Category: 90th Oscars (2017)
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Precursor: 6th Boston Online Critics Awards (2017)
Another critics group goes for Get Out for Best Picture. All of the winners here are either previously recognized or well regarded, so there aren’t any major surprises this time out. Award Tallies (3) Get Out (2) Phantom Thread The Awards
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – A24 4
I have a voting deadline looming and A24 has sent me another film. While I suspect this one is for my voting that will occur in January, I have an option to review it for Friday. The Disaster Artist Oscar Chances: Uncertain: Only two elements of the film are at all considered Oscar contenders: James…
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Precursor: 16th DC Critics Awards (2017)
Jordan Peele’s horror hit was named Best Picture by the Washington DC Area critics. Only three films picked up multiple awards. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri picked up three different acting citations while Blade Runner 2049 was recognized in three tech categories. While many of their winners are certainly Oscar contenders, few of them are…
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90th Oscars: Documentary Feature Shortlist
And then there were fifteen. The Academy has narrowed the list of 170 documentary feature submissions down to 15, less than 10% the original numbers. From here, they’ll be pared down to the final five. Two of the five films I had predicted to be the nominees are not on this list. 15 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES…
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Focus Features 2
Perhaps Focus Features’ biggest candidate this year is next up on the docket. Darkest Hour Oscar Chances: Good: Sight unseen, everyone thought this would be a major Oscar contender. While it still has solid chances in a number of categories, its reputation hasn’t been great and it’s stumbling hard in the early precursors. It could…
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – A24 3
Another A24 package arrived, this time with a major contender. Lady Bird Oscar Chances: Definite: The film will be a major factor in several above-the-line category, picking up at least four nominations, possibly a fifth in Best Director). Campaign-Proposed Categories Picture Director (Greta Gerwig) Original Screenplay (Greta Gerwig) Actress (Saoirse Ronan) Supporting Actress (Laurie Metcalf,…
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – 20th Century Fox 3
There may be still more to come, but this is another major Fox contender. This is clearly a SAG screener. War for the Planet of the Apes Oscar Chances: Solid: While it won’t be nominated in any of the recommended categories, it will definitely be a Best Visual Effects contender. Campaign-Proposed Categories Actor (Andy Serkis)…
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90th Oscars: Screener Watch – Neon
A big production package from Neon featuring several titles. No proposed categories on these. Colossal Oscar Chances: Unlikely: Well reviewed Anne Hathaway starrer that doesn’t have much of a prayer. The B-Side Oscar Chances: Unknown: This documentary could be a contender, but it’s not been on many year-end lists so far, so possibly not. The…
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Precursor: 17th American Film Institute (2017)
AFI announces its list of the ten best American-made films each year. Below is the list of those films. The notable omission is Blade Runner 2049, but the rest of these have been cited several times by other groups as among the best of the year with Wonder Woman the lone non-Best Picture candidate of…
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Precursor: 11th Detroit Critics Awards (2017)
Early nominations and early wins usually means the selection of winners that are outside the Oscar conversation. Either these awards will give visibility to these productions in terms of Oscar consideration or they will be ignored as being too far out there. Only Willem Dafoe among these winners seems possible to carry over to the…
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Precursor: 16th DC Critics Nominations (2017)
Tying for first place in the nominations from the Washington DC Area Film Critics are two technical achievements, only one of which managed a Best Film nomination. The Shape of Water, Blade Runner 2049, and Mudbound were among the top seven films nominated, but not cited for Best Film. The rest of the list feels…
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Precursor: 11th Detroit Critics Nominations (2017)
Why a regional group like this would want to get out ahead of the curve is anyone’s guess, especially when their selections aren’t terribly similar to what the Academy picks. They also likely didn’t get to see some of the titles they nominated, at least not enough of them, which might explain why The Post…
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Precursor: 23rd Broadcast Critics Nominations (2017)
The nominees have been announced the big surprise is that The Shape of Water utterly destroyed all comers in terms of nominations with 14. Three films have eight each, the next highest amount. All are nominated for Best Picture. Of all the films nominated for 5 or more awards, only Blade Runner 2049 and I,…
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2017 Oscar Nominations Predictions: December
As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. Precursor season has now begun and…
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90th Oscars: Documentary Short Film Shortlist
The press releases are coming hard and fast. Below are the ten documentary short films that will compete for five slot at this year’s Oscars. 10 DOCUMENTARY SHORTS ON 2017 OSCARS® SHORTLIST LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for…
