Category: Precursors
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Precursor: 28th PGA Documentary Nominations (2016)
Cue accusations of racism. 13th, Ava DuVernay’s acclaimed documentary isn’t nominated. Those accusations may or may not be accurate, but it seems highly suspicious that a film so acclaimed would be ignored in favor of five documentaries, only two of which are familiar outside of film critics (The Eagle Huntress, O.J.: Made in America) and…
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89th Oscars: The Precursors Are Coming!
Today begins Precursor Season. Film Independent will announce its nominations for the annual Spirit Awards, a recognition of the best indie films released in 2016. We’ll also get the Best Documentary Feature nominees from the Producers Guild of America. With these, Oscar season will have officially begun and, after Thanksgiving, will begin snowballing through December,…
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Precursor: 63rd Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards (2015)
I suppose it’s probably a good thing that these didn’t come out before the Oscars as they would have likely caused confusion, but the clear result is that The Revenant did better than most were expecting, which means it’s most likely headed for the Oscar win over Mad Max: Fury Road in both sound categories…
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Precursor: 36th Golden Raspberry Awards (2015)
A tie in the Worst Picture race is the most surprising result on this list as many of these selections were expected. Award Tallies (5) Fifty Shades of Grey (3) Fantastic Four The Awards Worst Picture TIE: Fantastic Four Fifty Shades of Grey
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Precursor: 31st Spirit Awards (2015)
Ignoring the first rule of predicting the Spirit Award winners is a bad idea since all the Oscar nominees in each category won. Award Tallies (5) Spotlight (2) Beasts of No Nation, Room The Awards Best Feature Spotlight (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas)
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Precursor: 18th Costume Designers Guild Awards (2015)
There’s big news out of this year’s Costume Designers Guild awards. For most the season, everyone thought Cinderella might be the inevitable winner of the Oscar, but the CDG may have changed that thought process. Mad Max: Fury Road pulls off an upset win over the costumes of Cinderella, giving it a strong boost going…
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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). The penultimate weekend has left all but three precursors decided, those precursors will have little impact on Oscar…
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Precursor: 20th Satellite Awards (2015)
Having announced fairly early in the process, this group’s nominations hardly reflected the Academy’s even with more than five nominees in each category. Still, there were some very interesting choices here that are outside of the mainstream such as Christian Bale for Best Supporting Actor and Saoirse Ronan for Actress. Neither of these have been…
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Precursor: 29th USC Scripter Awards (2015)
With seven of eight past winners matching the Oscars, USC’s award to The Big Short, paired with its WGA win, pretty much secures the film its Oscar. Things could still change as that one instance of failed selection was Up in the Air, Jason Reitman’s Best Picture contender, that ended up losing to Precious under…
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Precursor: 7th Make-Up Artists Guild Awards (2015)
With little competition, Mad Max: Fury Road proved the dominant winner at this year’s Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild awards, taking two of its three awards, losing the third to Cinderella. None of these competitions was against The Revenant, so it’s possible that this doesn’t signify much, but the Oscar is certainly closer to…
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Precursor: 23rd Cinema Audio Society Awards (2015)
After BAFTA, The Revenant winning this award comes as no real surprise. It does hurt Mad Max: Fury Road‘s chances at the Oscars and positions The Revenant as a primary contender for Best Picture. The Awards Best Sound Mixing – Live Action The Revenant (Peter, RU:Wesley, RU:Thomas) Best Sound Mixing – Animated Inside Out (Wesley,…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 12
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). With the British Academy of Film & Television Arts giving us a glimpse at the potential Oscar outcomes…
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Precursor: 58th Grammy Awards Awards(2015)
My Grammy Awards post seems to have disappeared, so here it is, partially-reconstructed. Essentially, these awards tell us nothing as other than Amy for Best Music Film, all the other winners are 2014 releases. The Nominations Best Music Film Amy (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me (Thomas)…
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Precursor: 30th American Society of Cinematographers Awards (2015)
Will Emmanuel Lubezki become the default choice every year from now until the end of time? It’s sure beginning to look that way. The Awards Best Cinematography The Revenant (Wesley, Tripp, Thomas) American Society of Cinematographers Data Year Founded: 1919 First Awards: 1986 (29)
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Precursor: 57th British Academy Awards (2015)
The two films with the most Oscar nominations came out on top at this year’s BAFTA Awards with no other film pulling in more than one award. Many of the frontrunners continued while a few other pieces fell into place. It’s looking increasingly likely that The Revenant will be taking the Oscar for Best Picture…
