Leading Actress Film Sessions | EE BAFTA Film Awards 2023 

Emma Thompson is a QUEEN. She needs to be invited to every actors table and parties whether she is nominated or not. She is just such a crack, so genuine, insightful and funny

Michelle Yeoh, every little asian girl in the world is sending you love and our best wishes! We hope you can make history!

Every actress here but Emma has made certain they are posed in front of an aesthetically-pleasing background for the Zoom session. Tasteful pictures of flowers behind them, etc. Emma (God love her) is sitting in her crowded, wonderfully-used North London kitchen, pots and pans and pepper shakers scattered behind her. She is real, like the Velveteen Rabbit. A gift to us all.

Love that Emma brought up the financial aspect of being an actor a few times in this roundtable. In addition to highlighting the importance of women having their own income, she also explained the reality of actors having to choose less "prestige"-y roles because they need to get paid, in a way that was funny and which removed stigma from the situation. It's easy sometimes with these interviews for the actors to get caught up in talking about how they do it all for the love of the art, which is often true, but the financial aspect of the film industry definitely needs to be discussed openly too.

Love and respect all these women, but I must say Cate really blew me away with her performance, and TAR itself gives you a lot to think about. Enjoyed this insightful conversation! I like how they were able to really discuss with each other and weren’t just limited to taking turns answering isolated questions. Ali always does a great job 👍🏼

Cate obliterated herself in tar. Deserved award if she gets it. Thoughtful conversation ladies

Emma is 100% correct. Any actor I have ever heard say intimacy coordinators are not needed are men. Every single one. How telling that is, actually, and to me how it proves that they are very much needed when the confidence and control in a nude or sex scene is obviously so one sided.

Please stop belittling Ana de Armas, you may not have liked the movie but she played an excellent role, her performance was brilliant and that is what is being awarded here, and all the other actresses recognize it

Danielle ❤ I hope we get to see so much more of her in movies in the future. She’s incredible.

They were all great but I think Cate gave the best performance. I believe for many actors, several of her scenes are technically most difficult.

Emma is lovely & generous. All of these women are so diverse & beautiful as it should be. Ms. Deadwyler professed the need to connect with your spirituality , & there by the grace of God you go. The Oscar is truly the pagan symbol for worth & illusion & it has dismissed excellence by minorities. It's part of the system...the beast that wants you to be wretched. Danielle's performance was helped by Mamie the community and God's sublime grace.

Cate Blanchett is the best living actress for real there is nothing she can't do and plus she is this otherworldly beautiful are u kidding me???

Love all of them, but Emma is my favorite, her performance blew me away, her movie was not well advertised, watch it if you have not.

I love how Emma Thompson really just keeps it real. Sometimes actors do act for the money - it is their profession, their bread and butter after all. And it's sad that women who do not meet the certain "standards" as pushed onto us by society will not be able to "do it for the art" or choose the roles they want.

Amazing performances but my pick would have to be Michelle Yeoh. Congrats ladies !

54:27 glorious moment! after all the romantically ana's thoughts about acting Emma is facing the reality of it! we need the money though! I love that woman forever. Queen Emma💜

Emma has spoken so well here about protecting women on film sets and Cate added great points. Young actors need access to this info early on

Emma Thompson is the best actress of my lifetime. She is walking wit and brilliance!

Cate Blanchett is so insightful when she talks. You really get the sense how she’s a consummate artist. Ps: Cate mentioning Viola as a EGOT winner says, how considerate she’s as an actor

I love how Cate takes every opportunity to champion all of the women's performances on this panel, even a performance that so clearly exploits one of the most iconic women in Hollywood (side eyeing you Ana) shows how supportive she is of women in general.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE ALL THESE LADIES💟

BAFTA got it right for best actress. Thank you for recognizing these beautiful lovely talented diverse women. This is how it should be. Now this category should not have a winner bc they all were brilliant. And I'm cynical so to see inclusion based on excellence makes me smile. America right now is divided and the Oscar snubs for Danielle and Viola felt deliberate & just foul. Probably bc their performances were too unforgettable to be ignored and were "Oscar calibre". They suck.

I can listen to Emma all day! For award this year I am rooting for Michelle Yeoh.

Dame Emma Thompson should be in every roundtable. Bringing funny and eloquent top game every single time.

Oooof it so hard for people to keep saying it’s brave for Emma to do that. That’s insulting to every woman. We are not models. She’s keeping it real. Not selling a dream or starving herself or having work done to look palatable on screen. Calling her brave suggests that it’s something to be feared or embarrassed by. I hope a lot of women smiled and felt seen and represented. ❤

This is maybe too picky but I do wish these chats would show more of the reactions to answers from the other participants.

very diverse but so deserving nominees for the BAFTA, their performances are all worth any awards adding to that are their love for beautiful conversation and for their passion in each of their works that resonates on the movies they were all doing,kudos!!👏👏

This must be the most diverse BAFTA lead actress lineup ever

I love how Ana got go emotional talking about it😢 These women are absolutely fantastic!!!!! They all deserve the credit

Can someone get a new wifi for Cate

Emma spoke about very important things in the industry towards women. What a great conversation and even though I love Cates performance. I I’m glad that Ana is there too. 👏👏👏

Love love love 💕 💖 💜 Ana de Armas 🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺

Emma is always great!

