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Best Picture
Barbie
IsBarbiean original screenplay or an adaptation?

Unfortunately, this is not just an academic question.
The Holdovers
WithBarbieout, what becomes the new front-runner in Original Screenplay?
Spains Oscar submission hit only a single category: Film Not in the English Language.

We should probably cool our jets on this one.
However, as supporters hoped, BAFTA did indeed provide a lifeline forAndrew Haighs film.
So if you havent yet fired offa cutting tweet aboutMaestro, theres still plenty of time.

At least she made the BAFTA longlist, though!
Although it does raise not-especially-flattering parallels with the films own themes, this kind of kerfuffle is rarely fatal.
However, it was followed by Melton not making the BAFTA longlist.

Jacob Elordi,Saltburn
Who did the Brits recognize over Melton?
But they did find room for Mr. Bathtub himself, one of 11 appearances forSaltburnon the BAFTA longlists.
I have still never met a person who enjoyedSaltburnin real life, but heres proof they do indeed exist.

A snub from BAFTA, though, makes me think theres no gas in this tank.










