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Sunday, February 18, 2018

AWARDS SEASON 2018 THE BAFTAs
"Three Billboards" Dominates The BAFTAs In London
Frances McDormand in Martin McDonagh's "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri". Merrick Morton/Fox Searchlight  
       
by Omar P.L. Moore/PopcornReel.com        Follow popcornreel on Twitter FOLLOW                                           
Sunday, February 18, 2018
"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" was the toast of the BAFTAs on Sunday night in London, posting five BAFTA wins: Best Film, Best British Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor.  Martin McDonagh's grim tragicomedy showed up very well at the august Royal Albert Hall, but any notion that Mr. McDonagh's film will repeat this impressive feat in a fortnight at the Oscars stateside is likely to be dashed.  Jordan Peele and Guillermo Del Toro are likely to have plenty to say about this on March 4.

It was a night for the expected at the BAFTAs -- everything went to form, with the other acting winners all unchanged from the Screen Actors Guild Awards in late January.  Allison Janney ("I, Tonya"), Frances McDormand ("Three Billboards"), Gary Oldman ("Darkest Hour") and Sam Rockwell ("Three Billboards"), all veterans  -- all got closer to the Oscar that will call them by their names in two weeks.

"Dunkirk" was perhaps the lone surprise of the night as it was virtually shut out from the awards.  Its lone BAFTA win came for special effects.  Christopher Nolan's drama is nominated for eight Oscars, a distant second to the 13 nominations for "The Shape Of Water", which won three BAFTAs.  Mr. Del Toro, who continued a 100% Best Director sweep tonight, is on course for a coveted Oscar.

The night was one for "Time's Up" as numerous presenters either briefly mentioned or spoke more substantively about the movement and backlash to predatory, harassing and violent men in Hollywood and across industries globally.  Some of the men associated with or rumored to be the very emblems of what "Time's Up" is against wore label pins with the two words on them.  Both Mr. Oldman and Mr. Rockwell wore the pins.

Mr. Rockwell was the only male actor (aside from Daniel Craig) who mentioned Time's Up or the plight of women in the industry against powerful men who have cost them their careers.

In other notes, Daniel Kaluuya won the EE Rising Star Award, Raoul Peck's James Baldwin documentary "I Am Not Your Negro" won Best Documentary.  In a mild surprise "Baby Driver" won for Best Editing, while Roger Deakins won the Best Cinematography award ("Blade Runner 2048") he hopes does not elude him in two weeks' time.

The complete list of winners can be read here.

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