Category: Precursors

Aided by the comedy categories, The Favourite pulled in the most nominations of the year with Black Panther doing incredibly well as well. First Man gets the first serious attention it’s received all season with double-digit nominations. Roma didn’t do nearly as well as the others, but had a solid run, though Green Book was…

In a three-way tie for most nominations, The Favourite, A Star Is Born, and Vice were the big winners in these awards with Roma, BlacKkKlansman, and If Beale Street Could Talk also doing well. There are a handful of unusual selections, but for the most part this list follows the conventional narrative. Nominations Tallies (8)…

When we talk about minor critics awards, this group springs to mind since this is only their third year and they don’t pull up easily in search results on Google. That said, they have gone out of their way this year to look nothing like anything else out there. Sure, The Favourite did incredibly well,…

Replicating most of what’s come before, the New York Film Critics Online have chosen nothing new. Award Tallies (3) Roma (2) Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Favourite, If Beale Street Could Talk The Awards

Toronto is also head-over-heels for Roma, but also gave equal attention to The Favourite and First Reformed. Steven Yuen continues to merit strong attention for Burning. A dark horse contender for a Supporting Actor nomination? Maybe. Award Tallies (2) The Favourite, First Reformed, Roma The Awards

Another win for Roma and a first for Spike Lee as director of BlacKkKlansman. Michael B. Jordan also picks up his first and Orson Welles’ The Other Side of the Wind is a surprise editing winner. Award Tallies (3) BlacKkKlansman, Roma (2) First Reformed The Awards

It seems like Roma is shaping up to be the film of the season, a verdict the Academy doesn’t seem particularly likely to support. It will be interesting to see how the televised races go, since Roma cannot win the Golden Globe since it’s locked in the foreign category only. It’s also not likely to…

An interesting mix of traditional and unusual choices dominate the Chicago Critics awards with Roma performing well, but awards to Ethan Hawke and Toni Collette give them boosts going into the Oscar race. Otherwise, the selections are pretty standard. Award Tallies (5) Roma (2) The Favourite, Hereditary, If Beale Street Could Talk The Awards

Philadelphia has chimed in and given their top prize to Roma, but a few atypical choices exist in their roster including Barry Jenkins for Best Director, Viola Davis for Best Actress, and The Hate U Give for Best Script. Award Tallies (3) If Beale Street Could Talk, Roma The Awards

The first of surprisingly many prizes for The Hate U Give, though few of those were Best Picture wins, the rest of the list seems a bit familiar, though the distinction between male and female directors is an interesting one. Award Tallies (4) The Hate U Give (3) Eighth Grade (2) Avengers: Infinity War, Hereditary,…

The Women Film Critics Circle have selected a boatload of films that aren’t getting much attention elsewhere this precursor season, with only The Favourite, Roma, and Can You Ever Forgive Me? common sights this year. Award Tallies (8) Widows (4) The Favourite, 55 Steps, The Hate U Give, The Kindergarten Teacher, Leave No Trace, Roma…

As the precursor season continues, nominations lists tend to look more uniform. The same names and titles keep showing up and this group is no different. While the configurations aren’t identical, the end results are similar enough to feel rote. If Beale Street Could Talk has its best showing to date with Roma and The…

The first organization to put Olivia Colman in support, where some think she belongs, is also the first not to nominate Emma Stone as well. I guess there’s only room in the category for two actresses from The Favourite. Roma‘s leading 9 nominations is the top story in these nominations because it’s the best the…

If it weren’t for their heavy support of Green Book, it would almost look like San Diego’s film critics were trying to avoid titles that have been commonplace throughout awards season so far. Few mentions of Roma and A Star Is Born and none for BlacKkKlansman or If Beale Street Could Talk. These nominations are…

What’s most striking about this list of nominees is that A Star Is Born didn’t pick up a compilation soundtrack nomination when it clearly seemed a strong contender. Apart from that, there’s not a lot you can say about these. The year-straddling deadlines mean that 2017 releases compete with 2018 releases. As an example, in…