Top 10 Times BAFTA Got It RIGHT!

What do I think are the top ten times the Oscars got it wrong and the BAFTA Awards got it RIGHT? Here is my ranking! #oscars #academyawards #topten #bafta #baftaawards #theawardscontender
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[@jimmyl324]

Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain was magnificent

[@tinasjostrand2677]

So was Jake Gyllenhaal.

[@coryfunk2307]

Yeah heath did good but Phillip Seymour Hoffman was the best performance of the 2000s

[@fgaspar1]

Brian, as a brazilian, thank you for remembering the magnificent performance of Fernanda Montenegro in “Central Station”. This is the all-time best performance in brazilian cinema. Fernanda was also our greatest stage actress in decades, but is now retired over 90 years old. It was a very hard competition for a foreign actress at the Oscar by that time, and still is. In Berlin Film Festival, “Central Station” won the Golden Bear and she was awarded best actress.

[@andyroo9381]

I was so moved by her performance in "Central Station". I cried my eyes out with the ending. I purchased the DVD and watch it, now and then.

[@danginley8802]

The only consolation of this result is that Fernanda's performance is the greatest performance to not win an Oscar. She absolutely should've won.

[@monicaangelini3324]

Not sure if Fernanda should have won.She is indeed mesmerising but so was Cate Blanchette...but Paltrow????? Seriously I watched that film and thought she was even a bad casting!!!! Let alone be even nominated.

[@danginley8802]

@@monicaangelini3324 As great as Cate Blanchett was, there have been a lot of great depictions of Queen Elizabeth I and Glenda Jackson (who played her twice) will always be No. 1 for me (Elizabeth R and Mary, Queen of Scots. Fernanda Montenegro gave an original, heartbreaking performance that no other actress could possibly match.

[@nikitaaverin]

I was invited to this party at SoHo House in Berlin shortly after Alicia Wikander had won her Oscar. Quite a small, yet posh party, so I actually was introduced to her quite early on during the evening. Congratulated her for her win, but finished my sentence with "You should have had it for Ex-Machina instead". She took that complinsult really well (she actually seemed to be shocked that anyone had seen "Ex-Machina") And was a very lovely young lady towards everyone throughout the entire night. Gots to love her.

[@andyroo9381]

Was Michael Fassbender there, as well?

[@nikitaaverin]

@@andyroo9381 Well I never saw him there. But this is probably before they became an ITEM.

[@15Candles]

Carey Mulligan winning Best Actress for An Education at the BAFTA was such an incredible win, she should've won the Oscar too. Such a real shame 😢

[@singstreetcar5881]

They didn't even nominate Sandra bullock for the blind side cause they knew that movie was bad. A whole lifetime movie

[@poett8875]

She would’ve been my second pick. I would’ve given it to Gabourey Sidibe for Precious that year.

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

​@poett8875 She was great in Precious

[@chamindujanith6337]

@@poett8875 Gabourey Sidibe is horrible in Antebellum. Thank god she didn't win any Oscar

[@SoulKnightKing]

No. Gabourey Sidibe was ROBBED

[@FantasticBeasts2024]

100% agree on Jude Law! & Kate Winslet.

[@danavixen6274]

Much agreed! They are such NATURAL talents! Jude Law was so CHARISMATIC and beautiful in The Talented Mister Ripley. He was such a STANDOUT amongst Oscar winners (Paltrow, Damon, Hoffman) in this CLASSIC! ❤

[@ivanbrocko]

Brilliant, love it. Jamie Bell not even nominated for an Oscar ? Ralph Fiennes loosing to T.L Jones at Oscars ? etc etc.... your video is spot on !!

[@TheBerserkNetwork]

Kate Winslet has been robbed many times. In a perfect world Winslet would’ve won the Oscar for Eternal Sunshine and Sense & Sensibility.

[@ZZZzzzap12]

She only got one when she followed Ricky Gervais his advice; "Do a holocaust movie and the awards will follow..."

[@Leeeooooooooooo]

in a perfect world Kate would've won best actress for Revolutionary Road and supporting actress for The Reader

[@TheBerserkNetwork]

@@Leeeooooooooooo I love Kate. She’s my favorite actress but I don’t think she deserved to win the Oscar for either film. But she should’ve received both nominations just like the golden globes. She was robbed in that aspect.

