By Ray Bennett
LONDON – Lots of good films and performances this year but some disappointing omissions among the BAFTA Film Awards nominations … good luck to all, especially ‘Roma’ (above) and ‘Cold War’.
Best Film:
Will win: Roma
Should win: Roma
Should have been there: Cold War and First Man
Best British Film:
Will win: The Favourite
Should win: Beast
Should have been there: Colette (right, Keira Knightley, Dominic West)
Best Foreign Language Film:
Will win: Roma
Should win: Roma (just as happy if: Cold War)
Best Director:
Should win: Alfonso Cuaron, Roma
Should win: Alfonso Cuaron, Roma (Just as happy if: Paweł Pawlikowski)
Should have been there: Damien Chazelle, First Man
Best Actor:
Will win: Christian Bale, Vice
Should win: Christian Bale, Vice
Should have been there: Tomasz Kot, Cold War; Ryan Gosling, First Man
Best Actress:
Will win: Olivia Colman
Should win: Olivia Colman
Should have been there: Yalitza Aparicio, Roma; Joanna Kulig, Cold War (right with Tomasz Kott); Keira Knightley, Colette; Jessie Buckley, Beast
Best Supporting Actor:
Will win: Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Should win: Richard E. Grant
Should have been there: Steve Carell, Vice; Johnny Flynn, Beast; Dominic West, Colette
Best Supporting Actress:
Will win: Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Should win: Rachel Weisz (just as happy if: Amy Adams, Vice, right with Christian Bale)
Should have been there: Marina de Tavira, Roma
Original Music:
Will win: Nicholas Britell, If Beale Street Could Talk
Should win: Terence Blanchard, BlackKklansman
Should have been there: Marco Beltrami, A Quiet Place;
Original Screenplay:
Will win: The Favourite, Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
Should win: Cold War, Janusz Głowacki, Paweł Pawlikowski
Should have been there: Beast, Michael Pearce (right, Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn)
Adapted Screenplay:
Will win: Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty
Should win: First Man, Josh Singer
Should have been there: Leave No Trace, Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini
Best Cinematography:
Will win: Roma, Alfonso Cuaron
Should win: Roma (just as happy if: Cold War, Paweł Pawlikowski
Should have been there: Bad Times at the El Royale, Seamus McGarvey