The British Academy of Film and Television Arts revealed the winners of the 2019 BAFTA Awards on Sunday and it crowned a frontrunner for the Best Picture Oscar, “Roma.”  Alfonso Cuaron’s autobiographical drama took Best Film over “The Favourite” which dominated the rest of the proceedings.

“Roma” also won Best Director (Cuaron) as well as Film Not in the English Language (Foreign Language Film) and Best Cinematography.  Along with the DGA honor for Cuaron, it nudges the Netflix release into pole position for Oscar’s top prize.  

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The fallout from the recent report from the Atlantic involving director Bryan Singer’s most recent sexual assault allegations keeps coming. After GLAAD decided to remove “Bohemian Rhapsody” from its awards nominations entirely, it appears that the BAFTA Awards are doing something a bit more…personal.

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For those not aware, “Bohemian Rhapsody” was nominated for a total of seven BAFTAs, including Outstanding British Film, for which Bryan Singer is listed as one of the nominated parties.

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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the nominees for the 2019 EE BAFTA Awards early Wednesday morning and their clear cut favorite was Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite.”  The Fox Searchlight and Film 4 production earned 12 nods including Best Film, Director (Lanthimos), Lead Actress (Olivia Colman), Original Screenplay and two Supporting Actress nods (Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz), among others.  “Roma” landed seven nods including Best Film, Best Director (Alfonso Cuaron), Original Screenplay (Cuaron) and Editing (Cuaron), among others.

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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the nominees for the 2019 BAFTA Awards Rising Star this morning and there were some familiar and, well, established names among the mix. The five standouts include Lakeith Stanfield, Letitia Wright, Jessie Buckley, Cynthia Erivo and Barry Keoghan.    

First handed out in 2006, previous winners have included James McAvoy, Eva Green, Shia LaBeouf, Kristen Stewart, John Boyega and Tom Holland.  

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