5 Things BAFTA Got Right That The Oscars Won’t (And 5 Things Oscar'll Do Better)

1. Michael Keaton Taking Best Actor Over Eddie Redmayne

In Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's gritty meta-fable about life as an ageing celebrity, Michael Keaton gives the performance of a lifetime. That's literally, because Keaton plays a Hollywood star past his prime that once made a dent as Birdman in the hit films of the same name, before he faded into relative obscurity after exiting the role - if it sounds familiar, it's because the part so reflects Keaton's own trajectory. It's almost impossible to imagine any other actor playing it. Until recently, Keaton was the basically certain winner of Best Actor at virtually every awards ceremony going. Until, that is, Eddie Redmayne somehow came out of nowhere to start gaining notice for his work in The Theory Of Everything. Redmayne isn't bad as Stephen Hawking in The Theory Of Everything by any means, but there's a reason Keaton was the frontrunner for so long - this is the part he was always destined to play, after years of coasting low in the cinematic wilderness. Following months of awards ceremonies handing the same statuettes to the same people, a backlash always comes late in the game, quite probably just as a way to make things more interesting, but Keaton shouldn't lose out at the Oscars as he did at the BAFTAs for that reason alone. Do you agree? What else did the BAFTAs get right that the Oscars won't, and vice versa? Let us know in the comments below.