AwardsWatch - BAFTA

BAFTA makes sweeping overhaul; expanding membership, increasing nominees and bringing back longlists

Erik Anderson September 24, 2020

Significant changes in acting, directing & Outstanding British Film categories to be introduced from Film Awards 2021 BAFTA announced wide-ranging changes to its voting, membership and... Read More

BAFTA moves 2021 film awards to April 11; eases release eligibility

Erik Anderson June 15, 2020

Hot off the heels of the Oscars’ announcement in which a longer eligibility period and a new date for the 93rd Academy Awards was made,... Read More

2020 BAFTA Awards: ‘1917’ is the big winner; Joaquin Phoenix gives impassioned speech on lack of diversity

Erik Anderson February 2, 2020

Sam Mendes’ WWI epic 1917 was the big winner at the 2020 BAFTAs, winning seven of its nine nominations in a near sweep including Best... Read More

BAFTA Awards: ‘Joker’ has the last laugh, leading with 11 nominations

Erik Anderson January 7, 2020

The EE BAFTA, the British Academy Film Awards, announced their nominations today and Todd Phillips’ Joker led the field with 11 nominations including Best Film,... Read More

2019/2020 Critics Choice + Golden Globe + SAG + BAFTA: The Holy Quartet

Erik Anderson December 11, 2019

Every year I compile the lists and combinations of the major precursors bagged by potential Oscar nominees and this year is no different. Critics Choice,... Read More

2019 BAFTAs: ‘Roma’ nabs Best Film, Director; ‘The Favourite’ leads with most wins

Erik Anderson February 10, 2019

Alfonso Cuarón intimate epic Roma, which he directed, wrote, edited and shot, has won the 2019 BAFTA for Best Film. It also picked up wins... Read More

2018-2019 Guild-Industry-Televised Awards: Where We Stand

Erik Anderson January 14, 2019

We now have the Golden Globes and the Critics’ Choice winners with PGA, DGA, SAG and BAFTA to come. Here is where the Best Picture,... Read More

Golden Globe/Critics Choice/SAG/BAFTA – Who’s Got ‘Em

Erik Anderson January 9, 2019

BAFTA has spoken and we now have our annual list of which actors have the holy quartet of nominations from the Golden Globes, Critics Choice,... Read More

‘The Favourite’ tops 2019 BAFTA nominations with 12

Erik Anderson January 9, 2019

The Favourite tops the 2019 BAFTA nominations with 12, following by Bohemian Rhapsody, First Man and Roma all with 7, Vice with 6, BlacKkKlansman with... Read More

BAFTA Awards: ‘Three Billboards’ is Best Film; Oldman, McDormand, Rockwell, Janney win acting prizes

Erik Anderson February 18, 2018

Stop me if you think you’ve heard this won before… Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has won the BAFTA for Best Film of 2017. The... Read More