Post-BAFTAs Music Monday
I'd been wondering what to pick for today, and then the BAFTAs reminded me of how much I love Public Service Broadcastin's Go! It's the go-to track for space-themed phone-in-with-your-suggestions features on British radio, and I'm always pleased to hear it. It's a little bit uplifting and thrilling.
As for the BAFTAs AKA the only film awards show I watch because of when it’s on, I hadn’t seen most of the film up for awards, so I think my strongest reaction in terms of personal investment was indignance on Lynne Ramsay and Joaquin Phoenix’s behalves that You Were Never Really Here hadn’t got more nominations. But still I watched.
I’d guessed that Cirque de Soleil would base their big number to Mary Poppins Returns, but celebrating the moon landing/First Man worked well. As ever, watching the acrobatic work turned the celebs into children.
Joanna Lumley set the look, lots of black and white around, making the occasional colour pop out (Regina King presenting) and suits being popular - costume designer Sandy Powell representing her craft beautifully with her suit, HAT, and bright red hair. Timothee Chalamet wore A Suit. Joker jokes aside, Spike Lee’s was better. I liked Viola Davis’s tailored, slinky gown and the producer from Beast’s messier gown the most. And Salma Hayek’s head garb.
Mary J. Blige and Ellen Page’s presenting stint was a bit dreadful, and in no way made me want to see them acting together.
There was an insinuation that the public are responsible for the BAFTA rising star nomination; they’re not. And getting nominated is a big deal (except for the weird times they pick someone and you think ‘nope, established’). But every year the public votes for the person in the film they’ve seen i.e. the blockbuster, so when you see the nominations you can always call it. Zero surprise that Letitia Wright won, but I found her speech touching and accomplished, especially about the role that BAFTA had had in her career. And I’m not going to deny that she was the breakout star of Black Panther, but this award is what it is.
Andy Serkis and Danai Gurira were so excited for her!
Michelle Rodriguez ought to look to Viola Davis as to how to stand up straight and read the autocue properly. (I know some people feel Widows was underrepresented at these awards. I thought it was good, but not great, myself.)
The narrative of the evening was The Favourite versus Roma. The first counted as a British film, I think because of the production aspect, not because it’s about British royalty. The second was Mexican, black and white, supported by Netflix (mild controversy). I gave up on a running tally, which is all to the good, because the awards given ‘earlier’ came into it too.
I wasn’t convinced by the acrobat handing the envelope to the presenters. Why do it the one time? Why do it the only time there were three presenters? Why have three presenters? Jamie Bell’s natural accent has become a weird Transatlantean one. And Richard Madden's hotness-right-now made it all very unbalanced.
Black Panther won something - it wasn’t up for costumes, which it should have been, and I don’t know about the hair and make-up.
On the lead acting front, Malek’s win confirms that Bale’s next challenging role will be Oscar loser face. If Close had beaten Colman on Colman’s home turf, she’d have been guaranteed the Oscar - I still think she’ll edge it, but Colman’s speech was very likable. And like Malek, she’s a TV actor who has stepped up to cinema roles, in as much as that’s a big deal still.
So, The Favourite got more BAFTAs, sweeping up on the acting and production-y stuff, but Roma won more significant awards. And I still don’t think I’ll try to see them, or any other award-bothering film I haven’t seen.
Cate Blanchett turned up to present the Fellowship to a charming recipient and Margot Robbie shouldn’t feel bad about being outclassed, because Cate Blanchett. Also, Richard E. Grant got to do something.
For some reason, they repeated a couple of awards in the closing sweep-up, leaving me puzzled. Had all the blanking led to short speeches? Anyway, I could have done without that and more context for the recipients of the outstanding contribution to cinema.
This entry was originally posted at https://shallowness.dreamwidth.org/370630.html.
Click to viewAs for the BAFTAs AKA the only film awards show I watch because of when it’s on, I hadn’t seen most of the film up for awards, so I think my strongest reaction in terms of personal investment was indignance on Lynne Ramsay and Joaquin Phoenix’s behalves that You Were Never Really Here hadn’t got more nominations. But still I watched.
I’d guessed that Cirque de Soleil would base their big number to Mary Poppins Returns, but celebrating the moon landing/First Man worked well. As ever, watching the acrobatic work turned the celebs into children.
Joanna Lumley set the look, lots of black and white around, making the occasional colour pop out (Regina King presenting) and suits being popular - costume designer Sandy Powell representing her craft beautifully with her suit, HAT, and bright red hair. Timothee Chalamet wore A Suit. Joker jokes aside, Spike Lee’s was better. I liked Viola Davis’s tailored, slinky gown and the producer from Beast’s messier gown the most. And Salma Hayek’s head garb.
Mary J. Blige and Ellen Page’s presenting stint was a bit dreadful, and in no way made me want to see them acting together.
There was an insinuation that the public are responsible for the BAFTA rising star nomination; they’re not. And getting nominated is a big deal (except for the weird times they pick someone and you think ‘nope, established’). But every year the public votes for the person in the film they’ve seen i.e. the blockbuster, so when you see the nominations you can always call it. Zero surprise that Letitia Wright won, but I found her speech touching and accomplished, especially about the role that BAFTA had had in her career. And I’m not going to deny that she was the breakout star of Black Panther, but this award is what it is.
Andy Serkis and Danai Gurira were so excited for her!
Michelle Rodriguez ought to look to Viola Davis as to how to stand up straight and read the autocue properly. (I know some people feel Widows was underrepresented at these awards. I thought it was good, but not great, myself.)
The narrative of the evening was The Favourite versus Roma. The first counted as a British film, I think because of the production aspect, not because it’s about British royalty. The second was Mexican, black and white, supported by Netflix (mild controversy). I gave up on a running tally, which is all to the good, because the awards given ‘earlier’ came into it too.
I wasn’t convinced by the acrobat handing the envelope to the presenters. Why do it the one time? Why do it the only time there were three presenters? Why have three presenters? Jamie Bell’s natural accent has become a weird Transatlantean one. And Richard Madden's hotness-right-now made it all very unbalanced.
Black Panther won something - it wasn’t up for costumes, which it should have been, and I don’t know about the hair and make-up.
On the lead acting front, Malek’s win confirms that Bale’s next challenging role will be Oscar loser face. If Close had beaten Colman on Colman’s home turf, she’d have been guaranteed the Oscar - I still think she’ll edge it, but Colman’s speech was very likable. And like Malek, she’s a TV actor who has stepped up to cinema roles, in as much as that’s a big deal still.
So, The Favourite got more BAFTAs, sweeping up on the acting and production-y stuff, but Roma won more significant awards. And I still don’t think I’ll try to see them, or any other award-bothering film I haven’t seen.
Cate Blanchett turned up to present the Fellowship to a charming recipient and Margot Robbie shouldn’t feel bad about being outclassed, because Cate Blanchett. Also, Richard E. Grant got to do something.
For some reason, they repeated a couple of awards in the closing sweep-up, leaving me puzzled. Had all the blanking led to short speeches? Anyway, I could have done without that and more context for the recipients of the outstanding contribution to cinema.
This entry was originally posted at https://shallowness.dreamwidth.org/370630.html.