The 2020 he American Film Institute's list shortly after and went on to pick up multiple Golden Globe nominations.
The Irishman isn't down for the count either, having just secured several BAFTA award nods.
Judy) are likewise up for their acting at the BAFTAs.
That means Awkwafina is the only actor who won at the Golden Globes (for her work on failing to nominate a single woman for Best Director and their overall lack of diversity, and the BAFTAs are now being taken to task for the same thing. BAFTA chief Amanda Berry tried to shift the blame in her statement on the matter to the BBC, arguing "Film is an incredible medium to tell the stories of our society and our world, but we need people of all backgrounds to be working in the industry to enable us to do that". At the same time, she itted the BAFTA selections are "still not good enough" when it comes to inclusivity with respect to both race and gender, adding "We just have to keep pushing forward on this.”
This puts all the more pressure on the 2020 Oscars to make things right when they announce their own nominations this month. Joker, 1917, and the other front-runners are expected to secure multiple nods from the Academy, but there's plenty of room for films like The Farewell and taken the lead in the Best Actor race following their wins at the Globes and BAFTA nods. Between the pair of them, though, Phoenix has the edge, if only because of the sheer number of times he's been nominated for an Oscar in the past without winning. Joker itself is more of an outside shot to win Best Picture at either the BAFTAs and/or Academy Awards, but there's still a chance it could pull an upset over one of the more likely candidates.
Source: Variety
