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BEST FILM

l 12Years a Slave l American Hustle l Captain Phillips l Gravity l Philomena

Darryl’s Verdict: With its use of 3D and astonishing special effects, Gravity was the best film I saw at the cinema this year. However, if I was renting a DVD there’d be plenty of films I’d pick over Gravity, with 12Years A Slave top of the list. Visual spectacle or vivid storyline? I

think Bafta will be slaves to the latter.

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

Gravity l Mandela: LongWalk to Freedom l Philomena l Rush

l Saving Mr Banks l The Selfish Giant

Darryl’s Verdict: The Bafta judges really need to explain how this list can include Gravity (British technology but made by a Mexican) and not 12Years A Slave (made by a Londoner and starring one too).

BEST ACTOR

l Christian Bale (American Hustle) l Bruce Dern (Nebraska) Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street) l Chiwetel Ejiofor (12Years a Slave) l Tom Hanks (Captain Phillips)

Darryl’s Verdict: Another moan is that this list is missing the likely Oscar winner, Matthew McConaughey, due to Dallas Buyers Club being released in the UK after the their deadline. That should leave the way free for 12Years A Slave’s

Chiwetel Ejiofor to take home the gold.

BEST ACTRESS

Amy Adams (American Hustle) Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

Sandra Bullock (Gravity) Judi Dench (Philomena)

Emma Thompson (Saving Mr Banks)

Darryl’s Verdict: Any other year Judi Dench would get it for Philomena. But in truth there are four solid candidates — then there’s Blanchett’s virtuoso performance in Blue Jasmine.

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Barkhad Adbi (Captain Phillips) Daniel Bruhl (Rush)

Bradley Cooper (American Hustle) Matt Damon (Behind the Candelabra)

Michael Fassbender (12Years a Slave) Darryl’s Verdict: It will be the feelgood story of the night if Barkhad Adbi, an unknown Somali-born American in his first film, wins for Captain Phillips. He should start practising his own version of the Mo-Bot!