Early awards indicators recommend Emilia Perez is the one to beat whereas Kneecap’s Bafta chances are high broad open.
In our newest Display Awards Podcast for the 2024/25 race, Display’s editor-in-chief Matt Mueller, government editor, critiques and new expertise Fionnuala Halligan, and awards and field workplace editor Charles Gant asses the primary wave of awards and unpick the main contenders for Bafta’s excellent British movie and British debut classes.
On the Bifas, Wealthy Peppiatt’s Kneecap was the large winner, taking dwelling greatest British impartial movie. “That [win] actually provides it momentum going into the Bafta movie awards,” stated Gant. “I’d be stunned if it doesn’t at the very least decide up a nomination in greatest British movie.”
The identical weekend additionally noticed the European Movie Awards (EFAs) happen the place it was Emilia Perez racking up the prizes together with greatest movie and greatest actress for Karla Sofia Gascon. This may solely add to the movie’s “unstoppable push” into the remainder of awards season, in line with Halligan.
Likewise, Emilia Perez dominated the Golden Globe nominations earlier this week the place the Spanish-language musical picked up 10 nods total. Whereas there was reward for one of the best director class – which noticed Coraline Fargeat and Payal Kapadia add some much-needed gender steadiness – different classes threw up some questions.
The crew additionally talk about what precisely qualifies the British-only classes on the Baftas – and weigh up the eligible titles vying for the ten slots accessible for excellent British movie, together with Edward Berger’s Conclave and Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II.
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Earlier episodes have lined the early performing frontrunners and the worldwide function race.