[@alucinado1021]

@@TheBerserkNetwork She definitely should ve won for Sense and Sensibility and Eternal Sunshine, and of course, Steve Jobs. then I’d be OK with her not winning for the reader or revolutionary road.

[@jimmyl324]

Haley Joel Osment gave one of the greatest performances by a child ever! The Sixth Sense.

[@laurajones1773]

Also lost to Michael Caine. Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense is the only performance that I saw when it comes to the supporting actor nominees that year. If Osment won an Oscar for The Sixth Sense, it would be a great Oscar win. I think his performance is the best child performance on film.

[@jonhinson5701]

Thanks for mentioning "A Single Man". Colin Firth is amazing

[@branagain]

I wish the BAFTAs were televised in the US on a channel I had access to. I would definitely watch.

[@angelcamargo1589]

I always have thought that Ralph Fiennes won everything, like, how did he not win an Oscar?

[@cindytartt4048]

I wonder whether it’s because they (perhaps) should’ve leaned into having a German portray Goeth rather than Fiennes putting on an accent? I remember the ‘rage’ at the time & a number of my colleagues were pretty furious. I wasn’t so sure myself, though. 🤔

[@johnnolan5579]

I agree with you regarding Fiennes and Blanchet. How did they not win Oscars? Regarding Bridges win, I think he was great, as usual, in the film, as was Firth, but fortunately Firth didn't have to wait too long to pick up his Oscar.

[@andreimateia9682]

Tommy Lee Jones got really close to winning for JFK, which is a really great performance, better than the one in The Fugitive, and he was a veteran so next time he was nominated there were also a lot of compasionate votes

[@dea1800]

I agree with Kerry Condon. 100%. I never understood why that performance was so overlooked.

[@JuliaHernandezRuza]

Kate Winslet is perfect in everything she does. Most beautiful and talented actress to bless us with her existence

[@eamonndeane587]

What's your favourite performance from her?

[@jimmyl324]

Cate Blanchett for Elizabeth was a magnificent performance 17:36

[@claudiacoy3294]

Sandra Bullock and Gwyneth Paltrow are the 2 most undeserving Oscar wins... oh wait Geena Davis in Accidental Turist too.

[@nidkahg9648]

Spot on. I feel the same!

[@jothishprabu8]

JLC

[@FantasticBeasts2024]

The Oscars needs to put more respect on Ralph Fiennes! He deserved to win over Tommy Lee Jones. And I can’t believe he wasn’t even nominated for The Grand Budapest Hotel.

[@laurajones1773]

Considering you have a Harry Potter profile, Ralph Fiennes got snubbed as Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter films at the Oscars.

[@MarcioDAstrain]

Dame Maggie Smith winning Best Supporting Actress with "Tea with Mussolini" at the Baftas is so iconic. I don't even know how she wasn't even nominated for the Oscars. This movie is such an underrated gem.

[@jackbennersmoviereviews]

I thought Jamie Lee Curtis was good in Everything Everywhere All At Once, she was both funny and had a few emotional scenes in the third act. But I don’t think it was enough to win an Oscar and she wasn’t even like the standout performance of the movie. I thought Stephanie Hsu was easily the superior Supporting Actress performance of the film. Kerry Condon should’ve won Best Supporting Actress last year as she was my pick to win. It’s still disappointing that Banshees won nothing at the Oscars. No acting wins, screenplay and sadly lost steam after BAFTAs gave it to All Quiet on the Western Front.

[@teamrainbow7674]

Yea I really disagree when people act like it’s not a very good performance from JLC, but she clearly shouldn’t have won and probably not even gotten nominated. My personal pick would’ve been Hsu, however Kerry Condon also would’ve been a fantastic winner and a great way to acknowledge Banshees as well

[@jacquesboyadjian9449]

Ure really giving JLC way more credit than she even deserves :p she shouldn’t have been nominated either

[@randomguy6695]

I also believe that Jamie Lee Curtis was great in the film and was nomination worthy. However, I agree she really shouldn’t have won. That was definitely a career win rather than performance.

