So! we have our first round of winners.
How did I do?

Not very well it would appear.

Best motion picture, drama, went to ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Moissouri’

I am disappointed it didn’t go to ‘Call Me By Your Name’ but I can see why.
I saw this one the other night and it was not what I expected!! A very good film.

Best motion picture, musical or comedy went to ‘Lady Bird’.

Yep, again I can see why this one grabbed a Globe. I watched it the other night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Bonus…. I didn’t realise Timothee Chalamet was in it!!!

Best performance by an actor, drama, went to Gary Oldman for The Darkest Hour.

I have yet to see the Darkest Hour but from the clips I’ve seen, I can see why he’s getting all the votes, however, I’m completely bummed that Timothee Chalamet didn’t win!! Come on BAFTAs and Oscar’s, you can redeem yourselves!!
Don’t go for the already acclaimed actor in amazing makeup, go for the fresh young talent in a breathtakingly brave film.

Best performance by an actress, drama, went to  Francis McDormand, for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
Molly’s Game was a snore fest. This film was brilliant and from what I’ve seen, this is a much deserved accolade.

Best performance by an actor, musical or comedy, went to James Franco for The Disaster Artist.
Mmmm, I wanted to see Hugh Jackman get this one. I don’t know why but I find James Franco a bit….. up his own arse most of the time, which puts me off of his movies.

Best performance by and actress, musical or comedy went to Saoirse Ronan for Lady Bird.
The only one of the nominated movies I’ve seen and I can totally understand why Saoirse got the votes.

Best performance by and actor in a supporting role went to Sam Rockwell for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

A little disappointed Armie Hammer didn’t get it for Call Me By Your Name but I can totally see why Sam Rockwell got the votes. Brilliant performance.

Best performance by an actress in a supporting role went to Allsion Janney for I, Tonya.
I haven’t seen enough of the other performances to comment.

Best Director went to Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water.
Again, I haven’t seen enough of the others to comment yet.

So it would seem that the only prediction I got right was that This Is Me from The Greatest Showman won best original song!! Yay! Go me!!

So! a tentative start with my predictions.

Today they announced the BAFTA nominations and my selected favourite categories go as follows…..

Best film

• Call Me By Your Name
• Darkest Hour
• Dunkirk
• The Shape Of Water
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

I really want to see Call Me By Your Name do well!!

Director

• Blade Runner 2049 – Denis Villeneuve
• Call Me By Your Name – Luca Guadagnino
• Dunkirk – Christopher Nolan
• The Shape Of Water – Guillermo Del Toro
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Martin McDonagh

Can you tell?

Leading actress

• Annette Bening – Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool
• Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
• Margot Robbie – I, Tonya
• Sally Hawkins – The Shape Of Water
• Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird

Leading actor

• Daniel Day-Lewis – Phantom Thread
• Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out
• Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour
• Jamie Bell – Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool
• Timothee Chalamet – Call Me By Your Name

This would be such a deserved win!!

Supporting actress

• Allison Janney – I, Tonya
• Kristin Scott Thomas – Darkest Hour
• Laurie Metcalf – Lady Bird
• Lesley Manville – Phantom Thread
• Octavia Spencer – The Shape Of Water

Supporting actor

• Christopher Plummer – All The Money In The World
• Hugh Grant – Paddington 2
• Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
• Willem Dafoe – The Florida Project
• Woody Harrelson – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Yep!! Amazing performance.

EE Rising Star Award (voted for by the public)

• Daniel Kaluuya
• Florence Pugh
• Josh O’Connor
• Tessa Thompson
• Timothee Chalamet

If Timothee didn’t win best actor he has GOT to win rising star!! This kid is going to go a long way.

Original screenplay

• Get Out
• I, Tonya
• Lady Bird
• The Shape Of Water
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Adapted screenplay

• Call Me By Your Name
• The Death Of Stalin
• Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool
• Molly’s Game
• Paddington 2

Cinematography

• Blade Runner 2049 – Roger Deakins
• Darkest Hour – Bruno Delbonnel
• Dunkirk – Hoyte van Hoytema
• The Shape of Water – Dan Laustsen
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Ben Davis

Editing

• Baby Driver – Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss
• Blade Runner 2049 – Joe Walker
• Dunkirk – Lee Smith
• The Shape Of Water – Sidney Wolinsky
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Jon Gregory

Sound

• Baby Driver – Tim Cavagin, Mary H. Ellis, Julian Slater
• Blade Runner 2049 – Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill, Mark Mangini, Mac Ruth
• Dunkirk – Richard King, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo, Mark Weingarten
• The Shape Of Water – Christian Cooke, Glen Gauthier, Nathan Robitaille, Brad Zoern
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick, Stuart Wilson, Matthew Wood

Special visual effects

• Blade Runner 2049 – Gerd Nefzer, John Nelson
• Dunkirk – Scott Fisher, Andrew Jackson
• The Shape Of Water – Dennis Berardi, Trey Harrell, Kevin Scott
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Nominees TBC
• War For The Planet Of The Apes – Nominees TBC

I had to leave the last two categories in place. I want to see Star Wars win as much as possible this year!!

Now we just have to wait until Feb 18th for the final results.
We will know the Oscar nominations by then but the final voting will not take place until Feb 20th through to Feb 27th! So the BAFTA winners could have a sway in the way the Academy members vote.

There is only one film on my mind as it stands and that’s Call Me By Your Name.
I absolutely adore this film and want to see it win as much as possible, particularly Timothee Chalamet. What a stunning and very brave performance he pulled off. Can’t wait to own it for myself so I can watch it whenever I want.