I'm lucky enough to be one of the voters for the Bafta Film Awards but there's a few thousand of us and i've got no inside track on who the winners are tonight. So what follows is pretty much my own opinion and it's a pretty straightforward one. I would expect that Banshees of Inisherin is going to go home with quite a few of those shiny Bafta faces.
It could, for example, win Best Film, though it up aginst strong competition from All Quiet On The Western Front (which will surely win the Foreign Language category) as well as Tar. I think Banshees director Martin McDonagh will be up against Todd Field in the Best Director category, but then as McDonagh will surely win Best Original Screenplay, Field might win Best Director.
And it should win Best British Film, though I get the impression there's a lot of love put there for the Paul Mescal-starring Aftersun. And I'd love the David Earl/Brian Gittins film Brian and Charles to win. And I guess Empire of Light has a chance as it's one of a number of love letters to cinema this year. Though I can't say I loved it. I expect Aftersun will win the Outstanding Debut by a Britihs Writer/Diroector/Producer category.
Oh and Cate Blanchett will obviously win Best Actress (their description of the category, not mine) for her star turn. Or should that be Tar turn.
Colin Farrell will win Best Actor (though I'd also love Bill Nighy to win it for Living).
Kerry Condon might well win Best Supporting Actress for The Banshees of Inisherin. And I'm sure Barry Keoghan will win Best Supporting Actor, though it's a shame he can't share it with co-star Brendan Gleeson who is also nominated in the same category.
Banshees is up for Original Score though that might go to Babylon, which will probably bag Best Costumes too.
Everything Everywhere All At Once should get the nod for Best Editing.
Elvis should do just darn tooting fine in the Casting category, with Tom Hanks dong the business as Colonel Sanders, I mean Colonel Parker.
Watch the Baftas on BBC One from 7pm on Sunday, February 19, hosted by Richard E Grant and Alison Hammond.
