No Way Home ‘not eligible for the BAFTA Film Awards 2022

Spider-Man: There’s no way home may be taking over the internet, pop culture and the box office, but it won’t win any awards at this year’s BAFTAs, even if it features three famous British actors.

Reported first by Deadline, the Marvel blockbuster failed to qualify for the British Academy Television and Film Arts Awards as distributor Sony seemed like a bluff.

According to reports, Sony failed to upload There is no way home for BAFTA’s streaming service, BAFTA View, ahead of the required deadline to compete for this year’s award. BAFTA members were communicated with this message and tried to get an exemption for the film but were unable to come to an agreement.

“Spider-Man: There’s no way home does not meet the eligibility criteria for the EE British Academy Film Awards 2022 and is therefore ineligible to participate. As stated in our rule book, all films must be made available to members voting on BAFTA View prior to the conclusion of Round One voting to ensure fairness and equality for all titles. movies and movies are not provided by distributors. “

BAFTA View website

Deadline theorizes that Sony’s reluctance to upload it to BAFTA View is because it wants to keep it truly exclusive to theaters – even uploading to BAFTA View would still make it private and unexpanded. to the public. Other Marvel releases from 2021 are eligible and receive awards such as the eternal and Black Widow. Whether or not Sony made a mistake or if this is part of their strategy can only be speculated.

There is no way home star Tom Holland does not shy away from the belief that the film will win major awards in the upcoming awards season, emphasizes that it deserves an Academy Award nomination. Spiderman costar Benedict Cumberbatch very likely to win an award at the BAFTAs, after a prestigious performance in The power of the dog.

The 75th BAFTA Awards will be held in London on March 13, 2022.

Spider-Man: There’s no way home currently still in theaters and trying to get into the top 5 highest grossing movies of all time.