Looking at Film from Every Angle

Category: Academy Awards

  • Precursor: 10th Indiana Critics Awards (2018)

    Sometimes it takes the regional critics to infuse Oscar season with some unusual selections. Most of what Indiana’s film journalists have done is select unique and interesting choices. There are a few that aren’t out of left field, but from Best Picture on down, this is one of the most eclectic batches so far. Award…

  • 91st Oscars: Shortlists – All of Them

    Unlike past years, the Academy has decided to reveal all of the shortlists simultaneously. Here is the press release. On initial glance, there were no major embarrassments to be found. All of my predictions in Documentary Feature, Foreign Language Film, and Visual Effects made the short list. A few from my Original Song and Original…

  • Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 14-16, 2018

    We had three films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse As a product of the DC universe, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was though to be little more than a new cash grab for Sony after its ignoble attempts at resurrecting the beloved webslinger. Then something spectacular happened:…

  • Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 5

    As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). With the Screen Actors Guild announcing their nominations, this was a fairly momentous week. Several other groups also…

  • Precursor: 26th Dallas Area Critics Awards (2018)

    While Roma was the top winner, A Star Is Born came out on top as the year’s best film according to the Dallas-Fort Worth critics. All of the selections here are being recognized again, so there’s not a lot of new or fresh information here. Award Tallies (3) Roma (2) The Favourite, Isle of Dogs…

  • This Day in Oscar History: December 17 (2018)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released

  • Precursor: 5th Phoenix Critics Circle Awards (2018)

    Another group following prescribed winners, but spreading things a bit more evenly among its awards. Award Tallies (2) Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Favourite, Roma, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse The Awards

  • Precursor: 12th Houston Critics Nominations (2018)

    A strong showing for The Favourite thanks to its three acting nominations, but Black Panther and If Beale Street Could Talke also delivered strong numbers. Not a lot of divergence here from what we’ve already seen. Nominations Tallies (7) The Favourite (6) Black Panther, If Beale Street Could Talk (5) A Star is Born, Vice…

  • Precursor: 13th St. Louis Critics Awards (2018)

    Giving A Star Is Born Best Picture, but no other awards (a runner-up mention in Best Actress was the closest it came), is a rather unusual move considering most critics groups tend to put a lot of awards onto films they award Best Picture (or at least more than one or two). BlacKkKlansman did incredibly…

  • Precursor: 52nd Kansas City Critics Awards (2018)

    Hedging a few of its bets, Kansas City’s film critics have gone down a familiar path with their selections with Amy Adams being the only slightly atypical choice they’ve made. Award Tallies (3) The Favourite, Roma (2) Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Vice The Awards

  • Precursor: 39th Boston Critics Awards (2018)

    Going a different direction in several categories than a lot of the awards that have been announced so far, Boston has given strong attention to If Beale Street Could Talk, which could certainly use some added attention. Award Tallies (3) Can You Ever Forgive Me?, If Beale Street Could Talk (2) Shoplifters The Awards

  • This Day in Oscar History: December 16 (2018)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released

  • Precursor: 7th Boston Online Critics Awards (2018)

    We’ve seen You Were Never Really Here referenced before this precursor season, but never with such forceful adoration. The film performed far better than expected. Looking over the choices of the Boston online critics and you’ll see a more eclectic bunch of winners that aren’t necessarily frontrunners, though some are. Award Tallies (4) You Were…

  • This Day in Oscar History: December 15 (2018)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released

  • Precursor: 19th Vancouver Critics Nominations (2018)

    One of the few groups that reward fewer than five nominees in each category, Vancouver’s film critics have picked a ton of major Oscar competitors for recognition, along with a few not-so-contending selections. On the Canadian film side, Roads in February and Edge of the Knife were the dominant films. Nominations Tallies (6) The Favourite,…

Verified by MonsterInsights