I never get these right, and if my predictions come true, I'm going to be a very unhappy bunny tonight. But here goes.
Film:
The Revenant [
sigh] (alternate: Carol. It's Valentines Day. Please, god, make this happen)
Director:
Iñárritu, The Revenant (alternate: Scott, The Martian)
Actor:
DiCaprio, The Revenant (alternate: Thirsty Redcarpet, The Danish Girl)
Actress:
Luminous Sersh, Brooklyn (alternate: Brie Larson, Room)
Supporting Actor:
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation (alternate: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies)
Supporting Actress:
Rooney Mara, Carol allow me these delusions goddamnit (alternate: Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs)
British Film:
Ex Machina (alternate: 45 Years)
Original Screenplay:
Inside Out (alternate: Spotlight)
Adapted Screenplay:
Steve Jobs (alternate: The Big Shit)
Outstanding Debut:
Alex Garland (alternate: Stephen Fingleton)
Documentary:
Amy (alternate: Sherpa)
Animated film:
Inside Out (no alternate necessary)
Film not in the English Language:
Wild Tales (alternate: Force Majeure)
Music:
Sicario (alternate: Hateful Eight)
Cinematography:
The Revenant (alternate: Sicario)
Carol should walk this fricking category
Editing:
Mad Max Fury Road (alternate: The Big Shit
#ByeFelicia)
Production Design:
Star Wars (alternate: Mad Max Fury Road)
Costume:
Carol (alternate: Cinderella
Sandy Powell dressing up Cate Blanchett for the motherfudding win!)
Make up and Hair:
The Revenant (alternate: Carol)
Sound:
Mad Max Fury Road (alternate: The Force Awakens)
VFX:
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (alternate: MMFR)
Basically, I expect a lot of
The Revenant cleaning up where
Carol should be winning, aka Mad Bung Fury Road. But I've already resigned myself to this, and if Saoirse Ronan can pick up a gong for her lovely work in
Brooklyn, I won't be totally pressed. Especially as Handsome Domhnall's presenting!
I turned predicting the BAFTAs into a wee competition with my brother:
it will be a tad awkward if he beats me, given I pay a lot more attention to film awards than he does!
*says a little prayer* It's Valentines Day today. Please, please, please, can the movie gods award the beautiful, precise, nuanced romance that is
Carol above the subtletly-free, brazen awards hungry
The Revenant? Ta.