[@yourgoblinsecretary3842]

I think JLC deserved to win 🤷🏻‍♀️ She gave emotional depth to what otherwise could have been an extremely one-note character. It was out of her typical wheelhouse of self-aware characters. And how her relationship with Evelyn evolves from adversarial to a place of real human connection is instrumental in the growth we see in Michelle Yeoh’s character, which is fundamentally what a supporting performance does. Support the main performance. Stephanie Hsu equally deserved it. I thought Kerry condon was fine.

[@prabindahal5736]

​@@yourgoblinsecretary3842stop with that BS lol

[@singstreetcar5881]

Billy Elliott is such a great film. It underperformed at the oscars. So sad Jamie Bell was never gonna beat Russell crowe in gladiator

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

But did the BAFTAs get it right?

[@thesecretdoor505]

I still cannot understand how Bridges won for that very ok performance in Crazy Heart and was not even nominated for The Big Lebowski

[@iamsoverybored878]

Make up Oscar. I kept thinking of Jim Lebowski as a country singer when I watched the movie.

[@2034916]

I loved him in “Crazy Heart.” Gambit of emotions he portrayed.

[@monicaangelini3324]

EXACTLY!!!!

[@nidkahg9648]

Loved The Dude! Until this day, I cannot watch the movie without thirsting for a white russian!

[@samgreen1241]

Jamie Bell SOOOO should have won the oscar (or at least even BEEN NOMINATED)

[@singstreetcar5881]

I respected the bafta when they gave emmanuelle riva the award for best actress

[@tofansultani8472]

Ralph fiennes would have been an Al timer and also there is a video on KZbin for his speech.

[@pmarkhill519]

So glad you said that about Kate Blanchet in Elizabeth. I thought the same thing at the time. She WAS brilliant. I couldn’t see how Gweneth in Shakespeare in Love could have possibly won over Kate. Also: You’re right about the Sandra Bullock win. We love her, and the movie from a true story inspired, but Oscar performance 🎭? 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@rafaelsolimene5350]

Hopefully, we'll be able to add Sandra Hüller for Anatomy of A Fall to this list! It's the best performance I've seen in the last years!

[@Fallen616]

Absolutely! Hüller deserves her flowers for her exceptional year!

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

😮

[@garryd7748]

Ummmmm….. let’s hope she misses the list because she wins the Oscar…..

[@Eduardo-tm9hr]

💔

[@WilbertMugartePinzon]

You were wrong and you didn't win

[@teamrainbow7674]

Tommy Lee Jones was good, but both Ralph Fiennes and even DiCaprio would’ve been all time great winners in the category that year

[@kellie-nd1yp]

Mine are Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment over Elizabeth Taylor in Butterfield 8 Jack Lemmon in The Apartment over Burt Lancaster In Elmer Gantry .

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

Great picks

[@kellie-nd1yp]

Thanks 😊 I really feel they should have won the Oscar that year. Lemmon of course won twice and Mac Laine won for Terms of Endearment but The Apartment was something special.

[@laurajones1773]

I do agree that Shirley MacLaine should have won an Oscar for The Apartment. However, I think Anthony Perkins should have won the Best Actor Oscar for Psycho instead of Jack Lemmon from The Apartment. Anthony Perkins wasn’t even nominated for Psycho at the Oscars which I think is criminal. I think Jack Lemmon is more deserving of winning the Oscar the year before for Some Like it Hot.

[@jrwxtx]

So right about Colin Furth! I think the Academy doesn't really go for understated performances very often. Not their cup of tea. I agree the King's Speech award was really for a Single Man. And, I think Paul Newman's Oscar for the Color of Money, was really for The Verdict.

[@jandmlewis4294]

And Nicole Kidman's The Hour award was really for Moulin Rouge; Russell Crowe's Gladiator win was really for The Insider. And so on.

[@chrisreno4676]

Michelle Pfeiffer bafta win for dangerous lessons. Geena Davis won the Oscar.

[@craigrm74]

Great call

[@andyroo9381]

Michael Caine should NEVER have won the Academy Award for "Cider House Rules". Michael Clark Duncan should have been the winner, over every other actor.

[@gregmcfarnon1140]

Caine was the weakest of all the supporting nominees that year.

[@katiek2608]

Thank you! Ralph Fiennes was perfection. Please make a video about that race. And Cate Blanchete in Elizabeth was amazing.

