Category: Precursors

With added categories for Briths/Irish films, actors, and filmmakers, The Favourite crushed all others in the nominations count. Even without those nominations, it still did topped the list with six. Below, the tallies include the total each film received with the number in parentheses representing how many the film would have received without those nationality-based…

A lot of the season’s common selections are here, but Green Book in Best Picture and Rami Malek in Best Actor are the more unique selections. Awards Tallies (3) Roma (2) Green Book The Awards

In the single most original decision this Oscar season, Utah’s critics have selected Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as the year’s best picture beating out Roma. The surprise selection pairs with a largely repetitive set of selections with Actress and Supporting Actor among the more atypical selections. Award Tallies (3) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Roma The…

More of the same out of the Southeastern film critics, who have chosen Roma as their favorite and The Favourite as their second favorite. Award Tallies (4) Roma (3) The Favourite The Awards

Roma may have won Best Picture, but First Reformed took home more awards. An unusual three-way tie in Best Actress was about the most excitement this group had in their selections. Award Tallies (3) First Reformed (2) Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Favourite, Roma The Awards

Another award for Roma. It’s almost like critics are trying to force the Academy’s hand, which may not work. Regardless, there aren’t any winners here that seem out of the ordinary. Award Tallies (4) Roma (2) Black Panther, The Favourite The Awards

Sometimes it takes the regional critics to infuse Oscar season with some unusual selections. Most of what Indiana’s film journalists have done is select unique and interesting choices. There are a few that aren’t out of left field, but from Best Picture on down, this is one of the most eclectic batches so far. Award…

While Roma was the top winner, A Star Is Born came out on top as the year’s best film according to the Dallas-Fort Worth critics. All of the selections here are being recognized again, so there’s not a lot of new or fresh information here. Award Tallies (3) Roma (2) The Favourite, Isle of Dogs…

Another group following prescribed winners, but spreading things a bit more evenly among its awards. Award Tallies (2) Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Favourite, Roma, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse The Awards

A strong showing for The Favourite thanks to its three acting nominations, but Black Panther and If Beale Street Could Talke also delivered strong numbers. Not a lot of divergence here from what we’ve already seen. Nominations Tallies (7) The Favourite (6) Black Panther, If Beale Street Could Talk (5) A Star is Born, Vice…

Giving A Star Is Born Best Picture, but no other awards (a runner-up mention in Best Actress was the closest it came), is a rather unusual move considering most critics groups tend to put a lot of awards onto films they award Best Picture (or at least more than one or two). BlacKkKlansman did incredibly…

Hedging a few of its bets, Kansas City’s film critics have gone down a familiar path with their selections with Amy Adams being the only slightly atypical choice they’ve made. Award Tallies (3) The Favourite, Roma (2) Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Vice The Awards

Going a different direction in several categories than a lot of the awards that have been announced so far, Boston has given strong attention to If Beale Street Could Talk, which could certainly use some added attention. Award Tallies (3) Can You Ever Forgive Me?, If Beale Street Could Talk (2) Shoplifters The Awards

We’ve seen You Were Never Really Here referenced before this precursor season, but never with such forceful adoration. The film performed far better than expected. Looking over the choices of the Boston online critics and you’ll see a more eclectic bunch of winners that aren’t necessarily frontrunners, though some are. Award Tallies (4) You Were…