BAFTA Confirms ‘One Battle’s Dominance; Throws Supporting Races Into More Disarray; And Jumpstarts Robert Aramayo’s Oscar Campaign For Next Year -Hammond Analysis

The one very predictable thing about the just-ended BAFTA awards in London is that Paul Thomas Anderson simply cannot be beat. Starting with the Gothams and continuing through every other awards ceremony, at least the ones you have heard of, at the end One Battle After Another is the chosen one for Best Picture. The […] Robert Aramayo Getty The one very predictable thing about the just-ended BAFTA awards in London is that Paul Thomas Anderson simply cannot be beat. Starting with the Gothams and continuing through every other awards ceremony, at least the ones you have heard of, at the end One Battle After Another is the chosen one for Best Picture. The Brits saw it no differently and showered it with six wins including three (Director, Adapted Screenplay, Picture) for Anderson personally. It moves into next weekend’s Producers Guild and Actor Awards in as strong a position to ultimately triumph on Oscar night as any movie in recent history, although Oppenheimer at this point was considered a pretty sure thing. The latter won at BAFTA also, the only film other than 2020’s pandemic-affected year of Nomadland to match Oscar’s Best Picture winner since 2014. Related Stories News On A Night Of BAFTA Surprises, Was 'Boong' The Biggest?