BEST FILM
- BIRDMAN Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, James W. Skotchdopole
- BOYHOOD Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland
- THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson
- THE IMITATION GAME Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten
OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
- ’71 Yann Demange, Angus Lamont, Robin Gutch, Gregory Burke
- THE IMITATION GAME Morten Tyldum, Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman, Graham Moore
- PADDINGTON Paul King, David Heyman
- PRIDE Matthew Warchus, David Livingstone, Stephen Beresford
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING James Marsh, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten
- UNDER THE SKIN Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson, Nick Wechsler, Walter Campbell
OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
- ELAINE CONSTANTINE (Writer/Director) Northern Soul
- GREGORY BURKE (Writer), YANN DEMANGE (Director) ’71
- HONG KHAOU (Writer/Director) Lilting
- PAUL KATIS (Director/Producer), ANDREW DE LOTBINIÈRE (Producer) Kajaki: The True Story
- STEPHEN BERESFORD (Writer), DAVID LIVINGSTONE (Producer) Pride
FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- IDA Pawel Pawlikowski, Eric Abraham, Piotr Dzieciol, Ewa Puszczynska
- LEVIATHAN Andrey Zvyagintsev, Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov
- THE LUNCHBOX Ritesh Batra, Arun Rangachari, Anurag Kashyap, Guneet Monga
- TRASH Stephen Daldry, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Kris Thykier
- TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd
DOCUMENTARY
- 20 FEET FROM STARDOM Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Gil Friesen
- 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard
- CITIZENFOUR Laura Poitras
- FINDING VIVIAN MAIER John Maloof, Charlie Siskel
- VIRUNGA Orlando von Einsiedel, Joanna Natasegara
ANIMATED FILM
- BIG HERO 6 Don Hall, Chris Williams
- THE BOXTROLLS Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable
- THE LEGO MOVIE Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
DIRECTOR
- BIRDMAN Alejandro G. Iñárritu
- BOYHOOD Richard Linklater
- THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Wes Anderson
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING James Marsh
- WHIPLASH Damien Chazelle
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- BIRDMAN Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr, Armando Bo
- BOYHOOD Richard Linklater
- THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Wes Anderson
- NIGHTCRAWLER Dan Gilroy
- WHIPLASH Damien Chazelle
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- AMERICAN SNIPER Jason Hall
- GONE GIRL Gillian Flynn
- THE IMITATION GAME Graham Moore
- PADDINGTON Paul King
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Anthony McCarten
LEADING ACTOR
- BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH The Imitation Game
- EDDIE REDMAYNE The Theory of Everything
- JAKE GYLLENHAAL Nightcrawler
- MICHAEL KEATON Birdman
- RALPH FIENNES The Grand Budapest Hotel
LEADING ACTRESS
- AMY ADAMS Big Eyes
- FELICITY JONES The Theory of Everything
- JULIANNE MOORE Still Alice
- REESE WITHERSPOON Wild
- ROSAMUND PIKE Gone Girl
SUPPORTING ACTOR
- EDWARD NORTON Birdman
- ETHAN HAWKE Boyhood
- J.K. SIMMONS Whiplash
- MARK RUFFALO Foxcatcher
- STEVE CARELL Foxcatcher
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- EMMA STONE Birdman
- IMELDA STAUNTON Pride
- KEIRA KNIGHTLEY The Imitation Game
- PATRICIA ARQUETTE Boyhood
- RENE RUSSO Nightcrawler
ORIGINAL MUSIC
- BIRDMAN Antonio Sanchez
- THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Alexandre Desplat
- INTERSTELLAR Hans Zimmer
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Jóhann Jóhannsson
- UNDER THE SKIN Mica Levi
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- BIRDMAN Emmanuel Lubezki
- THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Robert Yeoman
- IDA Lukasz Zal, Ryzsard Lenczewski
- INTERSTELLAR Hoyte van Hoytema
- MR. TURNER Dick Pope
EDITING Due to a tie in voting in this category, there are six nominations
- BIRDMAN Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione
- THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Barney Pilling
- THE IMITATION GAME William Goldenberg
NIGHTCRAWLER John Gilroy - THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Jinx Godfrey
- WHIPLASH Tom Cross
PRODUCTION DESIGN
- BIG EYES Rick Heinrichs, Shane Vieau
- THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Adam Stockhausen, Anna Pinnock
- THE IMITATION GAME Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald
- INTERSTELLAR Nathan Crowley, Gary Fettis
- MR. TURNER Suzie Davies, Charlotte Watts
COSTUME DESIGN
- THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Milena Canonero
- THE IMITATION GAME Sammy Sheldon Differ
- INTO THE WOODS Colleen Atwood
- MR. TURNER Jacqueline Durran
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Steven Noble
MAKE UP & HAIR
- THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Frances Hannon
- GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou, David White
- INTO THE WOODS Peter Swords King, J. Roy Helland
- MR. TURNER Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Jan Sewell
SOUND
- AMERICAN SNIPER Walt Martin, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, Alan Robert Murray, Bub Asman
- BIRDMAN Thomas Varga, Martin Hernández, Aaron Glascock, Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño
- THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Wayne Lemmer, Christopher Scarabosio, Pawel Wdowczak
- THE IMITATION GAME John Midgley, Lee Walpole, Stuart Hilliker, Martin Jensen
- WHIPLASH Thomas Curley, Ben Wilkins, Craig Mann
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
- DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Erik Winquist, Daniel Barrett
- GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Stephane Ceretti, Paul Corbould, Jonathan Fawkner, Nicolas Aithadi
- THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White
- INTERSTELLAR Paul Franklin, Scott Fisher, Andrew Lockley
- X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Richard Stammers, Anders Langlands, Tim Crosbie, Cameron Waldbauer
BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
- THE BIGGER PICTURE Chris Hees, Daisy Jacobs, Jennifer Majka
- MONKEY LOVE EXPERIMENTS Ainslie Henderson, Cam Fraser, Will Anderson
- MY DAD Marcus Armitage
BRITISH SHORT FILM
- BOOGALOO AND GRAHAM Brian J. Falconer, Michael Lennox, Ronan Blaney
- EMOTIONAL FUSEBOX Michael Berliner, Rachel Tunnard
- THE KÁRMÁN LINE Campbell Beaton, Dawn King, Tiernan Hanby, Oscar Sharp
- SLAP Islay Bell-Webb, Michelangelo Fano, Nick Rowland
- THREE BROTHERS Aleem Khan, Matthieu de Braconier, Stephanie Paeplow
THE EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
- GUGU MBATHA-RAW
- JACK O’CONNELL
- MARGOT ROBBIE
- MILES TELLER
- SHAILENE WOODLEY
Nominations are correct at the time of going to print. BAFTA reserves the right to make changes to the names listed at any time up until 8 February 2015.
9 January 2015
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@ BEN: “perhaps they are “a new Academy”, but I don’t know, their track-record post-Brokeback is better than pre, but certainly leaves a lot to be desired (though finally getting a Best Picture right last year with Slave – assuming you don’t count foreign-language films, which we can’t, the xenophobes have nominated 8 in 86 years, c’mon). Hoping for better from them, doubtful.”
ALL of what you say is your opinion only. I don’t think they got it right with 12 YEARS A SLAVE. Where I worked one year I had 25 employees make up their own list, using AMPAS’s nominees, of what they thought should’ve won Best Film over all the years up to that time. We had 25 DIFFERET lists. So blah blah blah about 12 YEARS was right and foreign language films should be nominated for best picture.
Thenmaybe so should docuentaries and animated and on and on. You make a lot of good points about things, but like everyone else, you also do not.
“Jones is drifting in on the coattails of Eddie Redmayne’s performance.”
That’s probably an exaggeration, though – she was quite good.
“How is Felicity Jones worthier then Cotillard? Someone explain this.”
“I’ve not seen any of Cotillard’s movies this year yet, so no idea.”
