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We had three films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Dark Waters Todd Haynes has a rich history with the Academy, nabbing nominations for all but three of his previous films (Poison, Safe, and Wonderstruck). That said, he’s only directed seven movies previously, so he’s just a little over 50%. Dark…
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Another group with selections all over the place as Irishman takes Best Picture and a few other regulars win awards. Award Tallies (2) Dolemite Is My Name, The Irishman, Marriage Story, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood The Awards
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Although the bulk of the awards went to Marriage Story, Parasite was selected as the Best Picture of the year. Marriage Story took three of the four acting prizes. Nominations Tallies (4) Marriage Story (2) Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood The Nominations
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As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). When you have almost two-dozen groups announcing their winners, you know you’re in the full swing of Oscar…
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With a single nomination separating them, The Irishman and Parasite, both competing to be the most awarded Best Picture winner this year, came out on top of this list, which seems to reflect a lot of what we’ve seen so far. Nominations Tallies (10) The Irishman (9) Parasite (8) Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood…
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Going for left field, Philadelphia’s film critics gave their prize for Best Picture to Knives Out whiel divvying up most of their awards between Irishman, Little Women, Once Upon a Time and others. Award Tallies (2) The Irishman, Knives Out, Little Women, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood The Awards
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Another strong outing for Parasite, which is emerging as the most prominent film in the Best Picture race according to critics while Irishman and Marriage Story remain strong. Award Tallies (3) Parasite (2) The Irishman, Marriage Story The Awards
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Disney dominates the Fantasy Art Direction category with a single film, Ad Astra, not produced by the Mouse House. They show up with three titles in the animation category as well, but nowhere else. A lot of the expected competitors are here with Ford v Ferrari and Joker a bit surprising and the absence of…
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Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: Waves Trey Edward Shults steps…
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The pace of screeners this week was a bit lighter. The first batch is from a company I’m not familiar with (and who didn’t exactly denote they were in the packaging), but they sent two documentaries. Amazon followed that with Annapurna right behind. Amazon came through again with another four films and then Fox Searchlight…
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With the Golden Globe nominations this morning, some campaigns received a shot in the arm while others took a dive. Marriage Story surprisingly topped the nominations with key entries in nearly every category except Best Director, which isn’t the best sign. Irishman and Once Upon a Time also did well with Two Popes and Parasite…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Apparently, the folks voting in St. Louis aren’t fans of Joker, a film that’s been earning Best Picture citations alongside myriad other nominations and awards is nominated here as Worst Film and it will probably be the only group to feel that way. A lot of the regulars are here as well with Long Day’s…
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Parasite needed the critics to fall in line for it to enter the Oscar race and that appears to be happening with several selections this week alone. A few other races seem to be taking shape as well. Award Tallies (3) Parasite (2) Marriage Story The Awards
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