BAFTA, the British Film Academy, has never liked Steven Spielberg. He’s too American, too Jewish, too everything.
After all his classic movies, Spielberg has only been honored by BAFTA twice– for making “Schindler’s List” and directing “Saving Private Ryan.”
That’s right: he got no wins for “ET,” “Close Encounters,” “Amistad,” “Minority Report,” “Catch Me If You Can,” “Lincoln,” or “Munich.” Or any of the others. How ridiculous is that?
This year, BAFTA mostly snubbed Spielberg’s glorious “Fabelmans.” There’s nothing for the film, the director, the amazing Michelle Williams, or Judd Hirsch. They’ve all won a lot of awards already and will likely be Oscar nominees next week.
Not getting any BAFTA love does nothing to “The Fabelmans” for the Oscars. There is little overlap between the two groups. We like our lox on bagels. The Brits eat it on toast points– and call it gravlax.. That should tell you everything.
Academy voters, who love movies with heart and soul, will probably rally around “The Fabelmans” to show the British a thing or two. We did it in 1776, we can do it in 2023.