I’ve seen their films, and Cotillard was absolutely robbed. Jones is drifting in on the coattails of Eddie Redmayne’s performance.
WHERE?
NOMINATION.
CINEMATOGRAPHY.
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL?!
I swear every shot in the film is Instagram-worthy.
P.S. Alexandre Desplat FTW. I hope he scores future Wes Anderson movies. always a perfect match
Jake, my boy, I’m so proud of you. Always with you, since “October Sky” and “Bubble Boy”. 🙂
Skies will fall down if you don’t get your nom. I promisse.
Very happy for Great Fiennes, Russo and Chazelle.
It’s going to be very interesting…
Weighing in with my happy dance for all things Grand Budapest and Whiplash and Pride!
I think Marion Cotillard won’t be an oscar nominee. She doesn’t have bafta support either.
I know what you mean, Lorece. I loved The Imitation Game (along with Boyhood, Birdman, Gone Girl etc). I love them all for different reasons and get something out of them for different reasons. And its slightly exasperating to see people trashing TIG and/or TOE and others because theyre not the small, hip, super meaningful favorites (oh, that I also happen to admire).
I’ll be very happy if it gets nominated for BP and Best Actress (in addition to Best Actor and, maybe, a few others), especially since it’s not a lock for either, and nominating it there would clearly show genuine support from the Academy. Then we could say that at least some of them agree with us, Lorece. 🙂 I’ll be quite happy to put up with this ridiculous “consensus” that it’s some sort of Razzie-worthy movie, just because it’s “formulaic”, as long as that (or at least the BP part) happens.
Well I guess some people can’t accept that there are those that may love movies that you don’t. I, for example, loved The Theory of Everything and am now realizing that I will have to put up with posts about those whining about its inclusion. Oh well! It seems I am not alone and there are others out there who think this is a gem of a film. Perhaps it won’t win anything this season and half of the people on this board can cheer with glee regarding its unworthiness but I will champion the film and I’m glad Bafta, HFPA, PGA etc has as well! 🙂
“@CLAUDIU DOBRE
“So no Editing noms for Boyhood either at the BAFTA’s or Golden Globes”
Well, the Golden Globes don’t have an editing award, so no surprise there :)”
Haha, I suck!… Yeah, I just checked the IMDb page for Boyhood/Awards (or whatever it’s called), and forgot that the Globes have fewer categories. Makes sense now – I didn’t actually remember that snub happening… Thanks for the heads-up! 🙂
Also, just rewatched Boyhood today, and (among other things, such as the fact that I liked it more this time around, but still prefer Birdman) I definitely believe it deserves to be nominated for editing.
“How is Felicity Jones worthier then Cotillard? Someone explain this.”
I’ve not seen any of Cotillard’s movies this year yet, so no idea.
“and SAG is NOT a Best Picture prize; SAG officials themselves say so”
Doesn’t mean it’s not almost (though not quite) as important as the others (PGA, DGA, maybe even WGA), as long as its winner has all of the required precursor and Oscar nominations (and is, therefore, a true contender)… which the wins for Crash and Shakespeare in Love (and the fact that it represents, and overlaps with, the biggest voting branch in the Academy) prove.
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I just hate it when people criticize movies for being “Oscar-bait”. Who cares if they are?! That’s not actual criticism, it’s just a personal opinion about the intentions of the filmmakers – criticize the WAYS in which it’s WORSE because it’s (supposedly) Oscar-bait, not the fact that it is, then your criticism is valid. Personally, I would argue “formulaic” shouldn’t be valid criticism either, as long as the quality applied to the formula is good enough (not to mention that there can be different approaches to the same formula, which leaves quite a bit of room for innovation in the details, if nothing else) and helps make the movie interesting enough in spite of the predictability of its basic plot… but I guess that’s all that matters, huh? God forbid we should ever look past that…
It’s so great to watch The Grand Budapest Hotel, Birdman, Boyhood and Nightcrawler receiving so much love. It’s The Theory Of Everything and The Imitation Game that spoil the whole situation – those well made and brilliantly acted otherwise but painfully forumulaic and Oscar-bait films. Adams’ nomination in the Lead category is such a pleasant surprise – personally I’d go with Cotillard or Swank but Adams is more than fine with me. And Gyllenhaal had such an incredible year that it’s really awesome to watch him being acknowledged this way for his phenomenal work in Nightcrawler. Loved him in Enemy as well. It’s a shame that Villeneuve’s masterpiece has been so overlooked from major awards groups but whatever. The awards season has become a popularity contest so it’s definitely not something I could say I truly care about anyway.
I find this assigning of intent on the part of BAFTA voters to vote for whom they think will also be included elsewhere, is bizarre and improbable. If most people have the chance (privilege) to vote for performances and films, they vote for who they like. Just because it doesn’t meet with our expectations or favorites, it doesn’t mean they are ALL (groupthink) voting strategically or like zombies. I agree that some of BAFTA’s choices in recent years have been ‘interesting’, but likewise they make some wonderful and unexpected choices too – Gyllenhaal, Fincher, Riva, etc. Some of their choices do reflect a groundswell among other groups; while some don’t. It’s the nature of the beast – a lot of it is about perception, a lot about publicity and campagining, a a little about quality. Why are folk always so outraged and surprised at the outcomes? It’s as old as…well the Academy.
”Well, BAFTA does have a long affair with Jake Gyllenhaal, don’t they?”
Before today, Gyllenhaal had been only up for 1 BAFTA nomination: Supporting Actor in ”Brokeback.” Which he won. But before that, and after that, Gyllenhaal’s made many other movies. It’s not like he’s a perennial BAFTA favorite. It’s a credit to his superb work in ”Nightcrawler” that he edged out Brit actors like Timothy Spall and Tom Hardy in his category.
“And then there’s this gem: “The British make crappy movies. With some obvious, giant exceptions, they have the worst filmmaking record of all the major filmmaking countries. Especially recently.”
My eyes are still rolling.”
Outside of the Archers and Lawrence of Arabia, British film pretty much sucks compared to the US, France, Italy, Japan, Germany, the topline Russian films, etc. Hitchcock, while British did his best work in Hollywood.
CB, Tomei absolutely deserved that nomination for The Wrestler. Gyllenhaal, while good, did not deserve hers. Meryl Streep is always, always, always good.
I think Gyllenhaal was fine, and did a great supporting job. (Tomei was extraordinary but she is one of the great character actresses.) Streep is not always always always good. Read Pauline Kael’s critiques of her. I’m not nearly as disliking of Streep as Kael was, but she’s not infallible. Neither was Katherine Hepburn and neither is DDL.
What I would say about The Grand Budapest Hotel – and this is called a hunch – is that it’s the only film that can catch Boyhood. Even if Birdman were No. 2, it seems like it’s locked in behind Boyhood, while Budapest has momentum, as well as the broad craft support. That’s just a feeling, but I think it’s right.
CB, Tomei absolutely deserved that nomination for The Wrestler. Gyllenhaal, while good, did not deserve hers. Meryl Streep is always, always, always good.
So disappointed that BAFTA ignored “The Tale of Princess Kaguya”, the masterpiece of 2014. And I agree with those who think BAFTA very very foolishly snubbed the great Mr. Turner, Mike Leigh and Timothy Spall. WTF, not even one of the top 5 British films? And how can they not appreciate Spall’s acting. Good for BAFTA for Rene Russo and also for putting Carrell in Supporting where he would have stood a strong chance with the Academy had he been eligible there in that category, which I don’t think he is, lead only. And kudos for the score nomination for Under the Skin too, and for omitting the very only-ok Life Itself from Documentary.