Cate the Great

Cate and Emma are SO articulate

I am here to celebrate Michelle Yeoh: real superhero.

Georgie where are you? Someone need to set up Cate for WiFi and camera

People rooting for Michelle Yeoh should do that only if they feel hers was the best performance this year, not just coz she is from an Asian origin. I believe EEAAO is gonna win Best Picture and a lot of other awards. It doesn't mean it has to win in every single category. Michelle Yeoh would be more than happy with all the love (and awards) her movie is receiving. Stop unnecessarily driving the 'Asian/non-white' narrative to support her. (Btw, even I am an Asian but I place artistic merit over ethnicity).

Bravo to all! Plaudits to the signers!

Emma Thompson >>>>

Danielle Deadwyler gave one of the best performances of all time in Till

Ana De Armas was great in Blonde

OUT OF THIS WORLD CAST AND CREW, Cate the GOAT, Meryl Streap GORGEOUS,JOHN the greatest LooserJLo on the TOP

i would've wanted to see how other's are reacting/listening while one was speaking.

The part where Ana de Armas said the intimacy coordinator was there to make her male costars and the male crew members feel comfortable was kind of strange…I can understand making the male costars comfortable, but the crew members? Come on…

There is something stunningly wonderful with Michelle Yeoh’s performance in this film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” that has live in my memory as fresh as the day this brilliant film has been shown on theatre. How she exquisitely observed these different characters with such grace and precision. I’m at a loss of words to accurately describe her distinctive style of cinematic achievement. It might be just me, but I’m quite skeptical of Cate Blanchett’s movie “TAR”. I thought it was a heady mixture of boredom and mediocrity. My instincts had me avoiding it. However, I thought Cate Blanchett was so convincing as a renowned conductor/musician Lydia Tar. But since Cate already have received many recognitions (Oscars) in the past, I have got to hand the best lead actress to Michelle Yeoh’s one of a kind performance. My observation of her character in the movie seems exceptionally tour de force!…I know how presumptuous of me to say but my personal opinion has no place in this and it would not convince some voters to consider and acknowledge her work as the best performance this year. But I’m hoping for the best outcome that she would receive her very first BAFTA, SAG and Academy Awards trophies.

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Here are the lists of nominees that I hope they win the BAFTA 2023: BEST FILM: Elvis - Gail Berman, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss or Everything Everywhere All at Once - Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang BEST DIRECTOR: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once or Gina Prince-Bythewood - The Woman King BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Austin Butler - Elvis as Elvis Presley BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All at Once as Evelyn Quan Wang BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Ke Huy Quan - Everything Everywhere All at Once as Waymond Wang BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Angela Bassett - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Queen Ramonda BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Everything Everywhere All at Once - Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert or The Fabelmans - Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAYS: She Said - Rebecca Lenkiewicz or The Whale - Samuel D. Hunter BEST ANIMATED FILM: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - Joel Crawford and Mark Swift or Turning Red - Domee Shi and Lindsey Collins BEST DOCUMENTARY: Moonage Daydream - Brett Morgen BEST CASTING: Elvis - Nikki Barrett and Denise Chamian or Everything Everywhere All at Once - Sarah Halley Finn BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Batman - Greig Fraser or Elvis- Mandy Walker BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Elvis - Catherine Martin BEST EDITING: Top Gun: Maverick - Eddie Hamilton BEST MAKE UP & HAIR: Elvis - Jason Baird, Mark Coulier, Louise Coulston and Shane Thomas BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Babylon - Justin Hurwitz BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: The Batman - James Chinlund and Lee Sandales BEST SOUND: Top Gun: Maverick - Chris Burdon, James H. Mather, Al Nelson, Mark Taylor and Mark Weingarten BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: Avatar: The Way of Water - Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri and Eric Saindon OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM: The Banshees of Inisherin - Martin McDonagh, Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER: Aftersun - Charlotte Wells (Writer/Director) BEST BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse - Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy, Cara Speller and Hannah Minghella BEST BRITISH SHORT FILM: Bus Girl - Jessica Henwick and Louise Palmkvist Hansen EE RISING STAR AWARD: Naomi Ackie And these were the lists of nominees that I hope they win. You all don’t needs an Award to win, because you are all winners! The Awards needs you. Screw the awards. Awards are overrated. - Tray Daniel

I just find it interesting when actresses sign up for intimate and nude scenes but make it sound as though they were forced during interviews. Victim hood

Invite Grozev, you cowards!

Talented icons that deserved all their flowers, and then there's Ana de armas who accepted to disrespect and caricaturize a real person with a script based on a male fantasy book

Spoiler alert: Marilyn Monroe is alive and Ana de Armpit think she can replace Norma