Category: Precursors
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Precursor: 24th Annie Awards Nominations (2015)
Once-dominant DreamWorks suffered an embarrassing defeat at the Annie Awards securing a meager 3 nominations for its sole entry this year. This may be the first time in awhile they haven’t shown up at the Oscars. Pixar is back in force with a total of 24 nominations in the feature film categories with Inside Out…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 1
Now that Precursor Season has begun, 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). Before the Academy moved their annual awards up into February, precursor season didn’t start until the middle of December. Nowadays, the…
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Precursor: 31st Spirit Awards Nominations (2015)
Todd Haynes’ film about a lesbian couple fighting against social mores, Carol, earns the top spot in the nomination tally for this year’s Spirit Awards. That’s all thanks to the double Best Female Lead nomination for Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, a feat Harvey Weinstein didn’t seem inclined to want happening. Beasts of No Nation…
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Precursor: 27th PGA Documentary Nominations (2015)
What irritates me about this is that it’s a week earlier than my educated guess, largely because when I went to PGA’s website, I couldn’t find the information. Yet, here they are, a week earlier than expected. Regardless, the nominations are an interesting lot with Amy and The Look of Silence being the only ones…
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88th Oscars: The Precursors Are Coming!
Tomorrow, Film Independent will announce its nominations for the annual Spirit Awards, a recognition of the best indie films released in 2015. With that, Oscar season will have officially begun and, after Thanksgiving, will begin snowballing through December, January and February culminating with the Oscars on Feb. 28. To get you prepared, I’ve put together…
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2014 Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, FINAL
It’s the end of Oscar season and the awards have all been handed out. There isn’t much left to do, but analyze just how accurate the precursors were. Here are the big winners & losers. This looks at only their winner selections. Comparing nominees to the Oscars would be far more challenging and time consuming.…
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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 87th Oscar season has come to a close, as will our coverage very soon. Before that happens,…
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Precursor: 30th Spirit Awards (2014)
The split many have been predicting for the Oscars is happening at the Spirit Awards. That doesn’t mean much since the Film Independent voting body is much more keyed-in to trends and they tend to make hipper choices (though not all the time). Many of Saturday’s winners will likely carry over to the Oscars. Award…
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Precursor: 35th Golden Raspberry Awards (2014)
The Golden Raspberry Awards picked on the usual suspects, but also went a new direction, giving its top prize along with three other awards to Kirk Cameron’s ego-driven monstrosity Saving Christmas. Award Tallies (4) Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas (2) Transformers: Age of Extinction The Awards Worst Picture Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas
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Precursor: 17th Costume Designers Guild Awards (2014)
It says something for the predictability of awards season (in certain categories) when four predictors can choose the same film as winner in three categories and be 100% correct when the final envelopes are opened. The Awards Best Period Costume Design The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas) Best Fantasy Costume Design Into the…
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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). We’ve come now to the end. Sunday, the 87th Annual Academy Awards will bring to an end weeks…
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Precursor: 29th Am. Society of Cinematographers Awards (2014)
As we all expected, Emmanuel Lubezki wins the ASC award for Best Cinematography. This nets him his fourth win from the group, tying Conrad L. Hall for most honors. This should be a nice confirmation that Birdman is indeed still the leader for this category at the Oscars. The Awards Best Cinematography Birdman (Wesley, Peter,…
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Precursor: 62nd Sound Editors Guild Awards (2014)
In a surprising twist, Unbroken won its first major precursor of the season, upsetting a number of expected winners. However, the big win of the night was for American Sniper, which earns the award most closely associated with the eventual Oscar winner for Best Sound Editing. The Awards Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects and Foley…
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Precursor: 67th Writers Guild Awards (2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel continues to steamroll through the Best Original Screenplay awards, likely leading to its win at the Oscars. With Richard Linklater and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu both pursuing Best Director and Best Picture, voters seem to be most inclined to make sure Wes Anderson, one of the most prominent indie filmmakers working today,…
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Precursor: 22nd Cinema Audio Society Awards (2014)
The Oscars take an unusual turn with the victory of Birdman in a category that didn’t seem like it was in its favor. Beating out the likes of American Sniper, Guardian of the Galaxy and Interstellar, Birdman shows it’s still a formidable opponent, even outside the expected categories. The Awards Best Sound Mixing – Live…
