Category: Academy Awards History

This group had only four members last year. This year they have seven. There are some idiosyncratic choices here, but a lot of the key players in Oscar season are here. The poor showing of Little Women might have something to do with the men-only membership. Award Tallies (12) Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood…

While the rubber stamp has been used by countless groups this season, this is one of the large organizations of film critics out there, giving them a bit of clarity as larger bodies tend to gravitate towards more popular films and thus have a better chance of mirroring the Academy. Award Tallies (6) Parasite (2)…

The only noteworthy omission here is Apollo 11, which has been largely dominating the awards circuit this year. Whether this means anything or not is uncertain. It certainly improves these films’ chances. The Awards Best Documentary Director American Factory The Cave Maiden Honeyland One Child Nation Directors Guild of America Data Year Founded: 1936 First…

With the standard caveat that several Oscar contenders are ineligible by guild rules and some original screenplays were submitted as adapted, this list looks largely like the one we expect to see at the Oscars with Booksmart the only title that hasn’t been bandied about as a potential nominee. The Awards Best Original Screenplay Booksmart…

This year’s diverse batch of Rising Star nominees is a heavy-hitting list of actors, none of whom were in huge films this year. The Awards Rising Star Award Awkwafina Kaitlyn Dever Kelvin Harrison Jr. Michael Ward Jack Lowden British Academy of Film & Television Arts Data Year Founded: 1947 First Awards: 1959 (61)

With a small dose of extra Hispanic acknowledgement, the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association have stuck with most of what we’ve seen so far in the precursors and little else. Nominations Tallies (10) The Irishman (8) 1917 (7) Monos, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (6) Hustlers, Marriage Story, Parasite, The Two Popes (5) The Farewell,…

Televised Awards Season begins now. For now until Oscar night, a new televised precursor will air. That said, we’ve got this one precursor starting everything off with a bang. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood was the dominant film with three awards, but it was 1917 that shocked with a win for Best Drama and…

Another prize for Parasite and more love for Little Women. These awards have a couple of surprises, but nothing completely out of left field. Award Tallies (2) Little Women, Parasite The Awards

Apart from the unusual love for Knives Out, most of these awards went to either expected choices or existing frontrunners. Award Tallies (4) Knives Out, Parasite (3) Little Women, 1917 (2) Us The Awards

It’s a strange coincidence that the top three nominees of the year all start with the letter “P” and all three are foreign language films. Little Women and Marriage Story are the only English-language films in the top 6 films with The Farewell rounding out the list of films scoring three or more nominations. Award…