DES BROWN:
Brokeback Mountain did not lose momentum towards the end of the Oscars race. After breaking all records for most Best Picture/Director critics’ prizes ever (and 2nd most dominant after Schindler’s List in the past 25 years), it then proceeded to win BAFTA, the Globe, WGA, PGA and DGA. It remains the only film to win those 3 guilds and lose the Oscar. It also remains the only film with the most nominations, Globe and BAFTA to lose the Oscar. Etc. etc. I’ve remained silent during this Oscars season, but Brokeback lost the Oscar on account of old-guard Academy homophobia, plain and simple. Many Academy members even admitted to refusing to watch the overwhelming front-runner because “John Wayne would roll over in his grave”, etc. And, apart from the overwhelming-beyond-OJ-evidence of this, I know first hand from Academy members what some of their colleagues were saying. What’s done may be done, but the truth should be preserved. Anyhow, THANK YOU for mentioning this, as the Brokeback snub still bothers me, and turned me off to the Oscars. As I was told at the Governor’s Awards back in November by several Academy members when discussing this topic, perhaps they are “a new Academy”, but I don’t know, their track-record post-Brokeback is better than pre, but certainly leaves a lot to be desired (though finally getting a Best Picture right last year with Slave – assuming you don’t count foreign-language films, which we can’t, the xenophobes have nominated 8 in 86 years, c’mon). Hoping for better from them, doubtful.
In my opinion – just opinion, SASHA, Brokeback, not The Social Network, remains the biggest snubbee of all time. Yes, Social Network exceeded Brokeback’s critics’ tally, but by just a bit, and then TSN completely faltered with the guilds, whereas Brokeback won 3 of the big 4 (and SAG is NOT a Best Picture prize; SAG officials themselves say so). I think you should like at what are truly the most important precursors and otherwise important prizes in their own right in deciding on the Academy’s biggest snub (among literally hundreds, at least). I’d contend Brokeback got 9 out of 10, something no other non-Best Picture winner has ever done: Globe, BAFTA, DGA, PGA, WGA, NYFCA, LAFCA, Broadcast Critics, and most nominations. The 10th is SAG on account of its weight (quality over quantity I’d argue). Some say National Board of Review because it announces early and is so old; I disagree, its been rendered irrelevant for at least a decade with the proliferation of other critics prizes, plus some of NBR’s out-there choices (Quills???), so that really the truly important critics that Academy members actually ask about (again, I know for a fact) are New York and LA, the two classics, and then Broadcast Critics just can’t be avoided, with their tv show and all, so in our face, and if any group can be accused of pandering, I think its them.
So disappointed that BAFTA ignored “The Tale of Princess Kaguya”, the masterpiece of 2014. And I agree with those who think BAFTA very very foolishly snubbed the great Mr. Turner, Mike Leigh and Timothy Spall. WTF, not even one of the top 5 British films? And how can they not appreciate Spall’s acting. Good for BAFTA for Rene Russo and also for putting Carrell in Supporting where he would have stood a strong chance with the Academy had he been eligible there in that category, which I don’t think he is, lead only. And kudos for the score nomination for Under the Skin too, and for omitting the very only-ok Life Itself from Documentary.
Something not often discussed – why the heck does Meryl Streep get a nomination? I don’t understand why every time she has a role in a movie, she is automatically an Oscar nominee. My theory is that male Academy voters don’t pay close enough attention to female performances and so when Streep is in a movie, they automatically put her down. Same reason I wasn’t shocked when Marissa Tomei and Maggie Gyllenhaal got nonmed for Wrestler and Crazy Heart (they deserved them) – because male Academy members watched those Major Male Performance movies and knew the work of the two supporting women. My point: male Academy members aren’t really paying attention to the Actress categories (even when they get it right), and that’s why Streep is always nominated.
“Budapest was cute but honestly, nothing more. Wes Anderson’s so twee – Fellow NolanFan”
Oh, dear. Now the Nolanites are picking on Anderson. How far they continue to fall.
What is so wonderful and infuriating about movies is that while there are clearly objective ways to differentiate certain aspects and qualities of films, at the end of the day it purely comes down to the subjective. It ‘s about whether the movie’s themes or tone resonate with you. If you don’t like the subject matter or how that subject matter was handled, no amount of objective facts concerning the film will alter your mind.
It’s that simple notion that makes me wish people would stop acting so arrogantly about what their favorite movies are. Just because you like or despise a film, doesn’t make it a fact.
And then you get to read inane things like this: “See, this is what irritates me about the BAFTAs. They are deliberately excluding performances and films they anticipate will not be nominated for an Oscar.”
Yes, I am sure that’s what they do, lol. I am sure they think Pride and Paddington have a good shot at Oscar noms.
Well, no, those are the outliers. The fact that The Theory of Everything gets 10 nominations is a blinding indicator of the fact that they’re voting to retain whatever relevance they earned a few years back with a few smart decisions by pulling a BFCA on us and picking the films that they expect to score with The Academy. I can only hope that BAFTA gets it dead wrong in that regard this year, because they’ve gotten it dead wrong in the regard of choosing decent films.
Unbroken with mutplie bad reviews and a rating of 49% on RT shows that it wasn’t ‘snubbed” A snub is a movie like Selma with great reviews and a rating of 100% on RT. Unbroken is now Broken.
So happy for whiplash and nightcrawler! Really suprised mr turner didn’t get best actor. And thrilled for grand Budapest hotel:)
There is no surprise that Rene Russo or Imelda Staunton got nominated for Nightcrawler and Pride. They are both wonderful in their respective films.
It’s just the bloggers who have ignored them, not the audiences who have seen the films and liked them.
Well, BAFTA does have a love affair with Jake Gyllenhaul, don’t they? They gave him Best Supporting Actor for “Brokeback Mountain”. Remember?
So . . . his nomination isn’t a big surprise to me.
I think the biggest surprise was in BS Actress: Imelda Staunton and Renne Russo (not necessarily on everyone’s lists this year). I haven’t seen “Pride” or “Nightcrawler” yet, but plan to see the later soon. Sasha wrote a great piece about “Nightcrawler” upon its release and I believe predicted Jake to get a BA nomination. The subject matter looks unappealing to me, though . . . but I’m going to tough it out and give it a whirl. He was the best thing in last year’s dreadful “Prisoners”.
Channing Tatum was absolutely amazing in Foxcatcher. How he keeps getting ignored is beyond me.
At least, Steve Carell is in the correct category.
Saddened by the Mr. Turner snub. Timothy Spall’s performance was nothing short of brilliant.
I realized I may have confused you guys. Last night when I said: “BTW, upset alert. The Grand Budapest Hotel will win Best Film.”
I was talking specifically about the BAFTA award, and not the Oscar.
I wouldn’t be too concerned about the lack of an editing nomination for Boyhood at the BAFTAs. As far as I know, Editors only nominate that category (as well as the other techs) while the Academy at large votes to nominate the bigger awards. In the categories in which the entire voting body nominates films, Boyhood appears to have the broad support needed. I am not too shocked that British editors didn’t go all out for the editing in a 110% American film.
Even though HFPA and AMPAS have no common voters, I still think Boyhood will be in trouble if it doesn’t take Best Drama at the Globes.
Whiplash! Whiplash! Whiplash!
No Swinton or Cotillard 🙁
No Force Majeure??? Was there too much English?
I love reading the comments about these things because most of them make me laugh. It boils down to “I liked it.” “I hated it.” And, “I know everything.”
And then you get to read inane things like this: “See, this is what irritates me about the BAFTAs. They are deliberately excluding performances and films they anticipate will not be nominated for an Oscar.”
Yes, I am sure that’s what they do, lol. I am sure they think Pride and Paddington have a good shot at Oscar noms.
And then there’s this gem: “The British make crappy movies. With some obvious, giant exceptions, they have the worst filmmaking record of all the major filmmaking countries. Especially recently.”
My eyes are still rolling.
For all of you unhappy about Mr. Turner, I can only say that at an L.A. BAFTA screening that afterwards the reaction was decidedly ho-hum about that one. (I am NOT a BAFTA member, by t he way.)
As for Steve Carell, I wish people would just put that to rest. Early on some critic praised that joke of a performance and it’s been “the emperor’s new clothes” ever since with anyone afraid to say anything bad about it. I will: It was bad. I didn’t believe it for a second. With so many great choices for the male acting nominations this year, if he gets in that also will be a joke. That’s my two cents.