[@MichaelMoorePDX]

I loved JLC in EEAAO, and True Lies, but the film she really should have won for is A Fish Called Wanda. She was perfect, just the right balance of sassy and sweet. She wasn't nominated. Sigh.

[@macebluemoon369]

As for Jude Law winning that category was so incredibly stacked. I agree that Michael Caine was by far the weakest in that category. Yet even he was really excellent. If Tom Cruise, Law, Osment, or Clarke Duncan had won any of them would have been deserving. It would be interesting to see the vote total breakdown and who came in second through fifth places. Because it was difficult for voters to choose only one.

[@georgiemeredith4435]

Fernanda and Cate gave far more compelling and memorable performances than Gwyneth

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

This is an awesome video! I wasn't aware or couldn't remember some of these races. I absolutely agree with many of your choices, especially #1. Colin Firth is so magnetic and credible in A Single Man. You really feel for him and only want a happy ending for such a tragic character. Jake Gyllenhaal's win for Brokeback Mountain was a breath of fresh air that season. Heath Ledger got stomped all season long, and Michelle Williams only won Critic's Choice so yes, any win for the Brokeback actors was welcomed. Please do the same, but for the Best Picture category. Usually, Oscars and BAFTA diverge a lot when it comes to Best Movie of the Year (Roma v. Green Book, The Power of the Dog v. Coda, Everything Everything All at Once v. All Quiet on the Western Front, etc.) That would be a fun one too!

[@vitormcz]

I love that Gyllenhaal won the bafta for BM, but doing the Jamie Foxx thing was so awkward… lol. I had to fast forward that. And Fernanda Montenegro should have won the Oscar over Gwyneth Paltrow.

[@FantasticBeasts2024]

Please make a video of “Jones vs. Fiennes”

[@pophector]

Brian, you legend! I love that you released this video at night instead of in the morning. Great Valentine's Day gift for us awards heads. Totally agree on Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Emannuelle Riva, Jake Gyllenhaal (category fraud, yes but he so deserved the Oscar for this!!!), Bill Murray, Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, and especially Colin Firth (his best performance!) We need a SAG top 10 next! Love your content ❤

[@55555gino]

The baftas ALWAYS get it so much better than the Oscars. Mulligan winning for An Education was incredible they didn’t even nominate Bullock because come on, we all know that movie was bad. I hope Rosamund pike gets her bafta this year, to show the Oscars she should’ve been nominated Kate was indeed much better than Vikander and she deserved her second Oscar Lawrence didn’t deserve that Oscar. Chastain and Riva were incredible Jake should’ve won the Oscar for BBM As much as I like Jamie LC, she didn’t deserve that Oscar, like honestly ? His was more deserving , but Condon was the perfect choice Fiennes not winning an Oscar is a crime. He was perfection We don’t need to talk about Paltrow’s win lol

[@jacquesboyadjian9449]

The fact that Sean Penn has won over both Bill Murray for Lost in Translation and Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler surprises me to this day!

[@FantasticBeasts2024]

Johnny Depp (for Pirates of the Caribbean) deserved to win over Bill Murray & Sean Penn.

[@bev9708]

Wow you hit on sooo many of my pet peeves here!! This highlights once again how much the Oscars are all too often about legacy wins OR time-on-screen wins when it comes to leading roles going up in the supporting category!! OR surviving-Harvey-Weinstein wins!!

[@danginley8802]

Love your choice of A Single Man as No.1, Julianne Moore was overlooked for a nomination in supporting actress too.

[@rouzbehradjabi7906]

Thanks Brian for such an admirable and wonderful video... And what a great list!... I'm thrilled. You made fair and reasonable arguments about each and every case and I'm in total agreement with you about all those preferences. I just want to add last year's Cate Blanchett win at Bafta (over Michelle Yeoh) for an incredibly powerful and moving performance in Tar, a performance that will definitely remain in memories. That's one of best and most masterful performances of all time, not just in 21st century and not only among female performances. Anyhow, Bafta got it right, and gave her the award. I can't wait to see Emma Stone and Cillian Murphy win at this year's Oscar night, although unfortunately I'm not sure/optimist enough to predict that they both will win! But I think Bafta may do the right thing again, and give them both their rightful awards. Both performances are (in my humble opinion) THE best and most daring and deserving among their respectful rivals'.

