The BAFTAs 2022
After a majorly disrupted two years for the film industry and a hybrid, largely virtual 2021 awards season, global cinema returns in full force to the “Big Smoke” as the golden statue express made its penultimate major stop in London this weekend for the biggest night in the British film calendar, as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gathered the great and the good of British and global cinema at the Royal Albert Hall for the 75th edition of the British Academy Film Awards.
Once again the BAFTA nomination patterns echoed those of other major award shows this season, but as always with a few major divergences and surprises. Denis Villeneuve’s epic sci-fi/fantasy adaptation ‘Dune’ led the field with 11 nominations while Netflix made their mark with Jane Campion’s frontier period drama ‘The Power of the Dog’ racking up 9 and films like ‘Don’t Look Up’ and ‘Passing’ adding to the streaming giant’s hefty total tally, meanwhile there was plenty of British interest with the likes of Kenneth Branagh’s personal portrait of the place of his birth ‘Belfast’ and 25th Bond film ‘No Time to Die’ getting their recognition.
Although we can endlessly and subjectively debate over who should have won what and who was “snubbed” with the nominations to begin with, let’s celebrate all the films recognised over the last bizarre twelve months as we recap the night’s big winners and nominees . . . and our own personal picks.
Best Film
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‘The Power of the Dog’ (Winner)
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‘Belfast’
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‘Don’t Look Up’
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‘Dune’
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‘Licorice Pizza’
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‘The Power of the Dog’
Our pick from the nominees: ‘The Power of the Dog’
Our pick overall: ‘The Power of the Dog’
Outstanding British Film
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‘Belfast’ (Winner)
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‘After Love’
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‘Ali & Ava’
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‘Boiling Point’
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‘Cyrano’
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‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’
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‘House of Gucci’
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‘Last Night in Soho’
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‘No Time to Die’
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‘Passing’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Belfast’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Belfast’
Director
Image Source: Netflix
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Jane Campion for ‘The Power of the Dog’ (Winner)
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Paul Thomas Anderson for ‘Licorice Pizza’
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Audrey Diwan for ‘Happening’
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Julia Ducournau for ‘Titane’
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Ryusuke Hamaguchi for ‘Drive My Car’
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Aleem Khan for ‘After Love’
Our pick from the nominees: Jane Campion for ‘The Power of the Dog’
Our pick overall: Denis Villeneuve for ‘Dune’
Leading Actor
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Will Smith in ‘King Richard’ (Winner)
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Adeel Akhtar in ‘Ali & Ava’
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Mahershala Ali in ‘Swan Song’
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Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘The Power of the Dog’
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Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘Don’t Look Up’
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Stephen Graham in ‘Boiling Point’
Our pick from the nominees: Will Smith in ‘King Richard’
Our pick overall: Nicolas Cage in ‘The Pig’
Leading Actress
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Joanna Scanlan in ‘After Love’ (Winner)
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Lady Gaga in ‘House of Gucci’
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Alana Haim in ‘Licorice Pizza’
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Emilia Jones in ‘CODA’
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Renate Reinsve in ‘The Worst Person in the World’
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Tessa Thompson in ‘Passing’
Our pick from the nominees: Alana Haim in ‘Licorice Pizza’
Our pick overall: Alana Haim in ‘Licorice Pizza’
Supporting Actor
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Troy Kotsur in ‘CODA’ (Winner)
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Mike Faist in ‘West Side Story’
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Ciarán Hinds in ‘Belfast’
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Woody Norman in ‘C’mon C’mon’
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Jesse Plemons in ‘The Power of the Dog’
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Kodi Smit-McPhee in ‘The Power of the Dog’
Our pick from the nominees: Kodi Smit-McPhee in ‘The Power of the Dog’
Our pick overall: Kodi Smit-McPhee in ‘The Power of the Dog’
Supporting Actress
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Ariana DeBose in ‘West Side Story’ (Winner)
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Caitríona Balfe in ‘Belfast’
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Jessie Buckley in ‘The Lost Daughter’
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Ann Dowd in ‘Mass’
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Aunjanue Ellis in ‘King Richard’
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Ruth Negga in ‘Passing’
Our pick from the nominees: Aunjanue Ellis in ‘King Richard’
Our pick overall: Aunjanue Ellis in ‘King Richard’
Adapted Screenplay
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‘CODA’ by Sian Heder (Winner)
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‘Drive My Car’ by Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe
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‘Dune’ by Eric Roth, Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve
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‘The Lost Daughter’ by Maggie Gyllenhaal
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‘The Power of the Dog’ by Jane Campion
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘The Power of the Dog’ by Jane Campion
Our Pick Overall: ‘The Power of the Dog’ by Jane Campion
Original Screenplay
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‘Licorice Pizza’ by Paul Thomas Anderson (Winner)
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‘Being the Ricardos’ by Aaron Sorkin
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‘Belfast’ by Kenneth Branagh
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‘Don’t Look Up’ by Adam McKay
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‘King Richard’ by Zach Baylin
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Licorice Pizza’ by Paul Thomas Anderson
Our Pick Overall: ‘The French Dispatch’ by Wes Anderson
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