I mean what happened to comedies like It Happened One Night, Arsenic and Old Lace, Bringing Up Baby, You Can’t Take it With You, etc? It’s true what they say “they just don’t make ’em like that anymore” Wes is also poor imitation of the Stooges and Marx Bros
Interesting nominations, but I think the Oscar nods are still giving us surprises.
First off, Amy Adams is NOT getting nominate for Best Actress. She has 5 nominations, but 4 of those nominations were due to her being swept up with the rest of her stronger Ensemble (American Hustle, The Master, Doubt, The Fighter). Only her first nomination, Junebug, was strictly her show. Big Eyes is not going to happen, not with Marion Cotillard – who by the way, was ROBBED today. How is Felicity Jones worthier then Cotillard? Someone explain this.
I think Renee Russo might be the surprise Supporting Actress nominee that could bump Stone or Streep.
Detroit New’s Tom Long hits it on the head- Budapest” is pretty much an old-fashioned screwball comedy garishly dressed. It’s goofy, eccentric and often downright silly. There are many scenes that would have worked in a “Three Stooges” movie.
Except he scored it a B- where I might barely give it a passable C. Don’t get me wrong I’m a big fan of old-fashioned screwball comedy, but Budapest doesn’t reach those heights, far from it…
@CLAUDIU DOBRE
“So no Editing noms for Boyhood either at the BAFTA’s or Golden Globes”
Well, the Golden Globes don’t have an editing award, so no surprise there 🙂
I like how everyone here is all “BAFTA = Oscars!!” I think we know that there are differences.
I wouldn’t expect the same level of GBH love, though that would be cool. Ballots were already due so it’s too late for a plurality to say, “Oh, were we supposed to put Carell in supporting?” I would love to see a Theory of Everything snub next week just to shock half the people on this thread, but I bear the film no ill will…my point is that yes, there’s overlap, but the Oscars will be going their own way thank you very much.
Budapest was cute but honestly, nothing more. Wes Anderson’s so twee – Fellow NolanFan
I think GBH is awfully close to getting ten nominations. Look at BAFTAs, it got 11. Most of those same noms will translate to the Oscars.
“The British make crappy movies. With some obvious, giant exceptions, they have the worst filmmaking record of all the major filmmaking countries. Especially recently.”
This is just wrong.
What’s with all the ‘Mr. Turner’ love? That movie was unbearably boring. Huge waste of time and talent.
I don’t think Grand Budapest Hotel is winning Best Picture but it is a much better film than American Hustle.
Simone, you should not be surprised that BAFTAs snubbed Mr. Turner in the major categories. They don’t always love hie work. They take him for granted. (Though didn’t they give him the highest award one year? If not, they will give him one.)
The Academy does the same to great American film artists. I love Timothy Spall but I also think all the five actors nominated are deserving. And if your formula is correct, Pride and Paddington and ’71 would not have gotten any nominations since they are totally off the Oscar radar.
Why is everyone saying The Grand Budapest Hotel is the new frontrunner? It’s my favorite film of the year but against competitors like Boyhood and Birdman I can’t see it making much of a splash. It won’t get 10 nominations at the Oscars and at most it will win 2. Weren’t people saying the same thing about American Hustle last year?
“About the rest of the nominees, it’s a complete disgrace that The Theory of Everycrap is having so much love, is a awful and terrible movie, and…Marsh over Tyldum?? Go home, you’re drunk!”
You make such compelling arguments!…
“Gone Girl” got robbed in several categories. Mainly Director and Editing. I think the Academy should nominate Steve Carell in Supporting as the BAFTAs did. He’d basically be a lock at the nod and he’d at least have a slight chance at winning unlike the lead category. Usually “category fraud” goes the other way around to enhance chances. (See Waltz for “Django”). Here’s to hoping on a 3 way tie for 5th place for best actor so all of the deserving nominees can make it in.
Thrilled that ‘Whiplash’ got a director nom. Thrilled that ‘Imitation Game’ didn’t – there was nothing there! Hey, the childhood, WWII, and present day all of different coloring, guys! What. Ever.
Also glad ‘Selma’ got nothing.
^same here
The one time a Wes Anderson film makes an impression on everyone, and I didn’t even like it 🙁
“The Grand Budapest Hotel will win Best Film.
That would be as terrible and shocking as Shakespeare in Love claiming the win…”
No. It would be amazing. Thank goodness that hideous Interstellar crap has been duly ignored.
If there were any doubts about Gyllenhaal this nomination show us that we will probably see him in Oscar morning (let’s just hope for that!), i’m soooo happy! I can’t believe it that Nightcrawler is getting so much love and attention, fantastic movie and with a brilliant Rene Russo, this movie is epic and is for me the best movie of the year alongside with Birdman! For those who watched the movie, the dialogues between Lou Bloom and Nina were so powerful, great work by Dan Gilroy and with a fantastic score of James Howard, everything is AWESOME in that movie! About the rest of the nominees, it’s a complete disgrace that The Theory of Everycrap is having so much love, is a awful and terrible movie, and…Marsh over Tyldum?? Go home, you’re drunk! Paddington?? Okay…i saw the trailer and i just thought that might be a new Smurfs or Chipmunks but now i’m curious to watch it! Mr. Turner, what a flop not even Spall…Grand Budapest Hotel is a pretty good movie but putting this in the list of frontrunners is pathetic! Carell in supporting doesn’t mean anything, they also nominated Bejo in The Artist in Lead Actress…That Adams nonimation helps but i have to wait to see if she wins the Globe, if so then i would say that she might have a chance but of course Aniston is clearly the favorite in that 5th spot and Cotillard at the end will be snubbed…AGAIN. Gone Girl, i have a felling that will be nominated and for score too… That Supporting Actor category is soooooo boring, we already know the nominees and the only thing is to see who makes the 5st spot, Duvall or Brolin? It’s between them… This Selma thing has become stupid, they didn’t send to a organization like BAFTA the movie? So awkward…
Never expected GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL to lead nominations. Hopefully it’s nearly as popular with The Academy. Other than that, I’ll just echo other comments suggesting this is pretty much a copy-and-paste set of nominees with a few nice exceptions like Rene Russo popping up again. Gyllenhaal’s chances looking swell, but then again Tilda Swinton got just as many big precursors and was ultimately not nominated for WNTTAK, remember?
I’m 100% fine with those best actor nominees. That’s really the only category I’m really excited about this year.
Yeah, what happened to Tilda Swinton? That must be the most surprising omission.
I was hoping that the Brits would recognize the greatness of Miles Teller’s performance in Whiplash. Well, at least they put him in the newcomer category.
I knew we’d see a lot of love for Pride but stunned at the omission of Mr Turner in the major categories. Frustrated at the lack of Locke, Belle, Snowpiercer and Starred Up as well.
The Paddington inclusion does not surprise me actually. It’s been getting breathtaking reviews in the UK
Paddington! I told you a couple weeks ago it would score at the Baftas.
Amy Adams! Tasteful choice.
Shameful Unbroken snub though.
I don’t believe that GONE GIRL is at the 9. slot for BP. It’s got the WGA and PGA (an probably in a few days the DGA) nods. The screenplay is being awarded quite often and the movie is a BO hit. IMHO it’s somewhere arround 5th or 6th slot, certainly above FOXCATCHER, NIGHTCRAWLER and AMERICAN SNIPER. I myself don’t see Miller, Gilroy or Eastwood being nominated for director at the Oscars, but Fincher is certainly in the mix.
Observations:
1) Obviously thrilled for The Grand Budapest Hotel. It”s not surprising that it leads the pack. It’s such a master class in craft, which is being reflected strongly in the craft nominations. Its widespread nominations in craft categories demonstrate why BAFTA and the Oscars should reward Wes Anderson with the Best Director award, even if they choose Boyhood for Best Picture.
2) Steve Carell does a good job in Foxcatcher. But I would rather see him not be nominated. The reason is that I’d like to see comedy actors be nominated for comedies, which is their real talent.
