Category: Academy Awards History

The Writers Guild of America is the only guild that refuses to nominate any film that doesn’t work under a WGA contract. As such, animated films, certain independents, many foreign language films, and all Quentin Tarantino films are ineligible for consideration. That said, their choices are pretty solid precursors for Oscar consideration. The most surprising…

At this point, it would be shocking if Nomadland didn’t win all the remaining critics awards. This list doesn’t look too different from others with Kaluuya starting to gain traction with those groups who aren’t sticking to a 2020-only limitation. Awards Tallies (5) Nomadland (3) Minari (2) Tenet The Awards

The Satellites go in common directions, not really striking out on its own in terms of winners. Awards Tallies (3) Mank, Nomadland (2) Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal, The Trial of the Chicago 7 The Awards

Utah spread the wealth around with three films picking up two awards each while Best Picture winner Minari wins no other award. Award Tallies (2) Nomadland, One Night in Miami, The Trial of the Chicago 7 The Awards

Of the seven films with 3 or more nominations, only one of them is directed by a straight white man. Apart from that, there’s not much original here, though the Candice Bergen nomination is a little left-field. Award Tallies (6) Minari (5) Nomadland (4) Promising Young Woman (3) First Cow, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Never…

It’s hard to say much original about any of the precursors coming out now and this group, while doing their awards differently than everyone else, still manages to feel like it’s in line with estimations. Award Tallies (3) Nomadland (2) Mank, Minari, Promising Young Woman The Awards