Major BAFTA upsets shake up Oscars odds race | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

When the BAFTA nominations have been introduced, many pundits (together with this one) have been calling 2026 probably the most predictable awards seasons in years. In one space, this continues to be the case: It’s Paul Thomas Anderson’s 12 months. One Battle After Another took residence six BAFTAs, together with Best Film and continues to be odds on for Best Picture on the Oscars at 1-7. The acclaimed writer-director has been nominated 14 occasions on the Academy Awards with out a single win and is lastly anticipated to dominate on March 15; additionally taking residence Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay as he did final night time in London. However, there have been three main shocks within the appearing classes on the BAFTAs final night time, which have been largely anticipated to be shoo-ins throughout awards season.

The solely upset that didn’t occur was Jessie Buckley successful Best Actress for taking part in Shakespeare’s spouse in Hamnet. She’s now 1-50 to take residence the Oscar with Rose Byrne on 14-1 behind her for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. Meanwhile, Golden Globe winners – and anticipated Oscar winners – Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme) was anticipated to win Best Actor, Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value) Best Supporting Actor and Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) Best Supporting Actress. Yet they have been all overwhelmed within the classes by two Brits and a two-time Academy Award winner.

Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners) gained Best Supporting Actress, whereas a very shocked Robert Aramayo (I Swear) – who isn’t even Oscar-nominated – beat 5 American film stars to Best Actor. Clearly, BAFTA voters have been championing their fellow Brits final night time. Meanwhile, Sean Penn (who wasn’t even in attendance) was the shock recipient of Best Supporting Actor for his unbelievable efficiency as Colonel Steven J Lockjaw in One Battle After Another. As a results of these upsets, there’s been a shake-up within the Oscars odds race.

Since Aramayo isn’t Oscar nominated, Chalamet – whose film Marty Supreme scored a joint BAFTA report of 11 nominations with no wins – stays odds-on for the Best Actor Oscar. In Best Supporting Actress, Taylor remains to be the favorite on 4-6, however Mosaku is simply behind on 5-2, so it appears extra of a toss-up there. Meanwhile, over at Best Supporting Actor, Skarsgård is now not odds-on to win his first Oscar, however has been pushed again to 6-4. Whereas Penn is now 1-2 to win his third Academy Award for appearing. If he wins, he might be one in every of simply 4 males to attain this feat. Of course, the Oscars odds race may shake up as soon as once more when now we have the outcomes of the Actors awards (previously SAG) on the morning of March 2. But what’s actually the case is that this 12 months’s awards season has simply hotted up, particularly as the ultimate votes for the 98th Academy Awards on March 15 don’t open till February 26, earlier than closing on March 5 after the Actors’ awards.