Papal thriller “ Conclave ” leads the race for the 78th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, with genre-bending musical “ Emilia Pérez ” facing a test of whether a multi-pronged backlash has made the former prize favorite an awards-season pariah.
A plethora of movie stars — including Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Hugh Grant, Kate Winslet, Timothée Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan — are due on the red carpet at London’s Roya Festival Hall. The awards, known as BAFTAs, will be watched for clues about who will triumph at Hollywood’s Academy Awards next month.
