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

What The Oscars Will Get Right Where BAFTA Failed

5. Some Recognition For Selma, However Small

When it was revealed that Ava DuVernay's Selma - which once appeared to be a major awards frontrunner - was almost completely shut out at this year's Oscars, there was immediate talk of a conspiracy over at AMPAS. How did this universally acclaimed Martin Luther King bio, released at a time when race as well as conflict between the state and people of colour was back all over the news, fail to get anything other than two nominations? One of those nominations, it should be pointed out, is for Best Original Song, hardly ever anything more than the consolation category. Still, the fate of Selma at the 2015 Oscars looks a damn sight better in comparison to its fate at this year's BAFTAs, where it was nominated in zero categories, including no nomination for Brit David Oyelowo, particularly surprising considering BAFTA so often favours homegrown talent. At the Oscars, Selma will at least have the stamp of Academy approval - it can now count itself alongside such greats as Taxi Driver and Citizen Kane, as a film nominated for Best Picture that probably should have won, but didn't.