2017 BAFTA Nomination Predictions: Will La La Land continue its Dominance over Awards Season?
Following its more than impressive performance at the 74th Golden Globes, it’s time to lay down the predictions for the 70th BAFTA nominations, the British Academy Film Awards. The Brits do traditionally throw in a few surprises, so we’ll throw down our predictions now for who and what the nominees will be for the following categories:
Best Animated Feature
Moana
Sing
Zootopia
There is only three nominees in this category here, so these three are solid guesses, but a few alternates include Kubo and the Two Strings, Anamolisa, which was a nominee last year at the Academy Awards but didn’t screen in time to qualify last year, and When Marnie was There, which had the same case.
Best Special Visual Effects
Arrival
Doctor Strange
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The Jungle Book
Star Wars: Rogue One
These five might also line up at the Oscars, but I’ll also throw in Hacksaw Ridge, Captain America: Civil War, and Star Trek Beyond for good measure.
Best Sound
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
The Jungle Book
La La Land
Silence
These five look pretty solid to me. I’ll also throw in a wildcard, Nocturnal Animals, Florence Foster Jenkins, and Star Trek Beyond into the alternates.
Best Editing
Arrival
Florence Foster Jenkins
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Moonlight
These five look pretty solid. Florence Foster will probably do better here than anywhere else in the awards season, so that’s why I have that one in here. Alternates include Lion, Silence, and Manchester by the Sea.
Best Makeup and Hair
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land
Silence
Star Trek Beyond
Unlike the Oscars, there are five nominees here. Only three at the Oscars. There’s these five, but also in the conversation are The BFG, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Hacksaw Ridge.
Best Costume Design
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land
Silence
Again these five might also line up at Oscars, but I feel confident in them. Alternates include Doctor Strange, Hidden Figures, and Hacksaw Ridge.
Best Production Design
Arrival
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land
Silence
With a few exceptions, these five are really solid. Some alternatives include The BFG, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Hacksaw Ridge.
Best Original Music
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
The BFG
Four of these five are also in my Oscar predictions, and usually that’s the way these things go. I’ll also include Jackie, Moana, and Sing Street.
Best Cinematography
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence
This is a pretty good lineup, and again there’s a chance that with maybe a couple of exceptions, this is what we have at Oscars as well. Don’t discount Jackie, Hacksaw Ridge, and Florence Foster Jenkins.
Best Adapted Screenplay
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Lion
Nocturnal Animals
This is a tricky category. There’s no guarantee that these really outside of Arrival and Lion that the others could show up, so here are some alternatives: Hidden Figures, Anamolisa, and Silence.
Best Original Screenplay
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
These five I feel much more confident in. However, I’ll also name Hell or High Water, Loving, and Hail, Caesar! as alternates.
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomi Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
These five have made it in just about everywhere so far, so I’ll go with them again, but for some alternates I’ll name Janelle Monae, who could swap out for Octavia for Hidden Figures, Greta Gerwig for 20th Century Women, and Helen Mirren for Eye in the Sky.
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Again these five are showing up just about everywhere, so these are confident picks. For the alternates, I’ll include Liam Neeson for Silence, Michael Shannon for Nocturnal Animals, and Alan Rickman for Eye in the Sky.
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Amy Adams, Arrival
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Everyone except Ruth I have in for my Oscar predictions, so while she seems expendable here, Amy Adams is also not guaranteed, but the other three sound good to me. Another three gals who have a shot include Annette Bening for 20th Century Women, Sandra Huller for Toni Erdmann, and Emily Blunt for The Girl on the Train.
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton, Loving
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Denzel Washington, Fences
So I think these five are looking okay right now, but for alternates I’ll list Viggo Mortensen for Captain Fantastic, Andrew Garfield could swap out for Silence in favor of Hacksaw Ridge, and also there’s a chance Hugh Grant could be considered a lead role for Florence Foster Jenkins.
Best Director
Damien Chazelle, La La Land
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Pablo Larrain, Jackie
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Wow, there’s quite a list of potential nominees here, with these five and also including Martin Scorsese for Silence, Stephen Frears for Florence Foster Jenkins, and Mel Gibson for Hacksaw Ridge.
Best Film
Arrival
Florence Foster Jenkins
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
With only five nominees in this category, sometimes the director and pictures don’t line up exactly. So that’s why Kenneth Lonergan and Pablo Larrain make my directors list and Garth Davis for Lion and Stephen Frears don’t make it in. For the alternates, I’ll include Manchester by the Sea, Sing Street, and Jackie.
So there you have it. I’ll have a blog up as soon as possible after nominations are announced. Keep in mind they are announced at 7:35 GMT, which is pretty late where I am. Plus, there are two major categories that I didn’t include here: Best British Film and the Rising Star Award. Best British Film is decided upon if you have a British producer, so that could be a whole bunch of films from this year and it’s honestly a nightmare to try and sort all of that out. And the Rising Star Award nominees have already been announced: Laia Costa, Lucas Hedges, Tom Holland, Ruth Negga, and Anya Taylor-Joy. Of those five, I’d guess it’s between Lucas and Anya, but who knows? It could really be any of them. Anyways, I’ll have more on this later as the actual nominees are announced.
