Category: Precursors

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

A couple of minor surprises, but nothing out of the ordinary. Awards Tallies (4) Nomadland (3) Promising Young Woman (2) One Night in Miami, Soul, Sound of Metal The Awards

Las Vegas enjoyed Nomadland like so many other groups and didn’t go too far out on a limb. Award Tallies (4) Nomadland (3) Judas and the Black Messiah, Soul (2) The Invisible Man, Mank, Sound of Metal The Awards

Another group that loved Minari, but Phoenix’s nominations are a bit closer to the mainstream with a few oddball selections thrown in. Nominations Tallies (7) Minari (5) Mank, Nomadland (4) One Night in Miami, Promising Young Woman (3) Another Round, Da 5 Bloods, Sound of Metal, Tenet The Nominations

Picking the lowest hanging fruit as usual, there’s nothing particularly compelling about this list. Nominations Tallies (6) 365 Days, Dolittle (5) Fantasy Island (4) Music (3) Hillbilly Elegy, Hubie Halloween, The Wrong Missy The Nominations