Picture
American Gangster
Atonement
The Lives of Others
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
I so did not think American Gangster was BAFTA's taste. The Lives of Others is a really interesting and totally great choice, and I have heard that British critics think it is the greatest film ever!!! It's not, but it's just a fantastic movie and I am forever indebted to it for beating the very overrated Pan's Labyrinth (though I maintain that it was absolutely bizarre that it did, especially when Pan's clearly had support in other areas).
British Picture
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
Control
Eastern Promises
This Is England
Totally forgot to predict this. Very strong lineup. The Bourne Ultimatum is British? Coulda fooled me.
Director
PT Anderson - There Will Be Blood
Coen brothers - No Country for Old Men
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck - The Lives of Others
Paul Greengrass - The Bourne Ultimatum
Joe Wright - Atonement
I was a little shamefully excited when I saw I got my Greengrass "no guts no glory!!!" prediction.
Actor
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
James McAvoy - Atonement
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises
Ulrich Muhe - The Lives of Others
This lineup is fucking amazing. Though I find it odd that American Gangster could get in for Picture and Washington didn't have the support to get in here...but whatever, whoever would have been in sixth place if Washington was here is better than Washington. Wow. If this somehow ended up being the Oscar lineup, I might cry in joy.
Actress
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie - Away from Her
Marion Cotillard - La vie en rose
Keira Knightley - Atonement
Ellen Page - Juno
I don't see how Blanchett's "let's just take what I did 9 years ago, but crank it up to 11!!!!" is placing over performances like Wei. Meh. I didn't see BAFTA going for Page at all, but they did.
Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Paul Dano - There Will Be Blood
Tommy Lee Jones - No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton
*jaw drops* fucking. perfect. lineup.
Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Kelly MacDonald - No Country for Old Men
Samantha Morton - Control
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
Another jaw-droppingly perfect lineup. I am so happy Samantha Morton got in. BAFTA, you are pretty goddamn amazing this year. Does MacDonald have more support than we thought? If you're gonna go for Brits, I'd think they'd go for Redgrave over MacDonald. Both were outstanding, though, so...yeah. Wow, I love BAFTA this year.
Original Screenplay
American Gangster
Juno
The Lives of Others
Michael Clayton
This Is England
American Gangster is a totally bizarre nomination but hey, BAFTA, get down with your bad self.
Adapted Screenplay
Atonement
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Kite Runner
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Mm-hmm.
In conclusion, I think we can say the BAFTAs this year are almost certain to be better than the Oscars. Ahhh, loves it.
