Category: Precursors

The only noteworthy omission here is Apollo 11, which has been largely dominating the awards circuit this year. Whether this means anything or not is uncertain. It certainly improves these films’ chances. The Awards Best Documentary Director American Factory The Cave Maiden Honeyland One Child Nation Directors Guild of America Data Year Founded: 1936 First…

With the standard caveat that several Oscar contenders are ineligible by guild rules and some original screenplays were submitted as adapted, this list looks largely like the one we expect to see at the Oscars with Booksmart the only title that hasn’t been bandied about as a potential nominee. The Awards Best Original Screenplay Booksmart…

This year’s diverse batch of Rising Star nominees is a heavy-hitting list of actors, none of whom were in huge films this year. The Awards Rising Star Award Awkwafina Kaitlyn Dever Kelvin Harrison Jr. Michael Ward Jack Lowden British Academy of Film & Television Arts Data Year Founded: 1947 First Awards: 1959 (61)

With a small dose of extra Hispanic acknowledgement, the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association have stuck with most of what we’ve seen so far in the precursors and little else. Nominations Tallies (10) The Irishman (8) 1917 (7) Monos, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (6) Hustlers, Marriage Story, Parasite, The Two Popes (5) The Farewell,…

Televised Awards Season begins now. For now until Oscar night, a new televised precursor will air. That said, we’ve got this one precursor starting everything off with a bang. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood was the dominant film with three awards, but it was 1917 that shocked with a win for Best Drama and…

Another prize for Parasite and more love for Little Women. These awards have a couple of surprises, but nothing completely out of left field. Award Tallies (2) Little Women, Parasite The Awards

Apart from the unusual love for Knives Out, most of these awards went to either expected choices or existing frontrunners. Award Tallies (4) Knives Out, Parasite (3) Little Women, 1917 (2) Us The Awards

It’s a strange coincidence that the top three nominees of the year all start with the letter “P” and all three are foreign language films. Little Women and Marriage Story are the only English-language films in the top 6 films with The Farewell rounding out the list of films scoring three or more nominations. Award…

Quentin Tarantino’s film is cleaning up with nominations this year thanks to its dominance of the tech categories, but Little Women and Parasite are doing well as well. Award Tallies (9) Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (8) Little Women, Parasite (6) 1917, The Farewell, The Irishman (5) Marriage Story, Uncut Gems (3) Joker, Knives…

Another prize for Parasite and several other frequently-awarded individuals. Award Tallies (4) Parasite (2) Little Women, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood The Awards

The American Society of Cinematographers love Roger Deakins and Robert Richardson, who both pick up nominations here. The surprises are that Joker and Ford v Ferarri were thought better than The Lighthouse, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and Parasite all of which could take their spots at the Oscars. The Awards Best Cinematography 1917…

Houston critics don’t have a problem with any of their winners as most of them are major contenders for Oscar nominations. Their only selection that might struggle is Zhao Shuzhen for The Farewell. As Hong Chau can attest, critical acclaim isn’t enough to get you to the Oscars. Though, as Zhao can attest, her film…

Columbus film critics have weighed in the best of the year and like so many other groups, they have selected Parasite as the best film of the year. Parasite is the only film to earn double-digit awards for Best Picture this year. Award Tallies (4) Parasite (3) Little Women (2) Knives Out, Us The Awards

The Casting Society of America have announced their nominees for the best-cast films of the year. These awards are given to the casting director of a film, so there’s no direct Oscar correlation. That said, the list can often help us see what films are being seriously considered. The Nominations