3) Having finally seen The Imitation Game, the first thing I would say is awards-worthy about it is the one likely nomination people seem to pass over and leave most unmentioned – Keira Knightley. She owns every scene she is in.
4) While not great, The Imitation Game is more palatable than The Theory of Everything, which flat out blows.
5) The British make crappy movies. With some obvious, giant exceptions, they have the worst filmmaking record of all the major filmmaking countries. Especially recently.
Gone GIrl being left out of Editing and Score is shocking. Amy Adams getting in over Marion Cotillard is also interesting. I thought this was one place Cotillard would definitely get in. Love the support for Whiplash and Nightcrawler.
Thanks for the up, AD (Ryan).
Kudos to GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL.
*Best Cinematography looks interesting and more or less refreshing.
The *nom list looks reasonably good to me.
I am glad that at least INTERSTELLAR has garnered recognition in this category (reading: a relatively important one), Production Design, +etc. (+I’ve basically skimmed the entire list; so, I need to recheck whether or not that be the end or INTERSTELLAR still keeps rocking in other categories.)
Film Not in the English Language category also seems to rock — with IDA, LEVIATHAN, and TWO DAYS ONE NIGHT among the others.
IMELDA STAUNTON is such a talented actress; I didn’t know much about PRIDE but now that I’ve known she seems to be an integral part to it, I am certainly looking forward to the film and her performance.
I am also under impression that, suspending the reality and to be in their shoes, to the British voters it must have been a relatively robust year given that MR. TURNER could possibly have sneaked in more easily in both Best Film and Outstanding British Film categories in any of some other years.
And wow! JAKE GYLLENHAAL or RALPH FIENNES over TIMOTHY SPALL. Kudos to them both; would have been great, though, had SPALL gotten a tie as one on the six-nominee list.
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A few titles unseen before aside, all in all, it looks good to me.
Each year as of late, the BAFTAs mean less to me, and it’s sad because I’m such an anglophile. But with that said, why in the hell wasn’t Timothy Spall nominated in Best Actor for Mr. Turner? Even though I had some slight issues with Mr. Turner, I’m shocked it wasn’t nominated at least for best British film.
See, this is what irritates me about the BAFTAs. They are deliberately excluding performances and films they anticipate will not be nominated for an Oscar. At the risk of snubbing British talent, BAFTA wants so badly to mirror the Oscars so that they can build up their credibility as a predictor of the next important round of nominations. It’s incredibly embarrassing.
I am thrilled that BAFTA gave some good lovin’ to Chazelle and recognized Carell in supporting. I’m happy with Grand Budapest Hotel’s nominations, and Nightcrawler’s and Interstellar’s. And I usually defend a group for picking who they want, especially when somebody says they’re trying to emulate the Oscars. But this time I look at the nominees and I look back at BAFTA’s own history and I couldn’t help but shake my head. Their “Brit picks” were Imitation Game and Theory of Everything. Okay, they’re representing their own. But were these really the best they could pick? I expected more Mr. Turner and at least something for Gugu Mbatha-Raw. I guess the only outside the box nominee is Imelda Staunton. It’s really strange seeing this slate.
LC, plenty of people love Grand Budapest Hotel. I thought the story was first rate and hysterical. I’m sorry you didn’t but just about everybody I know loves it. It’s not a movie that was critically “meh” and is getting all this love. It’s universally acclaimed. You might be on an island with a handful of people.
Like I’ve been saying since I saw Foxcatcher in August, Tatum is clearly the lead actor. I don’t get why Carell has been campaigned for lead when he has a way better chance in supporting.
After watching it last night, I’d like to discuss why more people aren’t discussing Finding Vivian Maier. It’s a deeply moving and beautiful documentary about a subject so personal that it (she and her art) was hidden from a world that desperately needed her (and her the world).
Paddy, I know they were screened, I am just being a bitchy about lazy voting. 😀
Not that they are all not worthy of praise. going for my lunch now, will return in a better mood.
“I mean… there IS a chance that Carell gets into Supporting Actor with the Oscars.
Does anyone agree?”
I’ve not seen Foxcatcher yet, so I simply don’t care. 🙂
So no Editing noms for Boyhood either at the BAFTA’s or Golden Globes – probably won’t be snubbed for the Oscar, though, as it’s got BFCA and ACE nominations in that category.
Nothing for Selma… this I think might just be a bit too much to overcome. The Oscar BP snub is looking the more likely scenario now, indeed. And I’d replace it (with American Sniper) in my “official” nomination predictions, normally, but I’ve decided I won’t actually do it this time – I have my reasons. I will put it dead last (9th) as far as chances go, though, behind even Foxcatcher. As for it winning BP, that’d be a simply unprecedented outcome at this point…
“It’s been in the air for weeks, but Nightcrawler, American Sniper and Whiplash are almost sure things in Best Picture now, alongside the Five nominated for Best Picture here. Foxcatcher and Gone Girl are probably in slots 9 and 10. Selma is a clear long shot.”
Replace Nightcrawler with Gone Girl (I’d be willing to bet on this, with the proviso that if both get in, or none does, the bet is void), and you have my predictions. (See above for the Selma vs. American Sniper issue.)
“Nominating Marsh over Tyldum is a joke.”
I actually think both movies suffer from many of the same problems, but Theory is just better overall, IMO, and thus probably the better directed of the too (I’m not an expert, but no obvious counter-arguments jump out at me either), so to me this sounds just about right.
“The Tyldum snub is obviously more severe and really suggests the film isn’t a legitimate challenger for an Oscar win”
Which is what I’ve been saying for a while – well, from the beginning, really…
“Everyone thought that out of the two “generic Brit films” THE IMITATION GAME was the stronger player. Missing the Director nod might mean, that it’s not as strong as everyone thought.”
Not everyone…
“I’m not sure that a movie not nominated for Best Director at the BAFTAs ever won best picture.”
Million Dollar Baby is the only recent example. Rain Man would be another. This according to Wikipedia, so please correct me if I’m wrong!
But, yeah, it’s definitely not likely to happen, in any given year.
“My expectation is that voters didn’t receive screeners, as with every other group except Oscar, apparently.”
I was wondering when someone was going to say it…
“So Selma didn’t have screeners for BAFTA too?”
Yup… that one works anywhere, any time…
“I can only hope and pray that Wes’ utterly forgettable film does not fare well with the preferential ballot”
Oh, come on – you can accuse it of other things, but not that it’s utterly forgettable… 🙂
“I’m sure a lot of Academy members admire Boyhood and Birdman, but they may‘like’ The Grand Budapest Hotel so much more (though very enjoyable, it’s also inconsequential).”
A comedy that’s got very little (if any) drama in it? Are you serious? Never happen…
“Into the Woods […] should win BP comedy or musical at the Globes”
Apparently, it will. (See that whole “accidentally putting the nominees in ranking order” thing.)
“Why is Miss Jones getting nominated for TOE?”
Because she’s awesome in it.
“I think supporting actress hasn’t changed much : Arquette, Stone, Knightley, Streep are probably in, next in line is Jessica Chastain or maybe Rene Russo…”
I’d be very happy if Jones bumped Knightley. Or Streep, who knows?! She can probably cope with not getting to 19 this year…
I mean… there IS a chance that Carell gets into Supporting Actor with the Oscars.
Does anyone agree?
Mr. Turner is the shock here.
@LCBASEBALL
If Selma is left out, it’s not like it hasn’t happened to such an acclaimed film, fantasy or not, within the past 12 months. Just last year Inside Llewyn Davis was a critic darling with (still) a 92 on Metacritic
So can Carrell actually be put in the supporting actor category at the Oscars? If so, I could see he and Ruffalo both nominated there along with Hawke, Simmons and Norton. And if that is the case, Fiennes and Gyllenhal both get best actor noms along with Keaton, Redmayne and Cumberbatch.
