It’s time to review the stage shifts that have occurred in the last month.

Moving to Stage 2

Once all of the preliminary data has been received, a film moves to Stage 2. Here are the six that have done in the past month.

Digger (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Fjord (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Josephine (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
The Death of Robin Hood (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Avengers: Doomsday (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Coyote vs. Acme (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)

Moving to Stage 3

There is one film that have moved on to Stage 3. This means the film has released wide. Limited release skip this stage.

The Mandalorian & Grogu (Stage 3 of 5; Pending Eligibility)

Moving to Stage 4

If a film has surpassed a month in release, it is eligible for a move to Stage 4. We have one film moving here.

Animal Farm (Stage 4 of 5; Pending Eligibility)

Moving to Stage 5

This is the final stage. These films have completed their box office runs and are likely set in terms of their critical or audience receptions numbers.

Three films have moved into Stage 5 as of this update.

Mother Mary (Stage 5 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
The Bride! (Stage 5 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
Michael (Stage 5 of 5; Pending Eligibility)

With that, the number of films at Stage 5 is four.

Here are the current frontrunners according to the numbers.

Best of Wide

1. (66.4 / 85) – Project Hail Mary (Stage 4 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
2. (63.2 / 100) – Mother Mary (Stage 5 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
3. (63 / 100) – The Bride! (Stage 5 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
4. (22.4 / 25) – Disclosure Day (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
5. (19.5 / 25) – Wild Horse Nine (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
6. (18.1 / 25) – Rose (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
7. (16.5 / 25) – Dune: Part Three (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
8. (16 / 25) – Fatherland (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
9. (14.5 / 25) – The Odyssey (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
10. (4.5 / 10) – Sense and Sensibility (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)

Best of Limited

1. (62 / 100) – Living the Land (Stage 5 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
2. (53.5 / 100) – Michael (Stage 5 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
3. (18.5 / 20) – Digger (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
4. (15 / 20) – Fjord (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
5. (9.8 / 20) – Tuner (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
6. (8.8 / 20) – Josephine (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
7. (5.4 / 10) – Madden (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
8. (5 / 10) – The Social Reckoning (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
9. (4.1 / 10) – Prima Facie (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)

Best of Craft

1. (26.9 / 37) – The Mandalorian & Grogu (Stage 3 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
2. (20.8 / 28) – The Death of Robin Hood (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
3. (16 / 28) – Avengers: Doomsday (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
4. (15.1 / 28) – Moana (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)

Best of Animation

1. (28.9 / 87) – Animal Farm (Stage 4 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
2. (21.4 / 28) – Toy Story 5 (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
3. (18 / 20) – Wildwood (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
4. (13.6 / 20) – The Cat in the Hat (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
5. (11.8 / 20) – Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
6. (8 / 20) – Hexed (Stage 1 of 5; Pending Eligibility)
7. (5.8 / 28) – Coyote vs. Acme (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility)