Some Eclectic Titles Just Got Their First MFL Points

"In an inversion of the usual order of operations, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts presented its Film Award nominations a week after the Academy Award nominations. Looking at the list, there aren't too many differences from the Oscar lineup. Oscar-nominated actors Amy Madigan ( Weapons), Delroy Lindo ( Sinners), and Elle Fanning ( Sentimental Value) were left off the BAFTA ballot, so you can imagine the days of fretting we'd all have done for them had the BAFTA noms emerged first."

"The BAFTAs can often be a very local award show, so it's not surprising that some of the nominated films are U.K. efforts that didn't make a dent in the Oscars race. This is good news if you drafted The Ballad of Wallis Island and have been waiting for that investment to pay off. The Brits gave Focus Features' musical dramedy three nominations (including one for supporting actress Carey Mulligan), worth 50 MFL points."

"Even Wicked: For Good, having gotten the cold shoulder from Oscar voters, picked up costume and makeup nominations from the Brits. One film was blanked by the BAFTAs not because of a lack of enthusiasm but rather an eligibility requirement: KPop Demon Hunters, an Oscar nominee in both Original Song and Animated Feature, failed to open in U.K. theaters before premiering on Netflix, thus knocking it out of BAFTA consideration."

League entries closed for the year, with a league hub and newsletter available. The British Academy presented Film Award nominations a week after the Academy Awards, yielding largely similar lineups. Oscar-nominated Amy Madigan (Weapons), Delroy Lindo (Sinners), and Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value) were omitted from the BAFTA ballot, while Oscar-snubbed performers such as Paul Mescal, Odessa A'zion, Jesse Plemons, and Chase Infiniti received BAFTA recognition. BAFTAs favored U.K. efforts, boosting The Ballad of Wallis Island with three nominations including Carey Mulligan, worth 50 MFL points. Several underperforming fantasy-league films gained BAFTA points, and KPop Demon Hunters was ineligible after failing to open in U.K. theaters before its Netflix premiere.

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