The BAFTA Awards occurred this evening in London. Are they useless in relation to Oscar prognostication? You tell me. I’m as confused as you are right now about the rule changes. Safe for Best Actress, all of these actually align pretty well with the Oscar frontrunners.
Best Picture: “Power of the Dog”
Best Director: Jane Campion, “Power of the Dog”
Best Actor: Will Smith, “King Richard”
Best Actress: Joanna Scanlan ‘After Love’ Brit movie none us know a thing about.
Best Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story.”
Best British Film: “Belfast”
Best Adapted Screenplay.: “CODA”
Best Original Screenplay.: “Licorice Pizza”
Best Animated Film: “Encanto”
Best Documentary: “Summer of Soul”
Best Cinematography: “West Side Story”
Best Film in a foreign language: “Drive My Car”