Looking at Film from Every Angle

Category: Precursors

  • Precursor: 28th Producers Guild Nominations (2016)

    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…

  • Precursor: 24th Cinema Audio Society Nominations (2016)

    The Cinema Audio Society has selected its nominees for Best Sound Mixing in three categories, one for documentaries, one for animated films, and one for live-action films. That latter is the one that has the cross-over with the Oscars, so it’s the one we’re most interested in. The only major omission I see here is…

  • Precursor: 58th British Academy Nominations (2016)

    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…

  • Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 7

    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’a big week in the precursors with several guilds announcing their nominations. While other groups announced last week,…

  • Precursor: 74th Golden Globe Awards (2016)

    A clean sweep greeted La La Land from the Golden Globe Awards, a staggering 7 awards for the evening. The biggest shock of the night came with Aaron Taylor-Johnson won Best Supporting Actor for Nocturnal Animals. Otherwise, the awards went largely as expect. Winning no other awards, Barry Jenkins’ drama Moonlight took the Globe for…

  • Precursor: 1st Seattle Critics Awards (2016)

    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

  • Precursor: 51st National Society of Film Critics Awards (2016)

    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.…

  • Precursor: 21st Art Directors Guild Nominations (2016)

    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…

  • Precursor: 11th Oklahoma Critics Awards (2016)

    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…

  • Precursor: 5th North Carolina Critics Awards (2016)

    La La Land claimed another award for Best Picture this season and picked up three other awards. The selections, in general, are following the current trends. Awards Tallies (4) La La Land (2) Hell or High Water The Awards

  • Precursor: 69th Writers Guild Nominations (2016)

  • Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 6

    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). When I said yesterday that there weren’t any precursors in the prior week to merit an article, that…

  • Precursor: 56th American Cinema Editors Nominations (2016)

    Of these eighteen nominees, five will likely be nominated by the Academy for Best Film Editing. There are some possible exclusions below that I’ll discuss in a minute, but for the most part, the Academy goes after what the ACE selects. This is also an indication of how strong certain films’ Oscar capabilities are. From…

  • Precursor: 20th Online Critics Awards (2016)

    Moonlight was the big winner with the Online Film Critics. Their selections follow the existing trends and do nothing to start new ones. Their early releases the last few years did more to position them as a trend-maker rather than a trend-follower. Now, they are back to being forgotten against the backdrop of the guild…

  • Precursor: 12th Austin Critics Awards (2016)

    As expected, Moonlight won the top prize from the Austin Film Critics, which gave out prizes to most of the season’s previous winners. Tower got some extra love, but since it was made in Austin, that seems like an expected outcome. Awards Tallies (4) Moonlight (3) Tower (2) La La Land The Awards

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