Category: Precursors

The OFTA has made some bold decisions here, going with non-Oscar nominees and non-frontrunners throughout their selections with a few mainstream ones blended in. Award Tallies (7) Parasite (6) 1917 (2) Little Women, Marriage Story, Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood, Toy Story 4 The Awards

A couple of less than expected results. While Parasite was predictable, and Once Upon a Time… wasn’t exactly expected, but also wasn’t shocking, the Avengers: Endgame selection was a bit of a surprise considering what went into the other films. This might suggest that the race is between Once and Parasite at the Oscars. The…

Parasite and Jojo Rabbit get boosts going into the Oscars, though Little Women takes a hit. BAFTA’s winner might tell us where the Academy will go for sure. If it’s Jojo, then Women may be done. If Little Women wins at BAFTA, things might stay they way we expected. The Awards Best Original Screenplay Parasite…

Another victory for Parasite with Marriage Story and The Souvenir the only other films with multiple wins. Award Tallies (2) Marriage Story, Parasite, The Souvenir The Awards

With Parasite nowhere in sight, the selections of the Casting Society of America look like they went in very expected directions. The Awards Best Feature Big Budget Comedy Casting Knives Out Best Feature Big Budget Drama Casting Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Best Studio or Independent Comedy Casting Jojo Rabbit Best Studio or Independent…

Disney beat itself at the Visual Effects Society awards with Avengers: Endgame in likely its last genuine attempt to win the Visual Effects Oscar lost to the photoreal The Lion King this could give that film the Jungle Book boost that puts it over the top with the Academy. Award Tallies (3) The Lion King…

Roman Polanski’s latest film, An Officer and a Spy (J’Accuse in France) pulled in the most nominations with the other Best Film nominees scoring loads of nominations. Matter of fact, unless you got a Best Film nomination, your film didn’t garner more than 3 nominations. Several well received films that competed for the Oscars (Les…

Once again, a guild has given its award to films that are not the frontrunner at the Oscars because the Oscar frontrunner wasn’t nominated. In this case, it’s Little Women, which has a better chance at winning than does Jojo Rabbit, the only one of these three winners also nominated at the Oscars. It might…

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…

Once again, the Grammys say absolutely nothing about the Oscar race. Two awards went to television/streaming programs, two awards went to a 2019 film. So, toss these results and move on. The Awards Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media A Star Is Born Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Chernobyl Best Song Written for Visual…

Pedro Almodovar’s Oscar nominee Pain and Glory topped this year’s Goya Awards with seven awards, including Best Film while While at War came in second with a strong 5, largely from creative categories. Award Tallies (7) Pain and Glory (5) While at War (2) The Endless Trench, Fire Will Come, Out in the Open The…

Another expected outcome for the evening, Little Women earned Greta Gerwig the award from USC Scripter, paving her way towards a likely Oscar win. Taking the WGA would likely lock that in. The Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Little Women (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas) USC Scripter Data Year Founded: 1988 First Awards: 1987 (33)

While the Annie Awards were busy shaking the season up, the Cinema Audio Society and others were locking it all down. Ford v Ferrari won an expected award from the CAS. Whether or not this transfers to the Oscars remains to be seen as the film’s strongest competition wasn’t nominated here. The Awards Best Sound…

Peaking at just the right moment, Sam Mendes’ 1917 takes the prize from the DGA, making it even more likely that the Academy will go the same direction. There’s still the possibility that Parasite can overcome, but since no foreign language film has ever done it, it would be quite surprising if that trend were…