Bradley Hooper over at Eastsleeplivefilm.com has done his own preview and predictions for the BAFTA – they are very different, I think, from ours here at AD. For instance, he has The Four Lions winning for Best British film. ¬†I think that’s a good call. He also has Christopher Nolan winning Director for Inception. ¬†He also thinks 127 Hours will beat The Social Network for Screenplay. ¬†And his thinking for why Geoffrey Rush will win here and then maybe go on to win the Oscar:
Dispensing with the result of overt displays of sentimentality and counting out Postlethwaite’s extended cameo and recognising that Garfield will be here again in years to come, it’s clear the race is between two men. It upsets me greatly to see Ruffalo finally getting his due for his part in mediocre cinematic therapy but at least Bale’s getting noticed for a great performance. Shame he’s gonna lose, and on the way help hand Rush a second Oscar. BAFTA have an uncanny knack for throwing a wrench in the works in the last week of Oscar voting. They did it with Polanski, Cotillard, and Swinton, timing an upset just when there’s enough time for the reaction to make its way across the Atlantic. I’d swear about 90% of people I speak to don’t know Christian Bale is British and I’d wager neither to 90% of BAFTA. Along the same rationale of BAFTA not knowing anything I’d also wager they believe Geoffrey Rush is British even though he’s an Australian playing an Australian. If they’ll award Bill Nighy for ‘Love, Actually’ this one’s a no-brainer and the sweep will continue…
