Our Baftas 2022 predictions are here (Netflix/20th Century Studios/MGM/Universal)The Baftas are back in business. After 2021’s ceremony was hosted in an empty Royal Albert Hall, with winners delivering tearful speeches over Zoom, the British film awards will once again be held in-person, in all its star-gazing excess.Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune currently leads the pack with 11 nominations, but it’ll have a tough time picking up awards outside of the traditional craft categories like sound and costume design. Expect a lot of competition from Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog, which has eight nominations in total, and Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast, which has six.In 2020, BAFTA drastically changed its voting process in order to combat a historic lack of diversity within its nominations. We’re now seeing the results of those new rules — and it’s pretty exciting.Read more: Everything you need to know about Baftas 2022Quite a few of the categories this year differ drastically from the Oscars, allowing the Baftas to carve out its own identity. The ceremony is no longer just another pitstop on the way to the Academy Awards.That said, will it effect who actually wins? Here are our predictions for the night.What will win Best Film at the Baftas 2022?Nominees: The Power of the Dog, Belfast, Dune, Licorice Pizza, Don’t Look UpCiaran Hinds stars as “Pop” and Judi Dench stars as “Granny” in director Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast (Focus Features)Will win: BelfastShould win: The Power of the DogThe overall narrative of this year’s awards season has The… Click below to read the full story from Yahoo Movies UK
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