Brian May heeft de Britse filmcritici de les gelezen. Zij hebben de Queen-film ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ weliswaar zeven keer genomineerd voor de Bafta’s, de belangrijkste Engelse filmprijzen, maar niet in de categorie Beste film.
Dat gebeurde twee dagen nadat de film de Golden Globes voor beste dramafilm en beste mannelijke hoofdrol kreeg en May leidt daaruit af dat de critici vinden dat de film die niet zou verdienen.
Hij schrijft dat overigens niet letterlijk, maar hij zegt wel heel veel:
Nominated for BAFTA(s) ! Hoorah ! I think there is a wee subtle message here, from our homeland critics, which I’m sure some people will be smiling about. But I will refrain from comment ! Thanks guys ! And – Go Rami !!! *****. Just saw that very happily we have some very significant other nominations. For Sound – BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY John Casali, Tim Cavagin, Nina Hartstone, Paul Massey, John Warhurst. For costume design : BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Julian Day. For make-up and hair : BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Mark Coulier, Jan Sewell. For editing : BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY John Ottman. For cinematography : BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Newton Thomas Sigel. Wonderful – and all well deserved ! Omissions – very strange to me that Lucy Boynton is ignored as either leading or support actress. And I’m disappointed not to see a nomination for special effects. I can only conclude that these people don’t really understand what was achieved by our team. There are no explosions or rocket ships, but the re-creation of Wembley Stadium as it was in 1985 is a massive triumph. I see people are already saying that Bohemian Rhapsody not even being included in the nominations for best film is …. weird! Well, maybe it says more about the panel than the film ! Actually, I think the people have already spoken. A million thanks, folks. Bri
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