The GBH push is coming on quite strong which I said would happen. I don’t think it’s THE best picture of the year but it’s top five for me easily and deserves Oscar noms in pic, director, screenplay and actor all of which it’s looking like will happen.
“Foxcatcher and Gone Girl are probably in slots 9 and 10. Selma is a clear long shot.”
It is kinda depressing that 3 of the best films of 2014 are “perhaps at the bottom / out of 10 nomination slots” while generic “Kings Speech” wanna-bes are guaranteed.
At this point I believe supporting actress is:
1. Arquette
2. Stone
3. Streep
4. Knightley
5. Russo
Knighey’s performance doesn’t deserve to be nominated, but whatever..
Robin, those films were screened for voters. Looks like most or all of the films that wouldn’t be released in time for nominations were, except Selma. Would it rly have been that difficult to host a special screening event for BAFTA members? All that British talent, they would have eaten it up!
Yep, all 20 acting nominees are white. Not a single nomination for any film directed by a black person. Not a single nomination for any film directed by a woman. Shit, even the British film Belle missed out on Costume Design.
Why people put “Selma” next to “Unbroken” when talking about snubs? Unbroken has nothing, NOTHING going for it except for stupid and pointless early frontrunner status bestowed upon it by bloggers and awards watchers where as Selma is actually a GOOD film with %100 positive rating on Rottentomatoes.
Unbroken is as much snubbed as Monuments Men or Cake (Other average awards pretenders that failed). Also, WTF is going on with editing and score categories? Lack of Gone Girl in those 2 is unacceptable.
No editing nod for Gone Girl seems seriously…. Unprofessional.
Maybe they don’t like premiere pro haha
The British Academy. They attempt to recognize smaller home-grown movies. Fine. But they are a bunch of copy-cat merchants basically. Have they even fucking seen the likes of American Sniper or Still Alice?! That, or they try to be diverse, but often end up looking silly. Bravo on backing Mr Turner though. Oh wait. Never mind, each to their own.
PS: I’m having a relatively shit morning at work – hope that didn’t come across in my definitive film criticism…
Despite the best director snub, The Imitation Game plays well with audiences so Weinstein has a financial success on his hands and Oscar nominations will only help. I never thought it would win best picture with the Boyhood praise by everyone under the sun.
Paddington should have been released at Christmas in the US, I don’t know what the Weinsteins were afraid of.
“I can only hope and pray that Wes’ utterly forgettable film does not fare well with the preferential ballot, which is still very much a possibility I think considering that while it’s made nearly 400 Critics Top 10 lists it’s only topped 25 of them…”
Obviously, The Grand Budapest Hotel is not forgettable. I don’t know hardly anyone who thinks that, except whoever posted this.
So happy for Ralph Fiennes, Rene Russo, Pride, ’71, Whiplash, Jake Gyllenhaal. Patricia Arquette should have been nominated for Best Actress, where she really belongs. Too bad CBS Films handled Pride in the US, it deserved better, much better.
Very interested to see the DGA and Oscar nominations for director.
There is probably going to be outrage when the Oscar nominations are announced.
IF Moore wins a BAFTA, Oscar will be a cakewalk (it probably will, no matter what happens between now and February). I am willing to predict an upset BAFTA-wise, though. Jones or Pike for the win.
I meant can Julianne Moore win at Bafta obviously! Mistype
Still Alice is not out here in the UK till March 6th. Can Julianne Moore really win at BAFTA? Also all British Academy members would have to see it on screeners or in the States. Does anyone think this will have an impact either for a Bafta or Oscar win?
J: Yeah, Selma is definitely out for the win in any of the major categories. And Paramount is probably to blame almost exclusively. If they had played their cards right, it could have been a potential spoiler for BP and, even, director and actor. Someone’s gotta be furious (or at least frustrated) about this paltry outcome.
Birdman probably got out of the BAFTA noms phase most unscathed: After all, TIG missed a director nom and Boyhood missed editing, both pretty vital snubs.
No matter what: Boyhood is still the major favorite. But who knows how much Weinstein can influence the game in the second phase?
I really hope Carell makes it in supporting. Tatum is clearly the lead in the movie.
Chastain and Swinton missing. 🙁
The issue with these Selma snubs, even if it gets Oscar nominations, is that it won’t be winning anything from the guilds or the precursors all season long, and won’t be in a position to build momentum, barring unprecedented Box Office success (of which there’s no indication thus far). There’s no precedent for a winner in a situation like that, and Selma doesn’t seem to have any compelling reason to buck that trend. It definitely is headed for a situation where any nominations that it gets have to be considered its victory.
Now this was a down! I believe the Oscar can’t be this boring! By the way “Trash”?!!!! WTF!!! This was a piece of you know Trash! They’ve only nominated it because of the Brit director. Awful nominees
“They picked the films that they expect will garner Oscar nominations, not the films that they would have chosen in a vacuum. ”
^This
“Disappointed there was no Locke in the Best British Film category – far and away 2014’s most innovative Brit movie. Not even an original screenplay nod.”
^This
“A shame that Mr. Turner missed, but the film is going to age better than virtually anything else released this year.”
^ and this.
Like the BAFTAs, I don’t have an original thought in my empty head. Way to support the home team.
I wouldn’t put too much stock in the Selma omissions. I think Paramount dropped the ball there where everyone but the Globes and Oscars were concerned. But the Oscars won’t have the “didn’t get screeners” excuse.
God, if Unbroken gets on now…
”The Grand Budapest Hotel” might be ”utterly forgettable” to some, but for a movie that opened last March, it’s been very well-remembered by the various Guilds and movie critics. And looking at the BAFTA list, it might even take home the most trophies (original screenplay, production, costumes, music, etc.).
Disappointed there was no Locke in the Best British Film category – far and away 2014’s most innovative Brit movie. Not even an original screenplay nod.
I wonder if Boyhood and Birdman are this year’s Brokeback Mountain, The Aviator and The Social Network – early front runners which subsequently failed to win Best Picture, having lost momentum late in the Oscar race? Are these films which appeal greatly to the critics but won’t resonate the same way with Academy members? I’m sure a lot of Academy members admire Boyhood and Birdman, but they may‘like’ The Grand Budapest Hotel so much more (though very enjoyable, it’s also inconsequential).
Phantom: But Watts got her SAG nom for St. Vincent, so… I can’t picture her being a threat for a nom, especially since ‘Birdman’ lovers will go for Stone in this category. Sienna Miller, on the other hand…. if they love AS, why not her for the fifth spot (I’m rooting for Russo, though),
Due to sched tightness, I saw Into the Woods instead of Unbroken. 2014 marks the year when Hollywood tweaked with Biblical stories & fairy tales. I thought nothing could beat Maleficent’s silliness but Into the Woods just did, though it’s silly funny, so it’s a comedy & a musical & should win BP comedy or musical at the Globes to the behest of Birdman which is fine by me coz it’s not a comedy. Then Into the Woods is a rare live action musical, so thanks to the filmmakers for keeping the genre alive. But it’s just plain silly.
Ho-hum Theory of Everything gets nommed for best pic twice + director, yikes!
Hurray for Rene Russo!
So Selma didn’t have screeners for BAFTA too?
“Funny, I thought it was about stealing a dumb fictitious painting called ‘Boy with Apple’ and grown men having a 3 Stooges type fight over it…”
Well, it’s ALSO about that…;)
“I’m not sure that a movie not nominated for Best Director at the BAFTAs ever won best picture.”
This is the interesting part when considering just how strong a threat TIG is come Oscar-time… this doesn’t bode all that well for Weinstein. A major push is needed now to secure it more support (a best drama win over Boyhood at GG is a good way to start for Harvey, and I’m sure he has ‘bought’ his way in with the HFPA, it only takes persuading, like, 30-40 people, after all…).
I can only hope and pray that Wes’ utterly forgettable film does not fare well with the preferential ballot, which is still very much a possibility I think considering that while it’s made nearly 400 Critics Top 10 lists it’s only topped 25 of them…
The Big Questions Now
1. There seems to be a gap between BP and BD this year : the Brit films (The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything) are stronger in BP but their directors have been overshadowed by two Americans (Fincher, DuVernay) so far. So…who will get the BD nods in the end ?
