2022 BAFTA Nominee Predictions for Best Film

The British Academy of Films and Television Arts is a prestigious award show and a world-leading independent arts charity. It has been around since 1947 and is usually held around March every year. It’s also an opportunity for some of the best international talent to make their breakthrough in the film industry. While it mainly focuses on UK creative talent, there are also multiple categories dedicated to foreign and international film persona. In this article, we’ll focus on the Best Film category at the 2022 BAFTAs. We are going to cover the 2022 BAFTA nominee predictions for the Best Film award. Keep in mind that these nominees are not official, these are just predictions. The organization will reveal its final five picks on 3 February.

On 12 January BAFTA revealed the longlist for the 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards. The longlist is a round that was first introduced in 2021 and follows Round One of the voting. The films that made the longlist can go on to score nominations for the Best Film Award. These were voted in by all film voting members. Round Two of voting has 15 films but only 5 of them will go on to be nominated for Best Film. A whopping total of 217 films were submitted into this category. The five nominees for the category will be announced on 3 February (Thursday). The prestigious ceremony itself will take place on 13 March, where the winners will be announced. We’re going to discuss these films and give our best predictions for which of them will be nominated.

The Best Film Category At The BAFTAs 2022

There are many important categories at these award shows and as you know the award for the Best Film is the most popular every year. This is the case for the Oscars as well. Many categories at the BAFTAs differ from the Oscars but there are also numerous similar ones. Apart from Best Film, there is Leading Actor, Leading Actress, Director, Animated Film, Costume Design, Editing, and so on. Perhaps some of the most important BAFTA categories would be Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut By a British Writer, Director, or Producer. Most sites cover the Oscars more because of its higher popularity but many online sportsbooks in the UK include the BAFTAs as well. Most of the time the nominees for each category are revealed only a month or so before, which makes it an exclusive event that only has available odds at certain times.

These are the 15 films in alphabetical order that made it into Round Two of voting, as confirmed by the official site of BAFTA:

• Being The Ricardos
• Belfast
• CODA
• Don’t Look Up
• Dune
• House of Gucci
• King Richard
• Licorice Pizza

• No Time To Die
• The French Dispatch
• The Lost Daughter
• The Power of the Dog
• The Tragedy of Macbeth
• tick tick… BOOM!
• West Side Story

Near-Guaranteed 2022 BAFTA Nominee Predictions For Best Film

Belfast, King Richard, The Power of the Dog, and West Side Story are almost guarantees to go through this round and receive nominations. Many think that these four movies are among the best this year and they already received nominations in multiple award shows like the Oscars and the Golden Globes. Licorice Pizza and tick tick… BOOM! are another story as both of these received nominations before but only one of them can get into the five BAFTA nominees. It’s really hard to choose because Being the Ricardos and The Tragedy of Macbeth are also heavily favored films, especially when taking a closer look at the story and supporting cast. We’ll know the official five nominees on 3 February but the voting already ends on 27 January. Considering the slight difference in the history of nominations between the BAFTAs, Oscars, and Golden Globes we might see some surprises.

On the other hand, the BAFTAs also have an Outstanding British Film category which features different films. House of Gucci is the only film that as of right now is in both the Best Film and Outstanding British Film categories. Spencer has received some criticism but it also made the latter category. The only surprising thing was that it fell out of the Best Film topic. Once the nominees are officially revealed, sites like Betway Sportsbook will most likely feature odds for these films. The best option right now would be to closely follow both our updates and the betting site too. Since we are almost sure that the four previously mentioned films will make it into the final 5, we’re going to talk about the possible “wild card” films in the next segment.

These Two Make Strong Cases For a Best Film Nomination

The comedy-drama Licorice Pizza came out on 1 January 2022 in the UK but it has remained in the top 15-20 most popular films since then. The film was praised by critics, receiving 90 on Metacritic and 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. Director Paul Thomas Anderson is an already well-known established figure in the film industry. Along with the fresh-faced leads of Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman, the film features icons Sean Penn and Tom Waits. Licorice Pizza received over 150 nominations so far, along with 4 Golden Globes nominations. It has a high chance of making it into the BAFTA final 5 for the Best Film category. Additionally to the 3 February BAFTA nominations, the Oscars will reveal its nominees on 8 February, not even a week later. Licorice Pizza has a high chance of performing big at both award shows.

tick tick…BOOM! Is a biography/musical drama that keeps an impressive balance of audience and critics reviews. One of the highest praised movies of 2021 by audiences worldwide, the film also received 74 on Metacritic and 88% on Rotten Tomatoes. Director Lin-Manuel Miranda is no stranger when it comes to making musicals memorable. Featuring the generational talent of Andrew Garfield, the film is a real tear-jerker and has been popular in the media for a long time. The musical has received over 80 nominations so far, including two Golden Globe nominations and a win in the Best Actor Award in a Musical or Comedy. There’s no telling if either Licorice Pizza or tick tick…BOOM! will make it into the 5 BAFTA nominees. There’s even a chance that both of these films will receive a nomination. Expect to see these titles on most online sportsbooks in the UK soon.

Additional 2022 BAFTA Best Film Nominee Predictions – Final 5 is Tough

The Tragedy of Macbeth is a historical drama based on the famous play by William Shakespeare. Four-time Academy Award and two-time BAFTA winner Joel Coen directed and wrote the script for the screen. During the first premieres of the film, there was a lot of talk in the media about how this is aimed towards critics more than the general public. The drama came out on 26 December in the UK and it seems the opinion of the public has changed for the better since then.

The Tragedy of Macbeth has an audience score of 7.4 on IMDb and 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s a popular film but not as popular as some of the others listed in this article. A critically praised movie that has received over 80 nominations so far and is on a path to make a mark at the BAFTAs and the Oscars as well.

Some of you might be looking for Dune or No Time to Die. While both are great films in their way, chances of either of these making it as a 2022 BAFTA Best Film nominee are a little low. No Time to Die is the last Craig Bond movie which already means a great deal. However, seeing how similar movies performed in the past it’s unlikely that it will be in the top five. Furthermore, the film is also on the longlist for the Outstanding British Film category. With this generation’s Bond finished, recent online sportsbook sites in the UK report Idris Elba as the favorite for the next 007. Dune is a cinematic masterpiece but it might lack the potential to receive a Best Film nomination. Casting, Design, Cinematography, Editing, Original Score, etc. are categories where it’s more likely to shine.

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