[@edwardduarte7393]

Billy Elliot was great!!!!

[@zakuraiyadesu]

Love the videos, man. Keep it up!!!

[@addwong]

I can’t tell you the number of times I screamed “YES!!” while watching this video. Spot on!

[@jaidynr87]

When Austin Butler won the BAFTA last year i jumped through the roof with joy, I really thought he was gonna win the Oscar 😔

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

Me too

[@annanikia7949]

Ugh, Sandra Bullock…Hollywood loves her. The Oscar’s often get it wrong-too much politics and big money. BAFTA’s are much more intelligent.

[@roycerowland6162]

Alicia Vikander was really good in The Danish Girl and in 1999 best supporting actor was pretty competitive and in any one of them could had won.

[@itsybitsy999]

We have extremely similar tastes Brian. Great list.

[@Vagabonding_i_guess]

We all know why Shakespeare in Love won so many Oscars 😑

[@jeshellecerbito6697]

Yeah, because of THAT guy.

[@joshuabell7761]

Imagine if Amour won the Oscars for Best Actress (Emmanuelle Riva), Best Director (Michael Haneke) AND Best Foreign Language Film. That would have been spectacular, the possibilities were there.

[@thesecretdoor505]

I love Michelle Yeoh, but Blanchett gave the performance of the decade so far in TÁR. I understand that Yeoh win was important. But Blanchett in TÁR is another level.

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

I think so too 🤔

[@jtgoat9810]

I’ve watched Tar. I love Blanchett, but that film is terrible. In certain scenes, the acting is stiff. In other scenes, it’s so pantomime that it’s almost like a joke. I’m a musician, and I found the subject matter in Tar interesting. But the film is so drab

[@craigrm74]

Why was the Yeoh win important if Blanchett gave the performance of the decade so far? Blanchett was robbed, pure and simple.

[@randomguy6695]

I honestly found Tár miserable to get through and the only reason I pushed through was for Cate Blanchett. Otherwise I would’ve turned it off after about 30 minutes. Michelle Yeoh was so good in Everything Everywhere All at Once and I’m glad she won.

[@jtgoat9810]

Same! I love Blanchett. But Tar was not the one. That win would’ve aged like milk.

[@acesovernines]

Fantastic episode

[@tbam73]

I was shocked when you defended the JLC Oscar win but glad you finally came around

[@aci1970]

I honestly don't get the hate Paltrow gets. Sure, she's not the greatest of actresses, but she's not the worst either. She's a nepobaby, sure, but so are Jane Fonda or Laura Dern, who are beloved and respected. Some shenanigans went down for her to win? Maybe. But the Academy proved time and time again that it doesn't need HW to make strange choices. Does anyone remember Judy Holiday? Cliff Robertson? Rami Malek? Worse of all, Rex Harrison? And that's from the top of my head. From what I noticed, the Academy goes mostly for the following: 1. the "showy" performance, either incarnating a real person , someone with a disability or mental health issue of some sort, or bereaved with grief. 2."honorary" award-someone who is beloved and long overdue; în this category usually the actor almost always has to fit also the 1. criteria. 3.going against type. Is she a glamorous, beautiful actress, known for comedy roles? If she makes a serious movie being ugly, it's almost guaranteed a win especially if she also respects the no.1 criteria. 4. Voting like sheep. I'm pretty convinced a lot of voters don't watch all the nominated movies and just vote for the most buzz or personal like/dislike of the nominated actor. That being said, I love both Bridges and Firth but A Single Man stayed with me since i saw it and you don't need to be lgBtq+ to understand human heart, you just need to have one.

[@chamindujanith6337]

She is a great actress if you have actually seen great films like Seven, Talented Mr.Ripley, Royal Tenenbaums, Hard Eight, Two Lovers and of course Shakespeare in Love which is only her 6th best performance. But over time she lost her acting ability and made herself look ridiculous.

[@cindytartt4048]

I’m not sure if you’ve completed a video on the Sandra Bullock win? I’d be interested in your opinion on that. Discovered your fabulous channel about a month ago. Duly liked & subbed. 👍👍👍🇦🇺❤️

[@FantasticBeasts2024]

Kerry Condon & Colin Farrell both should have won over Jamie Lee Curtis & Brendan Fraser tbh.

