Category: Academy Awards

The Visual Effects Society has announced their nominees in numerous categories for the best visual effects of the year. While seeing what has the most nominations (War for the Planet of the Apes and Blade Runner 2049 tied with seven each) can be instructive, only two categories have any carry over to the Academy Awards,…

In a three-way tie, the USC Scripter finalists have been announced. Recognizing the original author and the screenerwriter who adapted it, the USC Libraries annually honoring the Best Adapted Screenplay of the year. The Scripter award this year has cited two comic book adaptations as well as a handful of other Oscar contenders. Noteworthy exclusions…

After Lady Bird got skunked by the Broadcast Film Critics, they rebounded with several awards from the Georgia critics. None of these winners stand out as being anything unusual, though. Award Tallies (4) Lady Bird (3) Get Out (2) Coco, Dunkirk The Awards

Spreading out their prizes over numerous films, The Shape of Water barely topped the list of most honored of the year with its Best Picture win. Otherwise, other than the supporting categories, these were the winners that have come across most of the year. What’s noteworthy is that Get Out may have been hobbled in…

The day many of us feared has come and the fear seems to have been unfounded (largely). Greta Gerwig and Jordan Peele earned nominations for Best Director after the Golden Globes and BAFTA both shut them out in their citations. There had been some concern that the DGA would continue its all-white, all-male tradition, but…