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79th British Academy Film Awards
Notes from Rich: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is the top tier of talent in the UK, so their awards mean something, and the voters are loosely equivalent to Ampas (aka the Oscars) in the US. That said, Bafta continues to tinker with its voting system, so their nominees and winners are becoming more distinctive. As usual, these nominees have an offbeat British slant, as seen by the extra love for gems like I Swear, The Ballad of Wallis Island and Pillion, plus more nods to Hamnet and Bugonia. In general, these nominations feel more satisfying than this year's Oscars, especially the actors and documentaries. Although that Children's & Family Film category continues to be rather pointless, with a perplexing criscross between that category and Animated film. It's impossible to fathom what's going on there.
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| F I L M HamnetMarty Supreme One Battle After Another Sentimental Value Sinners
| B R I T I S H F I L M 28 Years LaterThe Ballad of Wallis Island Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Die My Love H Is For Hawk Hamnet I Swear Mr Burton Pillion Steve
| F I L M N O T I N E N G L I S H It Was Just An AccidentThe Secret Agent Sentimental Value Sirat The Voice of Hind Rajab
| D O C U M E N T A R Y 2000 Meters To AndriivkaApocalypse in the Tropics Cover-Up Mr Nobody Against Putin The Perfect Neighbor
| A N I M A T E D F E A T U R E ElioLittle Amelie Zootropolis 2
| C H I L D R E N ’ S & F A M I L Y ArcoBoong Lilo & Stitch Zootropolis 2
| D I R E C T O R Bugonia - Yorgos LanthimosHamnet - Chloe Zhao Marty Supreme - Josh Safdie One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson Sentimental Value - Joachim Trier Sinners - Ryan Coogler
| C A S T I N G I Swear - Lauren EvansMarty Supreme - Jennifer Venditti One Battle After Another - Cassandra Kulukundis Sentimental Value - Yngvill Kolset Haga, Avy Kaufman Sinners - Francine Maisler
| A C T R E S S Jessie Buckley - HamnetRose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Kate Hudson - Song Sung Blue Chase Infiniti - One Battle After Another Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value Emma Stone - Bugonia
| A C T O R Robert Aramayo - I SwearTimothee Chalamet - Marty Supreme Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon Michael B. Jordan - Sinners Jesse Plemons - Bugonia
| S U P P O R T I N G A C T R E S S Odessa A'zion - Marty SupremeInga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners Carey Mulligan - The Ballad of Wallis Island Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another Emily Watson - Hamnet
| S U P P O R T I N G A C T O R Benicio Del Toro - One Battle After AnotherJacob Elordi - Frankenstein Paul Mescal - Hamnet Peter Mullan - I Swear Sean Penn - One Battle After Another Stellan Skarsgard - Sentimental Value
| O R I G I N A L S C R E E N P L A Y I Swear - Kirk JonesMarty Supreme - Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie The Secret Agent - Kleber Mendonca Filho Sentimental Value - Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier Sinners - Ryan Coogler
| A D A P T E D S C R E E N P L A Y The Ballad of Wallis Island - Tom Basden, Tim KeyBugonia - Will Tracy Hamnet - Chloe Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson Pillion - Harry Lighton
| R I S I N G S T A R (winner selected by public vote) Robert Aramayo - I SwearMiles Caton - Sinners Chase Infiniti - One Battle After Another Archie Madekwe - Lurker Posy Sterling - Lollipop
| F I L M M A K I N G D E B U T The Ceremony - Jack King, Hollie Bryan, Lucy MeerMy Father's Shadow - Akinola Davies Jr, Wale Davies Pillion - Harry Lighton A Want In Her - Myrid Carten Wasteman - Cal McMau, Hunter Andrews, Eoin Doran
| S C O R E Bugonia - Jerskin FendrixFrankenstein - Alexandre Desplat Hamnet - Max Richter One Battle After Another - Jonny Greenwood Sinners - Ludwig Goransson
| C I N E M A T O G R A P H Y Frankenstein - Dan LaustsenMarty Supreme - Darius Khondji One Battle After Another - Michael Bauman Sinners - Autumn Durald Arkapaw Train Dreams - Adolpho Veloso
| E D I T I N G F1 - Stephen MirrioneA House of Dynamite - Kirk Baxter Marty Supreme - Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie One Battle After Another - Andy Jurgensen Sinners - Michael P Shawver
| P R O D U C T I O N D E S I G N Frankenstein - Tamara DeverellHamnet - Fiona Crombie Marty Supreme - Jack Fisk One Battle After Another - Florencia Martin Sinners - Hannah Beachler
| C O S T U M E S Frankenstein - Kate HawleyHamnet - Malgosia Turzanska Marty Supreme - Miyako Bellizzi Sinners - Ruth E Carter Wicked: For Good - Paul Tazewell
| M A K E - U P & H A I R FrankensteinHamnet Marty Supreme Sinners Wicked: For Good
| V I S U A L E F F E C T S Avatar: Fire and AshF1 Frankenstein How To Train Your Dragon The Lost Bus
| S O U N D F1Frankenstein One Battle After Another Sinners Warfare
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LIVE-ACTION SHORT:
| S P E C I A L A W A R D S OUTSTANDING BRITISH CONTRIBUTION TO CINEMA Clare BinnsBAFTA FELLOWSHIP Donna Langley
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