BAFTAs - Tonight @ 9pm BBC1

[Harmunt]

Fingers crossed for Mr Jackson!

Most probably the stuck-up BAFTA board will ignore it as it's not 100% British.

Ah well that just leaves the far superior Oscar ceremony (two weeks today).

[Vemsie]

LoTR cleaned up at every awards show so far. I expect the same here.

[Robo_1]

So does anyone know why the Matrix sequels were so obviously snubbed. I mean lets be fair, whatever you thought of them as films, it's extremely odd to nominate Peter Pan, T3 and Master & Commander above Revolutions in the special effects department.

[PopeSmokesDope]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3486533.stm

you do know the Baftas have already been anounced don't you??

Check the link for spoilers.

[Robo_1]

Happy to see Bill Murray win Best Actor at any rate.

[CrispinG]

Couldn't they have chosen someone slightly less fat and smug to host it?

[Lazychu]

Couldn't they have chosen someone slightly less fat and smug to host it?

What tosh.

Award shows are really dull though, aren't they?

[Bushby]

Couldn't they have chosen someone slightly less fat and smug to host it?

What's wrong with Stephen Fry?

[CrispinG]

He's fat and smug.

[geldra]

not sure about scarlett's dodgy barnet.

actually what the hell am i talking about? She's still lush.

[CrispinG]

She looks horrible. I don't know what she's doing to herself. She was jaw-dropping in Lost In Translation.

[choddo]

horrible? I think not

[Bushby]

He's fat and smug.

Absolute Power was superb, mind.

[Lazychu]

Absolute Power was superb, mind.

QI >>>Anything else Fry has been in (Blackadder especially) >>>Absolute Power.

[oli]

I like Fry, I think he's an intelligent and witty presenter/comedian. A Bit of Fry and Laurie and Jeeves and Worcester were ace

[kaisu]

How nice was the speech from Bill murray, It was quite sweet.

[geldra]

Missed it, what did he say?

[kaisu]

Missed it, what did he say?

Well Sofia copolla read it out as he wasn't there.For most of it he was just gushing over how good a director she was, But it was quite funny.

[Bushby]

So does anyone know why the Matrix sequels were so obviously snubbed. I mean lets be fair, whatever you thought of them as films, it's extremely odd to nominate Peter Pan, T3 and Master & Commander above Revolutions in the special effects department.

I must admit I was expecting at least something for the Zion battle. It's a shame The Matrix lost it's CGI credibility with Reloaded (which people really did make too much of, but that's for another thread) because that sequence in particular was flawless.

[CrispinG]

I was just bored watching the two Matrix sequels. I can't even remember the 'Zion battle'. That's how deserving of recognition I think it is.

[Alex W.]

The results are in.

[Luke]

Ah well that just leaves the far superior Oscar ceremony (two weeks today).

The Baftas are far superior to the Oscars. I have no interest at all in the Oscars but tend to buy up a good number of Bafta nominees on DVD.

Even though they've started trying to suck up to the Oscars and be more comercial in recent years, they're still way better.

I was dissapointed that LoTR won though.

[NumberSix]

I was dissapointed that LoTR won though.

Which movie do you think was more deserving?

[Vemsie]

No other movie deserved it more than Return of the King. Glad it won. And as much as I admire Peter Weir, I think Jackson should have won it. That said, a pretty good show with most of the wins being deserved.

[Rex Grossman]

I wanted to go, but couldn't. My Valentine's Day date went and I'm sure she prefers Bill Murray to me.

[NumberSix]

I wanted to go, but couldn't. My Valentine's Day date went and I'm sure she prefers Bill Murray to me.

He wasn't there. Scarlett Johansson was though.

Gutted.

[linkster]

Absolute Power was superb, mind.

I thought it was rubbish.

[linkster]

I was dissapointed that LoTR won though.

On the plus side it may hasten the arrival of the backlash ...

[Luke]

Which movie do you think was more deserving?

I was dissapointed that 'Lost in Translation' didn't win.

There are many movies, ack! - I mean films, that I think are more deserving.

[NumberSix]

I was dissapointed that 'Lost in Translation' didn't win.

There are many movies, ack! - I mean films, that I think are more deserving.

I don't agree with that, personally. Lost in Translation was very good, but ROTK was in a class of its own. Proper epic story, brilliantly told.

Jackson was basically getting the award for the trilogy and I for one don't begrudge him it one bit. It would have been so easy to fuck it up, but he did an excellent job.

I hope it cleans up at the oscars.