i'm always looking forward to the annual bafta movie awards ceremonies. this year is kind of interesting as sandra bullock's film the blind side is not eligible for this year's competition as it is going to premiere in the UK in march, weeks after the bafta. i consider bullock as the leading contender for best actress in the oscars. i'm just wondering whether her non-inclusion in this year's bafta award would somehow rattle the oscar voting. i had a hunch that russel crowe poetry fiasco in the 2002 ceremonies prevented him from winning the oscar's that year when he had virtually swept all the best actor trophies in other major award-giving bodies, or alan arkin's victory in the bafta's was the reason the academy of motion pictures, arts and sciences chose him instead of eddie murphy for 2006 who both won the SAG and the Golden Globe awards earlier. but it doesn't really matter as charlize theron and halle berry were not nominated for the bafta in the year they won their respective oscar statuettes. they got bafta nominations the year after and became afterthoughts. meanwhile hilary swank, recipient of two best actress oscars has never won a bafta and was never even nominated for million dollar baby.so who is the favorite for this sunday's competition? it could be meryl streep but julia childs has never been widely known in the british isles. carey mulligan, being one of those posh young ladies, might just clinch it. gabourey sidibe, i'm hoping to be wrong, is a long shot. dame helen mirren is not nominated for the last station.
i can't wait to be surprised.
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