yesterday, and a leading seven nods at BAFTA today, Searchlight’s film is right on target to knock out the competition.Nomadland
is a non-starter at WGA since it was not eligible there and will be AWOL at that ceremony, and it likely will be an also-ran at SAG despite a nomination for star Frances McDormand. The lack of a Cast nomination may — or may not — be a bump in the road. SAG’s announced hourlong ceremony, with winners taped in advance on Zoom calls, may reduce the buzzy effects of a win — think the game-changing victory oflast year — in this strange season.
The big question also remains about how is the pandemic — the closure of theaters, watching movies online and on TV — affecting the nominees being put forth?The concerted effort to diversify the BAFTAs after widespread criticism over their lack of female directing nominees last year, as well as a perceived lack of diversity overall, really paid off in acting and directing categories.
is about white lawyers defending and prosecuting six white males for causing a riot at the 1968 Democratic Convention. I can’t argue with the quality of this quintet, but maybe it is also time for BAFTA to expand the number of nominees for this category in order to be as inclusive as they are trying to be in acting and directing contests.Again as mentioned previously , this has been an excellent year for Black stories being told on the screen.