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Jeymes Samuel and Boaz Yakin for ‘The Harder They Fall’ (Winner)
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Aleem Khan for ‘After Love’
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James Cummings and Hester Ruoff for ‘Boiling Point’
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Posy Dixon and Liv Proctor for ‘Keyboard Fantasies’
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Rebecca Hall for ‘Passing’
Our Pick from the Nominees: Rebecca Hall for ‘Passing’
Our Pick Overall: Rebecca Hall for ‘Passing’
EE Rising Star award (public vote)
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Lashana Lynch (Winner)
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Ariana DeBose
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Harris Dickinson
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Millicent Simmonds
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Kodi Smit-McPhee
Our Pick from the Nominees: Kodi Smit-McPhee
Our Pick Overall: Kodi Smit-McPhee
Original Score
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‘Dune’ by Hans Zimmer (Winner)
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‘Being the Ricardos’ by Daniel Pemberton
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‘Don’t Look Up’ by Nicholas Britell
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‘The French Dispatch’ by Alexandre Desplat
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‘The Power of the Dog’ by Jonny Greenwood
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘The Power of the Dog’ by Jonny Greenwood
Our Pick Overall: ‘The Power of the Dog’ by Jonny Greenwood
Cinematography
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‘Dune’ by Greig Fraser (Winner)
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‘Nightmare Alley’ by Dan Laustsen
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‘No Time to Die’ by Linus Sandgren
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‘The Power of the Dog’ by Ari Wegner
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‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ by Bruno Delbonnel
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘The Power of the Dog’ by Ari Wegner
Our Pick Overall: ‘The Power of the Dog’ by Ari Wegner
Animated Film
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‘Encanto’ (Winner)
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‘Flee’
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‘Luca’
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‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Luca’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’
Documentary
Image Source: Disney
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‘Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)’ (Winner)
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‘Becoming Cousteau’
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‘Cow’
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‘Flee’
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‘The Rescue’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Flee’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Flee’
Film not in the English Language
Image Source: Bitters End
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‘Drive My Car’ (Japan) (Winner)
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‘The Hand of God’ (Italy)
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‘Parallel Mothers’ (Spain)
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‘Petite Maman’ (France)
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‘The Worst Person in the World’ (Norway)
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘The Worst Person in the World’ (Norway)
Our Pick Overall: ‘Playground’ (Belgium)
Editing
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‘No Time to Die’ (Winner)
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‘Belfast’
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‘Dune’
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‘Licorice Pizza’
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‘Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Dune’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Dune’
Production Design
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‘Dune’ (Winner)
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‘Cyrano’
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‘The French Dispatch’
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‘Nightmare Alley’
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‘West Side Story’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Dune’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Dune’
Costume Design
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‘Cruella’ (Winner)
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‘Cyrano’
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‘Dune’
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‘The French Dispatch’
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‘Nightmare Alley’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Dune’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Dune’
Make Up & Hair
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‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ (Winner)
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‘Cruella’
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‘Cyrano’
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‘Dune’
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‘House of Gucci’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’
Our Pick Overall: ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’
Sound
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‘Dune’ (Winner)
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‘Last Night in Soho’
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‘No Time to Die’
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‘A Quiet Place Part II’
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‘West Side Story’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘West Side Story’
Our Pick Overall: ‘West Side Story’
Special Visual Effects
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‘Dune’ (Winner)
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‘Free Guy’
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‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’
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‘The Matrix Resurrections’
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‘No Time to Die’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Dune’
Our Pick Overall: ‘Dune’
Casting
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‘West Side Story’ (Winner)
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‘Boiling Point’
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‘Dune’
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‘The Hand of God’
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‘King Richard’
Our Pick from the Nominees: ‘Dune’
Our Pick Overall: ‘The Power of the Dog’
So there you have it, a relatively even spread of wins with ‘Dune’ and ‘The Power of the Dog’ and ‘CODA’ just about leading an open field. Onward now to the final stops on the award season railway which culminates at the Academy Awards in two weeks, let’s see how their choices stack up with their British counterparts.
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