2. American Sniper, Nightcrawler and Whiplash are currently making a damn strong play for nominations in picture, writing and directing. Will it pay off in the end in a big way or will the Academy end this late and somewhat unexpected precursor-lovefest ?
3. I believe there has been a considerable shake-up in the actor categories just now : I think Fiennes is now in for Best Actor (knocking out Carell) and Carell may just be in for supporting actor (knocking out Duvall). But who will be knocked out if Oyelowo and/or Cooper make the cut ? Could Gyllenhaal be ignored at this point ?
4. Precedent suggests that betting against Amy Adams may not be wise : if she could score a lead nod for what was essentially a supporting role in American Hustle of all films, then after scoring Golden Globe and crucial Bafta nods, I think it’s safe to say she has a much stronger than expected shot with this true lead role that is also incredibly likeable, with Harvey in her corner. But who gets the boot then ? Jones or Aniston or dare I even say…Pike ? Or could they pull a Thompson on Witherspoon ? All I can say is…they better not mess with Pike.
5. I think supporting actress hasn’t changed much : Arquette, Stone, Knightley, Streep are probably in, next in line is Jessica Chastain or maybe Rene Russo…yet I have a hunch about Naomi Watts…for Birdman. That SAG nod showed she has considerable industry support this year.
6. Whiplash is supposed to be a shoo-in for a script nomination, if it doesn’t happen, can we officially blame the Academy for their 11th hour category change ? I think we can…and should.
7. Is there still room for a REAL surprise in the acting categories, someone who didn’t score ANY major nomination, and if yes, who ? Here’s a list : Jessica Chastain (Rigby), Shailene Woodley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle), Ellar Coltrane, Ben Affleck, Channing Tatum, Miles Teller, Oscar Isaac, Laura Dern, Anna Kendrick, Carmen Ejogo, Kristen Stewart, Sienna Miller, Lindsay Duncan, Chris Pine, Tom Wilkinson. Or maybe some category switcheroo ? Foxcatcher is ripe for some drama (Tatum or Carell downgraded to supporting, Bafta has just did that to latter), there have been rumblings about Arquette getting lead votes, too, and considering all the “Actress is SO weak” talk, I wouldn’t put it past the Academy to upgrade Streep to her usual category : lead.
8. Last but not least : am I the only one who thinks Into the Woods could still be a big surprise ? The early precursor misses could have been easily due to the late start of screenings and just when voting started, it has been suddenly – and somewhat unexpectedly – confirmed as a critically well-received Box Office hit. I think that timing AND the New York voters may just do the trick. Most likely surprises are picture, actress, adapted screenplay. We’ll see!
The slate of 20 BAFTA-nominated actors is all lily-white. If they loved ”The Grand Budapest Hotel” so much, couldn’t they have nominated Tony Revolori for Supporting Actor? And couldn’t that love for ”Nightcrawler” have extended to Riz Ahmed? And those are only 2 actors from movies the BAFTA voters liked. (I am NOT saying actors should be nominated for their ethnicity, but it’s ridiculous that the nominations do not reflect what little diversity there is onscreen.)
Why is Miss Jones getting nominated for TOE?… and the film itself getting noms???…besides Lead Actor the film is way over rated. And it upset me to see one of the greatest British actresses in it with only one scene ( Emily Watson totaly under used )????…. on the whole very bland nominations all round. Happy for Pride and Ralph…sad to see Tilda,Timmothy,Marion and Jessica left off the short list….and no love for Mommy and Lar’s masterwerk…
Selma was eligible here. My expectation is that voters didn’t receive screeners, as with every other group except Oscar, apparently. Which makes no sense considering that Selma opens in the UK in February, and thus very few voters actually would have had a chance to see it.
Mr. Turner’s snub in the main categories infuriates me. Like, I’m outraged. I had planned to go back to bed after this announcement, but I think I’m too hopped up on sheer fury to sleep. I mean, it;s not even nominated for Best British Film! This, plus the fact that The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything are nominated for a cumulative 19 nominations boils my fucking blood.
It’s clear that BAFTA voted with its head and not its heart this year. They picked the films that they expect will garner Oscar nominations, not the films that they would have chosen in a vacuum. This is their worst slate of nominees that I can recall. What a fucking disaster.
Then again I guess the industry is in the mood for rewarding stupidity these days. Look no further than last year’s Wolf of Wall Street which garnered nods for its protagonists acting like imbeciles.
Dude, WTF is happening with Selma? Was it eligible here? You’d think it would at least get some acting support since the film contains many acclaimed British actors (Oyelowo, Ejogo, Wilkinson, Roth). Surely it will get some Oscar love.
I predicted a Marsh nomination and Tyldum snub, although I believe both will miss out on Oscar. I think Inarritu, Linklater, and Anderson are locks for Oscars but those last two are head-scratchers. Whiplash seems to have wide support so Chazelle is a possibility. Fincher will probably get a DGA nomination but he may be snubbed for Oscar a la Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. DuVernay? Eastwood? Bennett Miller?
The Timothy Spall snub is shameful. I predicted a Mr. Turner snub in picture and director considering BAFTA’s history with Mike Leigh films is scattered and inconsistent (hardly any love for Happy Go Lucky or Another Year). It would be a miracle if Spall made it with Oscar cause best actor is INSANELY competitive with Keaton-Cumberbatch-Redmayne-Gyllenhaal-Oyelowo-Fiennes-Carell all having very viable chances. And by the way, WTF is Carell doing in supporting? He’s just as much a lead as Fiennes is in Grand Budapest Hotel. I think Gyllenhaal is safe for Oscar.
I still think Aniston makes it in best actress over Adams but who knows. Maybe Cotillard will pull off a miracle (at least Jane Fonda is a fan! lol). And that supporting actress category is a head-scratcher. Things are not boding well for Jessica Chastain. I think Swinton or Russo takes her place or maybe even Meryl’s (although I find that more unlikely). Maybe Sienna Miller if American Sniper goes over really well with the Academy?
Solid nominations overall. Particularly love the mentions for Under the Skin, which has rightfully not been forgotten during the awards season.
Funny, I thought it was about stealing a dumb fictitious painting called ‘Boy with Apple’ and grown men having a 3 Stooges type fight over it…
Sandra Adair not being nominated for Editing is the worst omission.
Mr.Turner is must better than the other 2 British films that received Bp noms . I am afraid the same think will happen at the oscars ,
* ”Paddington” is nominated for Best British Film and Screenplay, but Mike Leigh’s ”Mr. Turner” isn’t?
* Yay for ”The Grand Budapest Hotel,” which leads the BAFTA pack with 11 nominations.
* As expected, ”Imitation Game” and ”Theory” are both up for Best Film & Best British Film.
* ”Pride” did better at the British Independent Film Awards; there, it beat ”Imitation Game” and ”Mr. Turner” for Best Film. ”Pride” also won for Supporting Actress (Imelda Staunton) and Supporting Actor (Andrew Scott), but Scott didn’t even get nominated at BAFTA.
* In the battle of Brit biopics, James Marsh is up for Best Director, but Morten Tyldum isn’t.
* Alexandre Desplat gets nominated for his score to ”Grand Budapest,” but not ”Imitation Game.”
* Quite a showing for ”Whiplash,” which makes it into Direction, Editing and Sound.
* Terrific showing for ”Nightcrawler,” which includes Rene Russo, and brothers Dan and John Gilroy.
* Where’s ”Selma”? Or ”Unbroken”? Were they BAFTA eligible?
Few thoughts:
– A solid set of nominatons for WHIPLASH – that’s good. I wouldn’t be shocked if Chazelle would be squeezed in for the fifth spot at the Oscars.
– THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL leads with 11 and Finnes gets a nod – now that’s just all of my dreams coming true.
