Baftas 2016: Who will win.

Film And now for the annual trawl through the list of Bafta nominations suggesting which films I hope will win.. As every I've only seen about three of the nominees but let's have a go anyway.

Best film
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Revenant
Spotlight

No Mad Max: Fury Road or The Martian.  The fuck.  In which case Carol because even though I haven't seen any of these films, its the only one which isn't about men being men and having male stories about being men.

Outstanding British film
45 Years
Amy
Brooklyn
The Danish Girl
Ex Machina
The Lobster

Ex Machina despite Domhnall Gleeson and having attended The Lobster in an actual cinema.  The problem I had with The Lobster was that like a Monty Python sketch it was a great idea without any idea of how to end it but unlike a Monty Python sketch couldn't have Graham Chapman turn up at the end dressed as a Major or some such.

Outstanding debut by British writer, director or producer
Alex Garland (director, Ex Machina)
Debbie Tucker Green (writer/director, Second Coming)
Naji Abu Nowar (writer/director, Theeb), Rupert Lloyd (producer, Theeb)
Sean McAllister (director/producer, A Syrian Love Story), Elhum Shakerifar (producer, A Syrian Love Story)
Stephen Fingleton (writer/director, The Survivalist)

Ex Machina.  I haven't even heard of two of those films.

Best film not in the English language
The Assassin
Force Majeure
Theeb
Timbuktu
Wild Tales

Wild Tales because it's rare that an anthology film gains this sort of notoriety.  Although I liked how Timbuktu managed to work within rather than patronise its subject.

Best documentary
Amy
Cartel Land
He Named Me Malala
Listen to Me Marlon
Sherpa

Amy.

Best animated film
Inside Out
Minions
Shaun the Sheep the Movie

Shaun the Sheep the Movie.  I haven't seen the other two.

Best director
Adam McKay, The Big Short
Steven Spielberg, Bridge of Spies
Todd Haynes, Carol
Ridley Scott, The Martian
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu, The Revenant

The Martian, which might have been my favourite film of last year which wasn't Mad Max, Star Wars or Advantageous.  Or Jurassic World.  Or Ant-Man.

Best original screenplay
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
The Hateful Eight
Inside Out
Spotlight

Ex Machina.  Although they'll probably tediously give it to Tarantino because he's Tarantino.

Best adapted screenplay
The Big Short
Brooklyn
Carol
Room
Steve Jobs

Not seen any of them.  Steve Jobs?  Sorkin didn't know what to do at the end of The Newsroom but I don't see why we should hold this against him,

Best actor
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Matt Damon, The Martian
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Matt Daemon (as apparently Sky News spelled it this morning) (so mote it be).

Best actress
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Brie Larson, Room
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Maggie Smith, The Lady in the Van
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn

Cate Blanchett, Carol (though it'll probably be Maggie Smith). No Charlize Theron for Mad Max? The fuck?   Notice Alicia Vikander is nominated here AND in best supporting actress category for Ex Machina.  When was the last time that happened?

Best supporting actor
Benicio del Toro, Sicario
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

Idris Elba, partly because, it has to be said, it's for a film which is experimenting with the release schedule of films and so therefore shaking up the business.  Not that I've seen it yet.  Still too busy watching Preston Sturges films and the like. #1001films

Best supporting actress
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Julie Walters, Brooklyn
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Rooney Mara, Carol

Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina.  Imagine if she won both.

Best original music
Bridge of Spies
The Hateful Eight
The Revenant
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens.  Even though the music in the trailer which makes me cry isn't from John Williams's score.

Best cinematography
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Sicario

Mad Max: Fury Road.

Best editing
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant

Mad Max: Fury Road should win.

Best production design
Bridge of Spies
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Surprisingly tough actually.  Don't know.  Mad Max.

Best costume design
Brooklyn
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max if only because it was even nominated in this category.

Best make-up and hair
Brooklyn
Carol
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant

Max Max.  Even though half the characters were bald, there was a lot of tattoos.

Best sound
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Ben Burtt, still doing his thing.  It's a credit to JJ Abrams actually that he returned to Burtt to do the Star Wars: The Force Awakens sound design, knowing that he was the most experience and to Burtt for turning up even though he wasn't also editing it this time.

Best special visual effects
Ant-Man
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Wow, a category in which I've seen all five films.  Ex Machina.  Although all five did superbly innovative work.

EE Rising Star (voted for by the public)
Bel Powley
Brie Larson
Dakota Johnson
John Boyega
Taron Egerton

Brie Larson although it's a tad unfair given that her first screen credit was in 1998.  Plus John Boyega.  Frankly you could have filled with this with the cast of Star Wars and no one would have minded.