The hit film "Joker" leads the nominations for Sunday's Bafta awards but "1917" is hotly tipped for best film at the last major prize ceremony before the Oscars.

'Joker' leads the pack at BAFTA awards

There is very little to laugh about in Todd Phillips 'Joker'. Almost nothing in the film, that focusses on a man whose business (at least in the initial part of the film) is to make people laugh, is amusing or entertaining.

'Joker' review: Joaquin Phoenix is terrific in an extremely disturbing film

We live in interesting times. The awkward, weird and dangerous is now the new normal. An ex-talk show reality TV host is the president of the most powerful nation on Earth, another across the Atlantic is now set to disrupt his country by walking out of the European Union with a “no-deal”.

Why the world fears a ‘Joker’

There are no capes, no special powers and no battles between good and evil in the new "Joker" movie, whose portrayal of the most famous villain in comic book history is the most chilling twist on the character in 50 years.

From campy clown to terrifying madman, Joker no longer a laughing matter

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'Joker' leads the pack at BAFTA awards

'Joker' review: Joaquin Phoenix is terrific in an extremely disturbing film

Why the world fears a ‘Joker’

From campy clown to terrifying madman, Joker no longer a laughing matter