The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) seems particularly fond of chimps this year. Today, they unveiled the complete list of nominees for their upcoming film awards, which serve as a significant precursor to the Oscars. Judging by this year’s selection, some patterns are becoming apparent for the upcoming awards season: “Conclave” and “Emilia Pérez” are frontrunners, “The Substance” is picking up speed, and if there’s one thing the British adore more than their beloved actor Hugh Grant, it’s real monkeys.
2024 saw five films receive BAFTA nominations for the Special Visual Effects Award: “Better Man”, “Dune: Part Two”, “Gladiator II”, “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”, and “Wicked”. Excluding “Dune: Part Two”, these films prominently feature realistic, fearsome monkey characters, with apes taking center stage in “Planet of the Apes” and “Better Man”. In the twin productions, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” (both born on the same day), the monkey casts are unleashed in chilling scenes, filled with shrieks and bared teeth, as they attack the main characters. All these films seem to have captivated British audiences, who found delight in the monkey antics, much like an entire nation of spectators cheering for their pet capuchin (played by a real monkey named Sherry).
remarkably absent from this impressive lineup of nominees is the film Mufasa, which showcases an “authentic” animated representation of Rafiki the baboon. It’s surprising that its animation, which falls short even in a predominantly monkey category, where two of the nominated films are also musicals capable of making their singing animals appear less disturbing. (It’s unfortunate because Rafiki’s memorable song is quite appealing if you ignore the unpleasant visuals.) Mufasa was also overlooked in BAFTA categories such as Animated Film and Family & Children’s Film (several of these nominees, Flow and Kensuke’s Kingdom, feature a lemur and some orangutans respectively.)
The point here is, what’s the significance of all this? If it turns out that the British fans’ affection for Robbie Williams isn’t as strong as they claim, all the monkey nominees will essentially neutralize each other in a grand simian showdown. This would leave Dune: Part Two as the sole victor in the Visual Effects category. So, when making your Oscar predictions, remember to side with the mon(k)ey!
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2025-01-16 01:53