[@strange.person]

The first one I thought was Jamie Bell

[@raulgama2579]

Great video!! If we’re going by wins>> the Globes and The Baftas >>>>>>>>>>>>> the Oscars

[@singstreetcar5881]

Jeff Bridges should have won his first oscar for hell or high water, instead Collin firth in a single man was so good. He was so handsome in that film. So sexy.

[@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719]

True

[@Veld1012]

A Single Man is a gorgeous film and Colin Firth was incredible in it. Wtf is Crazy Heart

[@chamindujanith6337]

You mean A Serious Man?

[@CutiePie8438]

A video re Fiennes vs TL Jones would not go amiss. It baffles me that Fiennes did not win that Oscar, it’s a performance that people still associate with him

[@jamesbrown1874]

And Cate Blanchett again last year for Tar ! Masterpiece performance

[@domwalker6526]

I still love crazy heart!

[@patrarus6097]

Thanks, Brian, once again. I agree with your choices! I think Hollywood has gotten political with some of its Oscar choices, especially Paltrow and "Shakespeare in Love" -- IMO mediocre at best.

[@perryjones7771]

Kerry Condon got that Cate Blanchett energy when I look at her. Honestly last year I it’s the supporting actress category ANYONE ELSE WOULD HAVE MADE SENSE. Like yes Angela is one of my favorite actresses ever but if Stephanie would have won I would have got it but Jamie winning was all politics. Kerry carried that movie not gonna lie I loved the dark humor of it all and her performance was a heartfelt. She played that character with so much emotion and heart and passion she was the right choice for that character. The Academy has time to make up for it she just needs a role that is worthy of her talents not that “Night Swim” bullshit.

[@user-jg6pi2si8v]

It amazes me that Schlindlers List won Best Film but not one acting Oscar brilliant Liam Neeson made the film have heart through all the tragedies so Academy choose greatness not mediocrity

[@nessapiano]

I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!

[@TheOscarDogs]

I so agree with the Kate Winslet win, especially now the Vikander performance does not hold up

[@DrtyALGreen]

That final scene of Billy Elliott turns me into a blubbering baby every time. Hes the top dog and every bit as athletic and dedicated as a top boxer. Then Billy leaps into orbit and his father gasps for air at the Adonis little Billy has become and know his time in the mine was worth it because Billy took his chance. What a film and Jamie Bell is amazing in it.

[@0diego8]

im so happy jamie lee curtis won. yea i would of enjoyed a stephanie hsu win more of course but jamie was fantastic in everything everywhere all at once. kerry condon would of been last on my list of those five nominees. i liked banshees of inisherin but out of the best picture nominees last year i would of ranked it like 9th or 8th place. but i will say she was one of my favorite parts of the film.

[@hollywoocdg]

the tommy lee jones win was a makeup for not winning for jfk

[@matteopetecca8935]

Mine are Philippe Noiret and Salvatore Cascio ( respectively leading and supporting actor) from Cinema Paradiso: a very courageous and far-sighted choice for that era in which very few non-English speaking actors were rewarded.

[@luqueteeees]

Pfeiffer in Dangerous Liaisons

[@thetrison]

Yeah... I didn't like Banshees and loved EEAAO, yet when Kerry Condon lost to Jamie Lee Curtis at the Oscars, I was like: 😐 Uhm... Just no. Kerry deserved this one.

[@TheAcesoncourt]

I live for Billy Elliot. Oh so good

[@addiatmeikokusuma8058]

Same Brian, same, I always pretend Firth was winning for Single Man ..😅😅

[@ritabrennan4464]

These are are fantastic choices

[@makcikoriginal]

2:34 Kate Winslet

[@annanikia7949]

The awards all have become so questionable. (Jamie Lee Curtis). I use the award season for discovering movies and performances that I can put on my “watch list”!

[@therogue1542]

Havent started the video but im predicting David Fincher for Social Network will be on here

[@therogue1542]

Oh it’s acting, but yeah nonetheless that would have been so good

[@BeckyLStoutWriter]

I will like any video that gives praise to the third greatest love of my life, Ralph Fiennes. Oh and for that picture of him holding his BAFTA award? THANK YOU! 😍

[@charlesschofield4018]

The only ones I agree with Kate Winslet-'Best Supporting Actress for Steve Jobs', Emmanuelle Reva-'Best Actress for Amour', Jake Gyllenhaal-'Best Supporting Actor for Brokeback Mountain' and Bill Murray-'Best Actor for Lost in Translation'.

