Category: Precursors
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Precursor: 26th Producers Guild Awards (2014)
Of all the films that could have won this award, Birdman didn’t even seem like a strong competitor. Boyhood would have been the juggernaut choice, The Grand Budapest Hotel would have been the slick choice. American Sniper would have been the boffo box office choice and The Imitation Game would have been the Weinstein choice.…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 8
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). Now that the Oscar nominations have been announced, things will be slow for a week before ramping up…
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Precursor: 35th London Critics Awards (2014)
Even the Brits are in love with Boyhood and everything else that has largely been winning this season. Award Tallies (3) Boyhood (2) ’71, Birdman, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Leviathan, Mr. Turner, Whiplash The Awards
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Precursor: 20th Broadcast Critics Awards (2014)
The Broadcast Film Critics Association have announced their winners for 2014. Few surprises came down the pipe. To prove just how predictable this group was, every category in which Peter, Tripp and I agreed on the prediction, that prediction came to fruition. There were no major surprises (no rallied support for Selma, no off-the-wall star…
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Precursor: 62nd Sound Editors Guild Nominations (2014)
The Sound Editors have spoken and we have heard them. Birdman is doing incredibly well with this guild, topping every other film with three nominations, getting into both the Sound Effects and Dialogue categories. Only Unbroken was able to duplicate that feat. It’s quite possible that both films (which also showed up with the Cinema…
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Precursor: 13th Visual Effects Society Nominations (2014)
The key categories to look at are Visual Effects and Supporting Visual Effects categories. Of these, only the films in the Effects-Driven category are on the Oscar shortlist and all six are there. Drop one of them and you may have the Oscar nominees (I’d suggest dropping Maleficent). Another sure sign is that four of…
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Precursor: 35th Golden Raspberry Nominations (2014)
Maybe they should expand their worst picture slate to ten like the Oscars. The Golden Raspberry Awards, otherwise known as the Razzies, are traditional presented on the eve of the Oscars. They typically include a random assortment of the broadly worst films and performances of the year. Most of their selections are easy jabs and…
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Precursor: 67th Directors Guild of America Nominations (2014)
Murkier still are the waters of this year’s Oscar race. Clint Eastwood wasn’t much in the conversation this year, but with a nomination from the DGA, he suddenly launches into contention. Whether he can muster a nod at the Oscars is uncertain. The Academy’s directing branch have gone weird ways in recent years, ignoring both…
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Precursor: 22nd Cinema Audio Society Nominations (2014)
What do these nominations say about the race? It’s anything but over. No Into the Woods, no The Hobbit, no Imitation Game, no Transformers. Birdman seems like the most odd-ball choice in this group while I wouldn’t bet against American Sniper, Guardians of the Galaxy or Interstellar. However, last year’s Marvel entry, Iron Man 3…
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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). This article was delayed due to the Golden Globe Awards and includes thoughts on those winners and losers.…
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Precursor: 72nd Golden Globe Awards (2014)
And so the Globes have gone out with a largely-unsatisfying conclusion. Few major surprises, especially in the major categories, have made for a rather dull experience. Boyhood might be the most unusual Best Picture winner in Oscar history…if it can hold on. Award Tallies (3) Boyhood (2) Birdman, The Theory of Everything (1) Big Eyes,…
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Precursor: 8th Houston Critics Nominations (2014)
More of the same from the Houston Film Critics who’ve picked a lot of the same things we’ve been seeing all season with a notable bias towards Birdman, which received far more nominations than any other film this year. Nominations Tallies (10) Birdman (6) Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel (5) Inherent Vice (4) The Imitation…
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Precursor: 11th St. Louis Critics Awards (2014)
We’ve got a little more catch up today with the nominations and winners for the St. Louis Film Critics. There’s really not much to say about these that I’m discovering late as they just fit into the formula for the season. Award Tallies (4) Birdman (2) Boyhood, Gone Girl, Guardians of the Galaxy, Whiplash Nominations…
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Precursor: 15th Vancouver Critics Awards (2014)
The nominees were announced on December 22, 2014 while the winners were chosen January 5, 2015. Winners are highlighted in bold. This group seemed to spread things out a little better, splitting Picture/Director in a way that it isn’t normally swapped while some of the other choices are either eclectic or mainstream without fail. The…
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Precursor: 4th Georgia Critics Awards (2014)
Another feather in the Boyhood cap as Jake Gyllenhaal picks up a rare award this season while everything else is fairly straight forward and narrative-fitting. Award Tallies (2) Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Nightcrawler, Selma The Awards Best Picture Boyhood Best Animated Feature
