Category: Precursors
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Precursor: 89th National Board of Review (2017)
Steven Spielberg’s drama The Post was the big winner from the National Board of Review. The film, which only recently had its embargo dropped, is shaping up to be the prominent political drama of the year and could be the eventual Best Picture winner, though the National Board of Review doesn’t have the best track…
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Precursor: 60th Grammy Awards Nominations (2017)
Although the Grammys are the only awards that are given out to music for movies, they are a wholly un-predictive set of nominations. Every. Year. In Best Music Film, which is would only really tie into the Documentary Feature category at the Oscars, has only one film (Long Strange Trip) that was submitted for Oscar…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 1
We begin our first weekly recap today. Each week, we’ll look back at all the precursors from Monday through the following Sunday. Will the precursors affect the Oscars? That’s what we’re here to determine. We’ll look at the winners and losers along with what’s coming up from Tuesday through Monday. But, before we get into…
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Precursor: 33rd Spirit Awards Nominations (2017)
As expected, the top nominee for this year’s Spirit Awards was Call Me By Your Name, which picked up six nominations. The most notable misses for the film were Michael Stuhlbarg in Supporting Actor and the screenplay itself. It is still the likely winner, but don’t yet count out second place on the nominations board,…
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Precursor: 29th PGA Documentary Nominations (2017)
The Producers Guild of America has revealed their nominees for Best Documentary. This year, they’ve announced seven nominees, two more than is usual. Whether that’s because past years have seen roughly 2, sometimes 3 of their nominees go on to Oscar nominations, they are hoping to increase their odds. With this list, though, I doubt…
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90th Oscars: The Precursors Are Coming
Oscar Season is just around the corner (Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017 to be specific), with the first nominations of the year. Throughout the next four months, we’ll be posting almost daily updates with precursor winners and nominees from across all organizations, critics groups, and guilds. Below is a calendar of events that should help you…
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Oscar Statistics: Precursor Statistics
Since my site began, I have tried to cover every precursor there is from the guilds to the critics. This hasn’t always been easy as new groups are founded all the time that I don’t hear about until years after they’ve started giving out awards. Currently, there are a total of 54 groups within the…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, FINAL
The precursors are over and the Oscars are finished. Here are the winners and losers of Oscar Season 2016. Big Winners Moonlight came into the season the most acclaimed drama in the race. This exceedingly small indie wasn’t your typical Oscar vehicle, but through perseverance, support from critics, and a wave of audience appreciation, the…
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Precursor: 32nd Spirit Awards Awards (2016)
The awards went largely as expected, meaning few surprises should be expected at the Oscars Sunday evening. Award Tallies (6) Moonlight (2) The Witch The Awards Best Feature Moonlight (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas) Best First Feature The Witch (Peter, Tripp, RU:Wesley) John Cassavetes Award Spa Night (RU:Wesley, RU:Peter) Best Director Barry Jenkins – Moonlight (Wesley,…
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Precursor: 37th Golden Raspberry Awards (2016)
Dinesh D’Souza’s poorly researched, poorly executed political screed against Hillary Clinton was the big loser at the Razzie Awards sweeping its categories. Batman v Superman came in second with four wins leaving one category to be won by any other film: Zoolander No. 2. Nominations Tallies (5) Hillary’s America (4) Batman v Superman The Nominations
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Precursor: 19th Costume Designers Guild Awards (2016)
A night of surprises saw the most intricate costumes lose out to commonplace ones with few of the frontrunners (and only one of the Oscar nominees) winning awards. In the period design category, Oscar nominees Florence Foster Jenkins and Jackie lost out to non-nominee Hidden Figures. In the fantasy category, non-nominee Doctor Strange beat out…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 13
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). It’s almost over. Other than the Costume Designers Guild tonight, there is only one precursor left (The Spirit…
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Precursor: 69th Writers Guild Awards (2016)
One thing’s for certain. Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars is a lock for Moonlight. Beating out the Kenneth Lonergan, the frontrunner in Original Screenplay, suggests Manchester by the Sea is weak; however, it’s really the strength of Moonlight that it suggests. This means a knock-down fight between La La Land and Manchester by the Sea,…
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Precursor: 8th Make-Up Artists Guild Awards (2016)
No film captured multiple prizes, but one surprise was in store when Hail, Caesar! stormed the period hair styling category. The two Oscar nominees to pick up trophies, Suicide Squad and Star Trek: Beyond go into the Oscars as the main competitors. Star Trek: Beyond won the crucial special make-up effects category, which is the…
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Precursor: 64th Sound Editors Guild Awards (2016)
It was a night of surprise winner and expected choices. Hacksaw Ridge continues the long history of war films winning sound editing prizes, which is kind of surprising considering how few new effects have to be created for these films compared to more original and more inventive fare. Awards Tallies (2) Hacksaw Ridge The Awards…
