The Oscars: AG v Academy
I’m starting a movie project later this morning for Channel 4 /All 4 short form so what better way to get in the mood than comparing my votes for the British Academy Awards (BAFTAs) with the actual winners tonight for the American Academy Awards (Oscars). While I’m at it, I’m going to do head-to-head on the (acting) categories which are artificially split into genders – will they combine these one day or do a head-to-head given there’s no physical difference between the sexes in this regard?
Best picture
AG: The Big Short
Spotlight
Best actress
AG & Academy: Brie Larson, Room
Best actor
AG: Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Leonardo diCaprio, The Revenant
Best director
AG: Adam McKay, The Big Short
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant
Best original screenplay
AG: The Hateful Eight
Spotlight
Best original score
AG & Academy: The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone
Best adapted screenplay
AG & Academy: The Big Short
Best supporting actress
AG: Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best supporting actor
AG & Academy: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Best costume design
AG: Carol – Sandy Powell
Mad Max Fury Road – Jenny Beavan
Best animated film
AG & Academy: Inside Out
Best documentary
AG & Academy: Amy
Best cinematography
AG & Academy: The Revenant – Emmanuel Lubezki
Best make-up and hair
AG: Carol [not nominated]
Mad Max: Fury Road
Best visual effects
AG & Academy: Ex Machina
Best sound editing
AG & Academy: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best sound mixing
AG & Academy: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best editing
AG: The Big Short – Hank Corwin [he was robbed!]
Mad Max Fury Road – Margeret Sixel
BEST ACTOR/ACTRESS: Brie Larson, Room
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR/ACTRESS: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Tying some Oscar loose ends including why I don’t reckon The Revenant
To round off on this special day – being 29th of February, leap year day – I’d like to celebrate the considerable success of the UK film industry. I heard we had nominations in 21 of 24 categories (I haven’t counted them up to check). We had winners in 6:
- Best supporting actor: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies – in a league of his own
- Best visual effects: Ex Machina – an amazing follow-up to Gravity’s success
- Best documentary: Amy – masterfully realised by Asif Kapadia, fellow East Finchley resident
- Best song: Sam Smith – raw youth
- Best short: Stutterer – Anglo-Irish triumph
- Best costume: Mad Max Fury Road
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