Phoenix C’mon C’mon
xWill Smith King Richard
Denzel Washington The Tragedy of Macbeth
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
xCaitrÃona Balfe Belfast
Cate Blanchett Don’t Look Up
xJessie Buckley The Lost Daughter
Ana de Armas No Time To Die
xAriana DeBose West Side Story
xAnn Dowd Mass
Judi Dench Belfast
Kirsten Dunst The Power of the Dog
xAunjanue Ellis King Richard
Kathryn Hunter The Tragedy of Macbeth
Rita Moreno West Side Story
xRuth Negga Passing
Vinette Robinson Boiling Point
Meryl Streep Don’t Look Up
Anya Taylor-Joy Last Night in Soho
SUPPORTING ACTOR
David Alvarez West Side Story
Bradley Cooper Licorice Pizza
Benicio del Toro The French Dispatch
Jamie Dornan Belfast
xCiarán Hinds Belfast
xMike Faist West Side Story
Andrew Garfield The Eyes of Tammy Faye
xTroy Kotsur CODA
Jared Leto House of Gucci
xWoody Norman C’mon C’mon
Al Pacino House of Gucci
xJesse Plemons The Power of the Dog
Mark Rylance Don’t Look Up
J.K. Simmons Being The Ricardos
xKodi Smit-McPhee The Power of the Dog
DIRECTOR
xAfter Love
Belfast
CODA
Don’t Look Up
xDrive My Car
Dune
First Cow
The Hand of God
xHappening
King Richard
xLicorice Pizza
The Lost Daughter
Passing
Petite Maman
xThe Power of the Dog
The Souvenir Part II
The Tragedy of Macbeth
xTitane
West Side Story
Zola
FILM NOT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
A Hero
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
Compartment No. 6
Drive My Car
Flee
The Hand of God
I’m Your Man
Lamb
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
Parallel Mothers
Paris, 13th District
Petite Maman
Riders of Justice
Titane
The Worst Person in the World
