Category: Precursors
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Precursor: 12th Women Journalists Nominations (2018)
The Alliance of Women Film Jouranlists have made their selection for the best of the year along with a treasure trove of unique categories highlighting women in cinema. The rest of the nominations are fairly standard with few exceptions to the current rules of the season. Award Tallies (11) The Favourite (8) Leave No Trace,…
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Precursor: 22nd Florida Critics Awards (2018)
Another win for The Favourite along with a host of unusual choices. Award Tallies (3) Favourite (2) Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Eighth Grade, Shoplifters The Awards
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Precursor: 22nd Florida Critics Nominations (2018)
The Favourite leads Florida critics’ nominations for the year followed closely behind First Man and If Beale Street Could Talk. There are a few atypical choices here, but for the most part, this follows the direction of most other critics groups out there. Nominations Tallies (9) The Favourite (8) First Man, If Beale Street Could…
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Precursor: 8th Nevada Critics Awards (2018)
It’s interesting to note that, for the most part, the Nevada critics spread their love around with nearly every film getting only one citation, except The Favourite, which picked up three total honors. This is also one of the few groups to think Green Book is the best of the year. Award Tallies (3) The…
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Precursor: 8th Black Critics Awards (2018)
Having splintered from the African American Film Critics Association in 2010 over a controversy involving a bribe to manipulate vote totals, the Black Film Critics Circle has worked to distinguish itself from its counterpart. While the top winner was the same, most of the rest of the list are different and highlights an interesting parallel.…
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Precursor: 18th Phoenix Critics Awards (2018)
For the first time, Phoenix’s premier critics organization has announced no nominations, giving us their awards only. Below are the results, an unexceptional list of choices that differ slightly from the current selections of other groups, but not too divergently so. However, films like BlacKkKlansman, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, and First Reformed didn’t do…
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Precursor: 39th London Critics Nominations (2018)
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…
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Precursor: 10th North Texas Critics Awards (2018)
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
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Precursor: 17th Utah Critics Awards (2018)
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…
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Precursor: 27th Southeastern Critics Awards (2018)
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
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Precursor: 19th Vancouver Critics Awards (2018)
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
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Precursor: 3rd Seattle Critics Awards (2018)
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
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Precursor: 10th Indiana Critics Awards (2018)
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…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 5
As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). With the Screen Actors Guild announcing their nominations, this was a fairly momentous week. Several other groups also…
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Precursor: 26th Dallas Area Critics Awards (2018)
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…