– James Marsh instead of Morten Tyldum – now that’s a surprise. Everyone thought that out of the two “generic Brit films” THE IMITATION GAME was the stronger player. Missing the Director nod might mean, that it’s not as strong as everyone thought. BAFTA is more prone to split Picture and Director than AMPAS, but I’m not sure that a movie not nominated for Best Director at the BAFTAs ever won best picture.
– IDA for best cinematography – for me a no brainer, but what will the Academy have to say about that?
– BOYHOOD’s buzz has been a little bit hurt by this (no editing nod), but there’s nothing a few Golden Globes won’t fix.
– Alexandre Desplat finally nominated for the right movie, I hope he wins.
The Spall snub on his own turf… that’s the biggest shock here! Excited about Gyllenhaal and Russo, though, I hope Oscar follows suit.
LCBaseball22: If you failed to see anything profound in TGBH, I suggest you go have a second look. It’s not readily there on the surface, but it’s there, trust me. It’s about the problem of nostalgia, and how to make past and present meet. It’s also a clever meditation on memory and the fictionalization of the past. Well, go see it one more time. Then we’ll have a proper discussion about it:)
Ah, and Hong Khaou gets a nod in the Outstanding Debut category for Lilting. I thought that was a lovely little film. Lots of bright spots here and there in the nominations. I like it.
I was so busy celebrating Jake’s nomination I forgot about Renee Russo. What a great suprise nomination that was.
If Marion Cotillard was going to show up at all, I was convinced it would be here 🙁
On a side note, where is Starred Up? I don’t see it nominated for British Film. Was it considered last year or something? Also, glad to see ’71 nominated. One of my favorite films from last year.
If Selma doesn’t make the cut on the Oscar morning when people look back at the critical consensus it’ll as big of WTF as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 being left out; actually moreso since we’ve kind come to expect the genre bias towards fantasy, but a biopic on a man we have a national holiday named after being shut out with a 100% RT score, 91 BFCA, and 90 Metascore, that would be mindblowing…
Jake Motherfucking Gyllenhaal!!!!!!! Sorry about this, but i’m so happy. If he gets snubbed at the Oscars i’m jumping off a cliff.
Supporting actress is annoying and tricky to predict this year. If ampas had the balls to snub streep then I’d say both russo and Swinton make it in but considering they won’t im gonna say only one of them will. I still think given nightcrawler popularity and chance ofa best pic nominee russo will sneak in. Best actor is also annoying but it’s only the fifth slot driving me crazy..I can’t tell if carrell will be in or out. Cotillard should of shown up here though.. what thee fuck. I still think she can make it though because it’s not like Aniston made it either. Supporting actor….zzzzzz
Was Cake ineligible for BAFTA?
Chazelle! Gyllenhaal! TGBH! Adams! Fiennes! Russo! Bah gawd….this may be the best Oscars ever!
I just realized that would be an amusing occurrence though considering the lead actor in the aforementioned film was Ralph Fiennes younger brother…
Some inspired choices. I love the inclusion of Rene Russo and Imelda Staunton in Supporting Actress. Fiennes for Best Actor is a nice change of pace, though I doubt he’ll be nominated at the Oscars. (His spot will go to Bradley Cooper, Steve Carell, or David Oyelowo.) Whiplash gets a huge boost. American Sniper gets a screenplay nod (and a sound nod), which I think is well-deserved and helps continue its awards momentum. Lots of love for The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything, as expected. Birdman and Boyhood hit all the major awards, as expected. Then there’s the unexpected screenplay nod for Paddington and supporting actor nod for Carell, which may actually be more appropriate than leading actor. Mr. Turner gets shut out of the major categories, which is disappointing. (I would have expected at least one major nod.) Also, no editing nomination for Oscar frontrunner Boyhood, a category it will probably win at the Oscars. (They couldn’t fit it in with 6 nominees?!) Then you’ve got Selma, which has been completely shut out. No picture nod, no director nod, no screenplay nod, no actor nod. The BAFTAs may not be the best predictor of the Oscars by a mile, but the Best Picture Oscar winner is pretty much always at least nominated at the BAFTAs. This feels like another nail in Selma’s Oscar coffin.
– It’s been in the air for weeks, but Nightcrawler, American Sniper and Whiplash are almost sure things in Best Picture now, alongside the Five nominated for Best Picture here. Foxcatcher and Gone Girl are probably in slots 9 and 10. Selma is a clear long shot.
“That would be as terrible and shocking as Shakespeare in Love claiming the win…”
I’d actually like to see that film win over The Theory of Everything if the case is.
BTW, I sense another Amy Adams BAFTA coup headed for Oscars.
– The omission of Boyhood in Editing is slightly ominous, especially with the tie in the category.
– The Tyldum snub is obviously more severe and really suggests the film isn’t a legitimate challenger for an Oscar win.
– Grand Budapest is in a great position to lead on Oscar morning.
– Selma continues to be dead on arrival, much like Unbroken.
– A shame that Mr. Turner missed, but the film is going to age better than virtually anything else released this year.
Interestingly, The Grand Budapest Hotel leads the nominations with 11, rather than Birdman or The Imitation Game.
The Grand Budapest Hotel will win Best Film.
That would be as terrible and shocking as Shakespeare in Love claiming the win…
Ah, the more nominations that come out from these various groups just reminds me of how much more exciting 2013’s films were.
BTW, upset alert. The Grand Budapest Hotel will win Best Film.
Damien Chazelle!
Rene Russo!
Ralph Fiennes!
Good to see that Birdman was nominated in the music category, since it can’t for the Oscars.
The big surprise is no major nominations for Mr Turner (though it has 4 technical nominations). I thought Spall would be a shoo-in for a Best Actor nod. But Ralph Fiennes is there. Fiennes is now Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated for Best Actor. Could he be a surprise Best Actor nominee next Thursday in the way Christian Bale was last year? BAFTA have gone for Carrell as Supporting Actor not Actor, so maybe Fiennes has taken the Best Actor nomination which otherwise would have gone to Carrell.
Great to see a crowd pleaser like Paddington is up there for British Film and Adapted Screenplay.
The other surprise is the appearance of Trash – but in the Foreign Language film category.
Yeah, I’m starting to wonder what Into the Woods chances are now. Hmm…
NO GONE GIRL???? NO GONE GIRL FOR SCORE?????????????????????????????????????? WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!
So many reactions! Paddington… okay, I’ll bite. But if The Imitation Game was nominated for Best Film, then why was Morten Tyldum not nominated for Best Director? Then, I thought it was great that they nominated Steve Carell in the Best Supporting Actor category, instead of the lead one.
Holy fuck Rene russo might actually happen.i called her on being a surprise nominee come oscar day. Looking more and more likely.
Nice to see IDA garner something other than a (much deserved) Best Foreign nomination – for its Cinematography.
But, how is Margot Robbie eligible for WOLF OF WALL STREET this year if the movie was eligible and received nominations Last Year?
And, I see the insanity has crossed the ocean with nominating CITIZENFOUR for best TOPIC, rather than nominating the best made documentaries of the year.
I still don’t see what the critics and these awards groups see in Wes Anderson’s film; there’s nothing profound or all that interesting about the story and even as a comedy it wasn’t all that funny…
I still can’t believe that awful Theory of Everything film is getting nominations and awards. Nominating Marsh over Tyldum is a joke. Was Jessica Chastain eligible here? Because if she was, then she was snubbed by both SAG and BAFTA, which is bad news.
Bafta nominations OUT ! Amy Adams, Ralph Fiennes, Damien Chazelle (directing AND writing), Marsh made the cut (shocker, I expected Tyldum) Carell in supporting and nothing for Mr. Turner, Into the Woods, Unbroken and Selma.
Well that was utterly boring; though perhaps they’d nominate another of their own in Nolan since they did for Inception but no it’s the two Brit biopics and Boyhood, Birdman, Budapest…
Interesting to note however that James Marsh got a director nod as opposed to Morten Tyldum. Hmm…