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BAFTA Plays By Its Own Rules

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Guy Lodge Film CriticIt’s been 20 years since the BAFTA film awards shifted their place in the awards calendar, preceding the Academy Awards rather than following them a few months later.It’s a change that has significantly altered how the British ceremony is perceived within the industry.

What was once viewed as an isolated event, marked by particular, Anglocentric tastes that often diverged from those of AMPAS — the 1990s, for example, featured big wins for such local favorites as “The Full Monty,” “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “The Commitments” — has grown into one of the most keenly scrutinized Oscar precursors.That’s not to say you should place your Oscar bets on BAFTA’s say-so.

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