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2012 BAFTA Awards

February 9, 2012 by fandangogroovers

With just a couple of days to go until BAFTA Awards here are my thoughts on who I think will win and who I would choose.

Best Film
Who I think will win: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
My Choice: The Artist
Other nominees: The Descendants, Drive, The Help

Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film of the Year
Who I think will win: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
My Choice: We Need to Talk About Kevin
Other nominees: My Week with Marilyn, Senna, Shame

Best Actor
Who I think will win: Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
My Choice: George Clooney for The Descendants
Other nominees: Jean Dujardin for The Artist, Michael Fassbender for Shame, Brad Pitt for Moneyball

Best Actress
Who I think will win: Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady (2011)
My Choice: Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
Other nominees: Bérénice Bejo for The Artist, Viola Davis for The Help, Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor
Who I think will win: Kenneth Branagh for My Week with Marilyn
My Choice: Christopher Plummer for Beginners
Other nominees: Jim Broadbent for The Iron Lady, Jonah Hill for Moneyball, Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Ides of March

Best Supporting Actress
Who I think will win: Octavia Spencer for The Help
My Choice: Jessica Chastain for The Help
Other nominees: Judi Dench for My Week with Marilyn, Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids, Carey Mulligan for Drive

David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
Who I think will win: Tomas Alfredson for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
My Choice:Lynne Ramsay for We Need to Talk
Other nominees: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist, About Kevin, Nicolas Winding Refn for Drive, Martin Scorsese for Hugo

Best Screenplay (Original)
Who I think will win: The Artist (2011): Michel Hazanavicius
My Choice: The Guard: John Michael McDonagh
Other nominees: Bridesmaids: Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig, The Iron Lady: Abi Morgan, Midnight in Paris: Woody Allen

Best Screenplay (Adapted)
Who I think will win: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan
My Choice: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan
Other nominees: The Descendants: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash – The Help: Tate Taylor – The Ides of March: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon – Moneyball: Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin

Best Cinematography
Who I think will win: War Horse: Janusz Kaminski
My Choice: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Jeff Cronenweth
Other nominees: The Artist: Guillaume Schiffman – Hugo: Robert Richardson – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Hoyte Van Hoytema

Best Editing
Who I think will win: Senna: Gregers Sall, Chris King
My Choice: Senna: Gregers Sall, Chris King
Other nominees: The Artist: Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius – Drive: Matthew Newman – Hugo: Thelma Schoonmaker – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Dino Jonsäter

Best Production Design
Who I think will win: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana Macdonald
My Choice: The Artist: Laurence Bennett, Robert Gould
Other nominees: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2: Stuart Craig, Stephenie McMillan – Hugo: Dante Ferretti, Francesca Lo Schiavo – War Horse: Rick Carter, Lee Sandales

Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music
Who I think will win: The Artist: Ludovic Bource
My Choice: The Artist: Ludovic Bource
Other nominees: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross – Hugo: Howard Shore – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Alberto Iglesias – War Horse: John Williams

Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Who I think will win: Tyrannosaur: Paddy Considine, Diarmid Scrimshaw
My Choice: Tyrannosaur: Paddy Considine, Diarmid Scrimshaw
Other nominees: Attack the Block: Joe Cornish – Black Pond: Will Sharpe, Tom Kingsley, Sarah Brocklehurst – Coriolanus: Ralph Fiennes – Submarine: Richard Ayoade

A note on my selection. I have seen all the nominations mentioned above. The categories I haven’t mentioned are either because I haven’t seen the enough of the nominated movies or else I’m not that bother red about who wins. A could of categories I would like to mention are Best Film not in the English Language and Best Documentary, I have only seen one movie in each (The Skin I Live In and Senna) but as they both made it to my top ten movies list of last year, I would love to see them win.

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4 Responses

on February 9, 2012 at 10:33 pm | Reply ruth

I’d love for The Artist to win too, but I think you’re right TTSS just might grab the trophy. I’m glad to see SENNA recognized by the BAFTA as it’s absent from the Oscars. I have yet to see it, but the unanimous praises make me think it deserves to at least be nominated.
- on February 9, 2012 at 10:35 pm | Reply fandangogroovers
  
  BAFTA tend to lean towards British films and the fact TTSS is largely overlooked at the Oscars may help it at the BAFTAs
on February 10, 2012 at 6:57 am | Reply maroon5gurl88

I’m still sad that Shame and Michael Fassbender got the snub at the Oscars and it sounds like it doesn’t have much at the BAFTAs….I need to get on one of these voting committees!
- on February 11, 2012 at 12:14 am | Reply fandangogroovers
  
  Like Drive it was never going to be academy friendly, an amazing performance all the same! From TV obscurity Michael Fassbender is rapidly becoming the best actor of his generation.