Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans suffers a setback in the Oscar race following a bombing at BAFTAs

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Nominees for the British Academy Film Awards were unveiled ThursdaySteven Spielberg’s. The Fabelmans Despite being among the top contenders for the Best Picture Oscar, had a surprisingly poor showing.

Although the film received one nomination for Original Screenplay at BAFTA, it was not eligible to be in the categories of Best Film or Best Director. Spielberg actually won the award. didn’t even make the BAFTAs’ longlist There are 16 potential nominees for director. Michelle Williams and every member of the cast were also unable to receive a nomination.

It was a complete reversal in fortune. The Fabelmans After the film had been recently seen, great night at the Golden Globe AwardsThe top prize for Best Motion Picture – Drama went to, Its weak performance at BAFTAs resulted in a “pretty extraordinary transatlantic demotion.” Deadline noted.

This does not mean that you should. The Fabelmans He’s on track to lose major Oscar nominations. In fact, the British Academy is less enthusiastic than the Academy Awards about Spielberg. His films The Post West Side Story They were both not nominated at BAFTAs but received Best Picture Oscar nominations.The Fabelmans Oscars, you will do better.” argued IndieWire editor Anne Thompson.

But The FabelmansThe chances of winning Best Picture might have been scuppered considering that every Best Picture Oscar winner of the past decade was nominated at the BAFTAs for Best Film. CODA Last year. This was a reasonable decision considering the momentum surge that carried. CODA The Best Picture award was awarded only after the BAFTA nominations were announced.

The flip side is: The FabelmansTwo main competitors are for Best Picture Everything at once The Banshees in InisherinEach received 10 BAFTA nominations. The nominee leader was in fact All Quiet on The Western Front, leaving Netflix’s war film well-positioned for a Best Picture nod when the Oscar nominations are announced on Jan. 24.

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