Category: Academy Awards History

Leave it to the already diverting Columbus critics to honor Promising Young Woman with its top award, recognizing the film’s greatness. Too bad they will likely be the only ones. Everything else was a fairly predictable slate of selections. Awards Tallies (3) Nomadland, Promising Young Woman (2) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Minari, Sound of Metal…

Is Minari picking up steam going into the Oscars? It’s not certain, but its late swing through the precursors is certainly giving the film hope. Award Tallies (3) Nomadland, Soul (2) Mank, Minari, Sound of Metal The Awards

A respectable haul for Minari and Nomadland with Minari picking up an award that gives it a minor boost towards the Oscars. Awards Tallies (4) Minari, Nomadland (2) Soul The Awards

Minari did incredibly well with the Columbus critics (formerly Central Ohio Film Critics), with a number of other consistently-appearing films in their ranks. Nothing particularly electrifying here. Nominations Tallies (10) Minari (8) Sound of Metal (7) Mank, The Trial of the Chicago 7 (6) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Nomadland, Promising Young Woman (4) Da 5…

Of the top four most honored films were directed, three were directed by women. It’s no surprise that the film dominating precursors, Nomadland, would win big here. It’s good to see some love for Promising Young Woman, though. Awards Tallies (6) Nomadland (2) One Night in Miami, Promising Young Woman, Soul The Awards

For the Women Film Journalists to nominate a strong slate of women is no surprise. For them to have a high chance of mirroring Oscar nominations is representative of a sea change in how cinema sees women as a creative force. Nominations Tallies (9) Nomadland (8) One Night in Miami (7) Promising Young Woman (6)…

If you couldn’t see the near-sweep for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, then you weren’t paying attention. The film was beloved by this group, which gave the film a significant number of nominations and then they turned around and followed through. Not that it means much as they are most definitely the outlier. Awards Tallies (7)…