AwardsWatch Oscar Podcast #88: BAFTA nomination predictions with Kenzie Vanunu

On this 88th podcast I am joined by Kenzie Vanunu to talk about the upcoming BAFTA nominations, which will be announced February 3.

Kenzie and I break down the writing, acting, directing and Best Film categories as well as try and tackle the always difficult to predict Rising Star nominees (revealed February 1). Throughout the podcast we detail the changes in BAFTA voting that were enacted last season (that also gave us wild snubs like Gary Oldman, Carey Mulligan and Olivia Colman), how those new rules will impact this year’s results and who will be helped and hurt by BAFTAs choices.

Best Actress is one of this year’s most contentious categories and at BAFTA we’re very likely to see many of the top Oscar contenders missing – outside of the chapter-voted top two – in favor of more local-grown talent. But who’s getting snubbed – Lady Gaga? Jessica Chastain? Kristen Stewart? ALL of them?

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For Your Consideration in all categories including Best Actress – Jennifer Hudson.

This podcast runs 1h 45m with intro and music.

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Erik Anderson

Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013.

He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.

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