Category: Academy Awards

Following in the footsteps of New York with a little Los Angeles thrown in, Florida Film Critics have chosen First Cow as best film, but selected Small Axe: Lovers Rock for runner-up in a couple of categories. Beyond that, things seem to be following a rather predictable path so far this year. Awards Tallies (2)…

There’s going to be some major discussions this year about Small Axe, a production that is being submitted to the Emmys by Netflix, but which this group chose to recognize with two awards. It’s a strange decision to make, though it’s nice to see Carey Mulligan get her first award of the year. Awards Tallies…

Boston’s online film critics really responded to Nomadland, which may be turning into the critical darling of the year. Awards Tallies (5) Nomadland The Awards

Promising Young Woman comes out strong for the first time while First Cow and Nomadland continue to perform well. Da 5 Bloods gets some love and the TV/film dichotomy gets another shot in the arm with several nominations for Lovers Rock. Nominations Tallies (7) Nomadland (6) Da 5 Bloods, First Cow, I’m Thinking of Ending…

The New York Film Critics Circle went all out to change the narrative, with the exception of keeping the boat moored at the Chloe Zhao directorial slot. Everything else was largely new with Da 5 Bloods and Never Rarely Sometimes Always the only films to earn multiple citations. Award Tallies (2) Da 5 Bloods, Never…

Florida seems to like a lot of movies, giving The Trial of the Chicago 7 its best showing so far this year and criminally underrating Promising Young Woman. Nominations Tallies (6) Minari, Nomadland (5) First Cow, The Trial of the Chicago 7 (4) The Father, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (3) Mank, Promising Young Woman, Shirley,…