Category: Academy Awards
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3rd UK Critics Awards
Not a 2023 contender in sight, just 2024 films and while some of these choices are original, the rest have been done before. Awards Tallies (2) Dune: Part Two (1) Conclave, Gladiator II, Sing Sing, The Substance The Awards Best Picture Dune: Part Two Best Director Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two Best Actor Colman…
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3rd UK Critics Nominations
UK critics don’t nominate in all the standard categories and they certainly don’t follow American release windows. That’s why you see a few 2023 Oscar contenders on the list (The Zone of Truth, The Iron Claw, and The Holdovers. The rest are 2024 contenders and while they definitely aren’t following the herd, it’s clear they…
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4th Central Florida Critics Awards
Central Florida’s film critics dug Wicked more than most critics groups have so far this season. It couldn’t top Anora for Best Picture but it came close. Awards Tallies (5) Wicked (3) Dune: Part Two, The Wild Robot (2) Anora, Challengers, A Real Pain (1) Dìdi, Emilia Pérez, The Fall Guy, Flow, Monkey Man, The…
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12th North Carolina Critics Awards
North Carolina’s critics have weighed in and gave a rare nod to Conclave as Best Picture but many of the rest of their choices feel old hat. Awards Tallies (3) Challengers, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Nosferatu, The Substance (2) Anora, The Wild Robot (1) All We Imagine as Light, The Brutalist, Furiosa: A Mad Max…
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20th Austin Critics Nominations
Austin’s critics generally loved Dune: Part Two than many other groups but the usual suspects are here. Nominations Tallies (10) The Brutalist (8) Dune: Part Two (7) Anora, The Substance (6) Sing Sing (4) Conclave (3) Love Lies Bleeding, Nickel Boys, Nosferatu, Wicked, The Wild Robot (2) Challengers, Flow, Inside Out 2, Memoir of a…
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22nd San Francisco Critics Awards
The winners seemed certain from the start, though a few of these (Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Joan Chen specifically) are outside the norm, which is nice to see every once in a while. Awards Tallies (4) Anora, The Brutalist (2) Sing Sing (1) Dìdi, Femme, Flow, Hard Truths, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Sugarcane The…
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22nd San Francisco Critics Nominations
Not much new or different here. Much the same types of films being recognized though Hard Truths got more love from this group than it seemed to have from the BAFTA nominations. Nominations Tallies (9) The Brutalist (7) Conclave (6) Anora (4) Emilia Pérez, Hard Truths, Nickel Boys, Sing Sing (3) Dune: Part Two, The…
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22nd Columbus Critics Nominations
The later-announcing groups often feel redundant and much of what’s here certainly feels that way, though it seems Nosferatu is better regarded in Ohio than in most other critic hubs. Nominations Tallies (10) The Brutalist (9) Nosferatu (8) Dune: Part Two (7) Anora, Conclave, The Substance (6) Challengers, Nickel Boys (5) Sing Sing (3) A…
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65th British Academy Longlists
A lot of Oscar’s top contenders are here but several are missing. Nickel Boys and Sing Sing did poorly with BAFTA voters. Overall, here are the surprise omissions and inclusions. Rather than listing them out here, I’ll inset them within the below to make it easier to follow. Certain categories will not have an addendum…
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5th Set Decorators Society Nominations
An interesting batch of nominees with most of the expected Oscar contenders in evidence. This does put a nail in the Blitz and The Piano Lesson coffins. The Nominations Best Period Décor/Design The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Gladiator II Maria Nosferatu Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Décor/Design Alien: Romulus Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Dune: Part Two Furiosa: A Mad Max…
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Predictions: 82nd Golden Globe Awards
The first major televised precursor is here. This is the second year where the Globes are changed. Have they changed completely or do the old tendencies continue to rise. We’ll find out on Sunday. GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Overall…
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Oscar History: January 3 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1877: Josephine Hull (80 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1889: Robert M. Haas (73 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1898: Frederic Efrem Erich (58 at death) {2…
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Oscar Profile: Russell Harlan
Born September 16, 1903 in Los Angeles, California, Russell Harlan was the son of a couple from the Midwest who raised him and his younger brother, Richard, in Los Angeles. Harlan started in the film industry as an actor and stuntman, and by the early 1930s was working behind the camera as an assistant. Among…
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Oscar History: January 2 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2012: Cinema Sight: Polls: Most Anticipated (13) Born 1893: Ernst Marischka (70 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1911: Jack Martin Smith (82 at death) {9 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production…
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Calendar Preview: January 2025
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month. JANUARY Festivals Thursday, Jan. 23 – Sundance Film Festival (Festival) (Official) Nominations Wednesday, Jan. 1 – Austin Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed) Friday, Jan.…