[@janecristinadeoliveira5075]

Thank you for mentioning the brilliant Fernanda Montenegro and her spectacular performance in Central Station! It still bogs me Gwinneth Pawtrow won over her and Cate!

[@jacquesboyadjian9449]

Kate Winslet was okay in Steve Jobs, nowhere near her peak. Jennifer Jason Leigh should’ve actually won over her and Alicia. That performance has aged well, whereas no one talks about Kate Winslet or the movie Steve Jobs

[@chamindujanith6337]

Excellent note on JJL and Hard Eight.

[@raywallacefan7786]

Fernanda Montenegro's reaction to Paltrow's win mirrored my own reaction at the time.

[@BFA100]

Timothee Chalamet was 22 years old when he was nominated for Call Me By Your Name.

[@jvrann]

New subscriber here! How crazy when you named the year Jennifer Lawrence won best actress because I always thought about that! I never understood that she won, although in my case it was because I thought that Naomi Whats deserved it for The Impossible, but whenever I remember that she won I can't understand why?! Her performance was great, but nothing superior to the other nominees... great video :) I'll go see the others.

[@-Olea-]

did you fall into the rabbit hole of Brian's amazing videos? I know I did when I discovered this channel!

[@user-gv5qd9oc4p]

A single man is an incredible movie, it tackles many hot topics, brings up heartbreaking experiences but it's done in a subtle way without so loved by Oscar public crying and shouting acting. Colin was sublime there, it is a noble performance.

[@neliorodrigues7407]

So how would this work this year with Lily Gladstone not being nominated for bafta?!! I am just trying to compute things!

[@beruduassasin]

I really agree for Kerry Condon's win for Banshee. I really had hoped that she would win Oscars as well. She was extremely good in that movie. I wish to see her in more movies. I think I had the same hope for Rosamund Pike for Gone Girl, but she lost at BAFTA as well.

[@jennifermcgee8621]

Fabulous video. I agree with you on almost all of these wins/losses. Brokeback Mountain was robbed at the Oscars considering it is one of the best movies of the 21st Century so far. Michelle, Heath and Jake should have all one. Philip Seymour Hoffman was great in Capote, but Heath Ledger’s performance was far superior. How sad that both men have left us. Banshees was my favorite film last year and it, along with the cast, deserved more love at the Oscars.

[@iconiccMMM]

I am with you on that Jamie win! literally anyone else could have won and I would've been fine

[@macthemovieguy]

I totally agree with most of these, but the answer is Me. I love Crazy Heart, and I still think that performance from Jeff Bridges is tremendous. It’s so rare for an actor to win an Oscar for the actual best performance of their career, and with Bridges, Crazy Heart is at least a top 3 for me. Maggie Gyllenhaal was also terrific. While I adore A Single Man, and think it was great to see Colin Firth finally get some love, if I was an Oscar voter, I would have voted Jeff Bridges.

[@cros_nest]

Jeff Bridges & Colin Firth should have switched win years. It's kinda funny they were both nominated against each other twice. Seeing Bridges win a legacy Oscar for a Coen brothers movie would have been much more satisfying!

[@monicamerle1417]

Most straight actors playing homosexual roles don't convince me. I don't find them believable. Especially when we know they're super hetero in real life. Only two straight actors have managed to give me the feels at playing gay characters: Ewan McGregor in "Velvet Goldmine" & "I love you Philip Morris" and Eric McCormack in "Will & Grace". I'm sorry Ledger, Gyllenhaal, McConaughey, Leto, Penn and company. On the other hand, Jim Parsons in "Spoiler Alert" made me cry my eyes out. The same for straight actresseses playing lesbians, most are not convincing enough, like Hillary Swank or Charlize Theron. Sorry, I didn’t buy those performances. Couple of exceptions: Annette Benning and Julianne Moore played a lesbian couple very naturally and totally bought that performance. No Oscars for that movie though 😮

[@crossstreeter]

Love Jude in this video . What a role