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Sunday, February 12, 2012

BAFTA 2012 Winners

My last-minute BAFTA predictions!
I got 14/20 right.
Great, but this means the results were too predictable...
I think at this point Artist, Michel Hazanavicius, Christopher Plummer, Octavia Spencer, and again, Michel Hazanavicius (for Original Screenplay), and even Jean Dujardin all have it in the bag.

Here are the winners:

Supporting Actress
Carey Mulligan, Drive
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Judi Dench, My Week with Marilyn
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Octavia Spencer, The Help

Will win: Octavia Spencer, The Help
Prefer: None
Winner: Octavia Spencer

Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Jim Broadbent, The Iron Lady
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Ides of March

Will win and Prefer: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Winner: Christopher Plummer

Leading Actor
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Michael Fassbender, Shame

Will win: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Prefer: Michael Fassbender, Shame
Winner: Jean Dujardin

Leading Actress
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Viola Davis, The Help

Will win: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Prefer: Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Winner: Meryl Streep

Original Screenplay
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
John Michael McDonagh, The Guard
Abi Morgan, The Iron Lady
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris

Will win: The Artist
Prefer: Midnight in Paris
Winner: The Artist

Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants
The Help
The Ides of March
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Will win: Moneyball
Prefer: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Winner: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Animated Film
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Arthur Christmas
Rango

Will win: Rango
Prefer: None
Winner: Rango

Film Not in the English Language
Incendies
Pina
Potiche
A Separation
The Skin I Live In

Will win: A Separation
Winner: The Skin I Live In

Original Music
Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo - Howard Shore
Alberto Iglesias, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John Williams, War Horse

Will win: Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Winner: Ludovic Bource, The Artist


Cinematography
Guillaume Schiffman, The Artist
Jeff Cronenweth, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Robert Richardson, Hugo
Hoyte van Hoytema, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Janusz Kaminski, War Horse

Will win: The Artist
Prefer: Tinker Tailor
Winner: The Artist

Editing
Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Mat Newman, Drive
Thelma Schoonmaker, Hugo
Gregers Sall, Chris King, Senna
Dino Jonsater, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Will win: Mat Newman, Drive
Prefer: Dino Jonsater
Winner: Gregers Sall & Chris King, Senna

Production Design
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Will win and Prefer: Hugo
Winner: Hugo


Costume Design
Mark Bridges, The Artist
Sandy Powell, Hugo
Michael O'Connor, Jane Eyre
Jill Taylor, My Week with Marilyn
Jacqueline Durran, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Will win: Michael O'Connor, Jane Eyre
Prefer: Jacqueline Durran
Winner: Mark Bridges, The Artist

Sound
The Artist
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse

Will win: War Horse
Winner: Hugo


Makeup & Hair
Julie Hewett & Cydney Cornell, The Artist
Amanda Knight & Lisa Tomblin, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Morag Ross & Jan Achibald, Hugo
Maresse Langan, The Iron Lady
Jenny Shircorse, My Week with Marilyn

Will win: The Iron Lady
Winner: The Iron Lady

Visual Effect
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Hugo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
War Horse

Will win: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Winner: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2

Director
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Tomas Alfredson, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Lynne Ramsay, We Need To Talk About Kevin

Will win: Michel Hazanavicius
Prefer: Tomas Alfredon
Winner: Michel Hazanavicius 

Outstanding Debut
Joe Cornish, Attack the Block
Will Sharpe, Tom Kingsley, Sarah Brocklehurst, Black Pond
Ralph Fiennes, Coriolanus
Richard Ayoade, Submarine
Paddy Considine, Diarmid Scrimshaw, Tyrannosaur

Will win: Tyrannosaur
Prefer: Joe Cornish, Attack the Block
Winner: Paddy Considine & Diarmid Scrimshaw, Tyrannosaur


Outstanding British Film
My Week with Marilyn
Senna
Shame
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
We Need To Talk About Kevin

Will win and Prefer: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Winner: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
My review of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY here.

Best Film
The Artist
The Descendants
Drive
The Help
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Will win: The Artist
Prefer: Tinker Tailor
Winner: The Artist