MTFB Oscar Take Updated: Lead Acting / New Categories: Cinematography, Editing and Production Design / BIFA Nominations and TFF #48 / Profiles: Cumberbatch and Branagh /

 MTFB OSCAR TAKE UPDATED

Here's an update for my predictions of  the lead acting categories for the 94th Academy Awards.  As always, TFF #48 performers are in Bold. The performers' last position in these predictions is indicated to the right in parentheses.  These categories were last predicted on Oct. 21st.

LEAD ACTING

BEST ACTRESS

1) Kristen Stewart/Spencer (1)

2) Jessica Chastain/The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2)

3) Lady Gaga/House of Gucci (5)

4) Olivia Colman/The Lost Daughter (4)

5) Frances McDormand/The Tragedy of Macbeth (3)

Alternates: Penelope Cruz/Parallel Mothers and Jodie Comer/The Last Duel

BEST ACTOR

1) Will Smith/King Richard (1)

2) Denzel Washington/The Tragedy of Macbeth (2)

3) Benedict Cumberbatch/The Power of the Dog (3)

4) Pere Dinklage/Cyrano (4)

5) Andrew Garfield/tick, tick...BOOM (5)

Alternates: Joaquin Phoenix/C'mon C'mon and Clifton Collns/Jockey

NEW CATEGORIES: 

CINEMATOGRAPHY

1) Dune

2) The Tragedy of Macbeth

3) Belfast

4) The Power of the Dog

5) West Side Story

Alternates: Nightmare Alley and Spencer

EDITING

1) Belfast

2) Dune

3) King Richard

4) The Power of the Dog

5) Nightmare Alley

Alternates: West Side Story and Licorice Pizza

PRODUCTION DESIGN

1) Dune

2) Nightmare Alley

3) The French Dispatch

4) West Side Story

5) The Tragedy of Macbeth

Alternates: The Power of the Dog and Belfast

BIFA NOMINATIONS AND TFF #48

The British Independent Film Awards announced nominees for its  2021 edition and Kenneth Branagh's Belfast (and TFF #48 selection) co-lead the haul with 11 total nominations.  Boiling Point also had 11 nominations.  Other TFF #48 films picking up BIFA noms included: Encounter, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Cow, Flee, Petite Maman and TFF #47 selection First Cow.  TFF films had a total of  26 nominations.

Here's the breakdown by film:

Belfast (11): Actress (Balfe), Supporting Actress (Dench), Supporting Actor (Hinds), Breakthrough Performer (Hill), Casting, Cinematography, Costumes, Music, Editing, Makeup/Hair and Production Design.

Encounter (4): Actor (Ahmed), Supporting Actor (Chauhan), Music and Sound.

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (4): Costume, Effects, Makeup/Hair and Production Design.

Cow (4): Documentary, Cinematography, Editing and Sound.

Flee (1): International Independent Film.

Petite Maman (1): International Independent Film.

First Cow (1) (TFF #47): International Independent Feature.

  

Here's the complete rundown of BIFA nominations from Variety.

PROFILES: CUMBERBATCH AND BRANAGH

Indiewire's crew this past week has profiled actor Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog and The Electrical Life of Louis Wain) and multi-hypenate Kenneth Branagh (Belfast).  Passing those along to you with the following links:

Eric Kohn on Cumberbatch.

Anne Thompson on Branagh.

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