Category: Precursors

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Birds of Prey were the big winners at this year’s Make-Up Artists Guild Awards, but Pinocchio took the prize that could translate into an Oscar win. Awards Tallies (2) Birds of Prey, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom The Awards

Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different types and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organization. Each month, we’ll take a look at all of the upcoming events that could have some small impact on the Oscars so you can plan out what to…

Giving Bad Boys for Life a single award, the NAACP Image Awards selected a sometimes odd, often predictable set of selections. Some Oscar contenders were given awards while others were ignored. Not sure it helps much with Oscar predictions, but it’s interesting nonetheless. Awards Tallies (3) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Soul (2) Jingle Jangle: A…

The last big hurdle for both Nomadland and My Octopus Teacher was the Producers Guild of America. If they love the films, then the Academy generally will as well. It’s more important for an indie film to win at PGA than it is a broad-release one, so Nomadland likely has this thing all sewn up…

This award matters most to Promising Young Woman going into the Oscars, which reminds me of films like Her and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, films with original concepts that utterly bowled over viewers. The Trial of the Chicago 7 isn’t out of the race, but you have to wonder if Aaron Sorkin, who…

It really seems like the later in the season awards groups are giving prizes, the more frequently they are ignoring season leader Nomadland. Is it a concerted effort or just happenstance? Awards Tallies (6) Minari (3) Nomadland (2) The Invisible Man, Promising Young Woman The Awards

An obvious love of Minari doesn’t translate into a large number of awards with most films going home with a single award. Awards Tallies (3) Minari (2) Soul The Awards

Film Independent always announces its grant winners prior to the awards. Below are the winners. The Awards Producers Award Gerry Kim Someone to Watch Award Ekwa Msangi Truer Than Fiction Award Elegance Bratton Spirit Awards Data First Awards: 1985 (36)

Only Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Judas and the Black Messiah, and Sound of Metal managed to overperform expectations while nearly ever other Best Picture contender managed to underperform. We have history in Directing where we have two women nominated for the first time in history. Further, respected filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg popped up in Directing pushing out…

The Latino Journalists group enjoyed Nomadland the most, but definitely seemed to be following the trend rather than setting it. Award Tallies (4) Nomadland (3) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Soul (2) Minari, One Night in Miami The Awards

An entire slate of winners from prior or future years. Joker was last year’s Best Original Score winner, so it’s not shocking it also won this year’s award. The Awards

The OFTA released a set of nominees that looks like a lot of other lists. There are some notable surprises along the way, but mostly features what we’ve come to expect from this group. Award Tallies (13) Promising Young Woman (15 with poster/trailer nominations) (12) Minari (11) Mank (12), One Night in Miami (9) Sound…

Some thought the script for Nomadland would be its weakest element, yet the film continues to steamroll through awards season, including in this category. The Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Nomadland (Peter, Thomas) USC Scripter Data Year Founded: 1988 First Awards: 1987 (34)

Austin’s critics loved Minari a lot, Nomadland and The Invisible Man quite a bit, a handful of others well enough. Nominations Tallies (11) Minari (7) Nomadland (6) The Invisible Man (5) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Promising Young Woman (4) Tenet (3) Da 5 Bloods, The Father, Mank, One Night in Miami, Sound of Metal The…

More commonplace winners. Awards Tallies (3) Nomadland (2) Minari The Awards