Category: Academy Awards
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Precursor: 73rd Golden Globe Nominations (2015)
Nominations were announced by America Ferrera, Chloe Grace Moretz, Angela Bassett, Dennis Quaid. After much waiting and surfing to find the final list (since the Globes website still hasn’t posted the nominations), I finally have a complete list. Below are my comments on the nominations. Comments on nominations so far: Animated Feature: this seems to…
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Predictions: Last-Minute Globes
In little over an hour, we’ll know the full extent to which the Golden Globe Awards have either matched the Screen Actors Guild or repudiated them. Since only 2,000 members of SAG are selected for the nominating committee from a significantly larger body, samples can often be unrepresentative of the body as a whole, thus…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 10 (2015)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 22nd Screen Actors Guild Nominations (2015)
In a very uncharacteristic move, the Screen Actors Guild has gone so far away from the current Oscar narrative that either they will redefine the competition or they’ll be thought entirely irrelevant. Harvey Weinstein’s influence is clear with both the Woman in Gold nomination and the category fraud of Rooney Mara. Trumbo did surprisingly well,…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 9 (2015)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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This Day in Oscar History: December 8 (2015)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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88th Oscars: Visual Effects Shortlist
We are down to 20 films eligible for the Best Visual Effects category. The only major contenders that were absent from the list that I might have expected to make the shortlist are Pan and San Andreas. There are a lot of films with supporting visual effects on this list including Bridge of Spies, The…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 2
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). The flood of precursors has been with some of the big names in criticism weighing in with their…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 4-6, 2015
We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Macbeth Harvey Weinstein picked this Shakespearean adaptation up starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard. In spite of strong advance press, the festival circuit wasn’t terribly impressed and the film has largely languished. It’s now getting dumped into the midst of Oscar…
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Precursor: 14th DC Critics Awards (2015)
Another victory for Spotlight gives the film a strong edge at an Oscar nomination. However, Mad Max: Fury Road earned more awards than any other film, giving it a nice boost. Leonardo DiCaprio’s prize will help him towards Oscar and Saoirse Ronan is quietly becoming the actress to beat. Award Tallies (3) Mad Max: Fury…
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Precursor: 19th Online Critics Nominations (2015)
The Online Film Critics have presented its annual semi-eclectic list of nominees, with several frontrunners peppered with occasional niche choices that may not get very far with Oscar. Carol, Mad Max: Fury Road and The Martian get significant boosts as does the category frauds of Rooney Mara and Alicia Vikander. Nominations Tallies (6) Carol, Sicario…
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Precursor: 58th Grammy Awards Nominations (2015)
The Grammy nominations have released and, to no one’s surprise, it’s heavy on 2014 films with only two Compilation Soundtrack nominations from 2015 and none from Score Soundtrack. The good news is that the Song nominees are predominantly 2015 entries, though they aren’t your typical Oscar competitors, so it may not be very instructive in…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 7 (2015)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 36th Boston Critics Awards (2015)
Rack up another award for Spotlight, muted by a Best Director win for Todd Haynes and Carol. Charlotte Rampling gets more attention, as do Mark Rylance and Kristen Stewart. Paul Dano gets another win in lead actor, tying with Leonardo DiCaprio, his first award of the season. Award Tallies (2) Carol, Spotlight The Awards
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Precursor: 14th New York Online Critics Awards (2015)
What is shaping up to be a battle between Spotlight and Mad Max: Fury Road at the critics awards has earned Spotlight another top prize, taking more awards than it has so far. Rooney Mara gets gerrymandered in support in spite of being the co-lead of her film, while Mark Rylance picks up another trophy.…
