Well, some HUGE surprises at the BAFTA's!!! And as my friend, E, knows - I've said for years - NEVER underestimate the impact of the British wing of the Academy. Anne Hathaway was completely denied, which after the GG loss makes her chances of winning look dead, dead, dead in the water. Brad Pitt got DOUBLE nods (for BENJAMIN & BURN AFTER READING) so he's moved solidly into second place with Penn behind Rourke. If Rourke's publicist takes so much as a weekend off in the next couple of months and he gaffes it up, Pitt could pull a surprise, as Penn already has a statue on the mantle... The Changeling did surprisingly well all around, which bodes very well for Angelina to secure a nod after being passed over last year for MIGHTY HEART, but decreases Eastwood's chance of an acting nod for TORINO. Winslet increases momentum with her double nods, but a READER nod in the Lead category confuses the issue a wee bit. DARK NIGHT misses a Best Pic nod, but it got so much attention in the technical awards that I doubt that will have to much of an impact on its chances for Best Pic Oscar nod. Amy Adams picked up momentum, but Supp categories are always full of surprises so that hardly takes Viola Davis out of the picture.
The HUGE shocker????? Absolutely no mention of HAPPY GO LUCKY at all whatsoever. None. In ANY category. Was it not eligible for some reason??????? How could this be possible? It's a British film. By a beloved and legendary British Director. Sally Hawkins has been on an award parade. What happened there???
We are ONE week away from hearing the Oscar nominations. The BAFTA surprises suddenly make the roster seem more intriguing than they have in weeks!!! :-)
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