Category: Precursors

This year, the DGA has chosen to announce their documentary directing citations a day earlier than their theatrical directing nominations. Here are the nominees. While this won’t tell us anything about who will be nominated for Best Documentary Feature, it often points a sign towards what titles are at least strongly under consideration. The Nominations…

Houston, we have a problem. Your association website is two years out of date. Having to go to IMDB to find your awards information isn’t the best idea. Anyway, the Houston Film Critics showed more love for Jackie and The Nice Guys; however, the rest of the list is fairly commonplace this season and not…

The Georgia Film Critics announced their winners late on Tuesday, but here they are. There’s some good news for Jackie as it receives its best showing in some time. It’s probably way too late, though. The Nice Guys and Silence also did better than they have all season with the former not being recognize at…

The first of today’s major guild announcements is out and the Hollywood Make-Up and Hair Stylists Guild has made their selections in five theatrical categories. Looking at the seven films that made the Academy’s shortlist, five of them are here: Star Trek: Beyond, Suicide Squad, Deadpool, Florence Foster Jenkins, and Hail, Caesar!. Only two of…

Of the ten films that made the Academy’s Visual Effects shortlist, only six make an appearance on this list of nominees from the Visual Effects Society. With considerably more categories than the Oscars, we have to be care to draw too many conclusions. There are two categories that typically have any bearing on the Oscars:…

The Producers Guild of America, above all other groups, looks to films that succeed financially oftentimes before the ones that succeed critically. Take for example the inclusion of Deadpool, a film that won’t come within a country mile of Best Picture versus the absent Jackie, a film with critical acclaim, but no love from those…

Topping this year’s British Academy of Film & Television Arts nominations, La La Land pulled in a solid eleven nominations. The big surprise is the 9 that Nocturnal Animals brought in without a Best Film citation. As always, there’s some heavy favoritism towards British productions, including I, Daniel Blake in Best Film. Here are some…

In spite of being the nomination leader, La La Land went home empty-handed. Meanwhile, Moonlight made out like a bandit, scoring six awards including Bet Picture. As things go, there isn’t anything particular noteworthy about their selections. Awards Tallies (6) Moonlight (3) Arrival (2) Elle, The Handmaiden The Awards

The last of the major critics groups to announce, the National Society of Film Critics, went down fairly expected routes with their selections. Note, I have put “X points” next to each. In years’ past, they have also released the points each victor and runner-up have received. I have not found this information so far.…

Here we have the nominees for the Art Directors Guild Awards. While several of the usual suspects are here, some noteworthy absences include period films Love & Friendship, Silence, Loving, and Rules Don’t Apply; fantasy films Alice Through the Looking Glass, The BFG, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, and A Monster Calls; and contemporary…

Taking only Best Picture and Best Director, La La Land came in third for most wins with Arrival and Manchester by the Sea securing more. Of these winners, they are following other precursors in all but one area: Best Actress where Amy Adams picks up only her second award so far this season. Of note…