Category: Precursors
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Precursor: 22nd Online Film & Television Awards (2017)
The Online Film & Television Association has announced its 2017 awards winners. While most of the winners match what a lot of people are thinking are the Oscar frontrunners, they’ve managed to push forward a couple of ideas: Lady Bird and Get Out are stronger in competition than some might thing with Get Out taking…
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Precursor: 22nd Satellite Awards (2017)
In the department of awards that no one seemed to care about, the International Press Academy has selected their winners for 2017. The reason I ask if anyone cares is that we are now a week after their supposed presentation date of February 11 and I’ve only now found their winners. I looked the night…
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Precursor: 32nd Cinematographers Guild Awards (2017)
The cinematographers have spoken and although they haven’t the greatest Oscar track record, Blade Runner 2049 remains in the race. Had anyone else, especially Mudbound won, Blade Runner 2049 would have been done at the Oscars. It now lives on to compete with Roger Deakins potentially winning his richly deserved first Oscar. The Awards Best…
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Precursor: 16th Visual Effects Society Awards (2017)
Dominating the 16th Visual Effects Society awards, War for the Planet of the Apes continued its franchise sweep of the VES awards, nabbing the third trophy for Best Visual Effects. This may have some effect on the Oscars, but we won’t kow for sure unti lthe final envelope is opened, considering Oscar ignored the prior…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 12
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). We’re almost into the home stretch. The last of the major precursors will be given out in the…
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Precursor: 70th Writers Guild Awards (2017)
There we have them. After a really quick announcement run, the two Oscar writing categories now have frontrunners, well at least one of them does. Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars is sure to follow suit, but the WGA choice for Original Screenplay will now face off against non-nominated Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. The Oscar…
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Precursor: 31st USC Scripter Awards (2017)
One of the easiest calls so far this Oscar season was the expected victory of James Ivory for Call Me by Your Name. The Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Call Me by Your Name (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas) USC Scripter Data Year Founded: 1988 First Awards: 1987 (31)
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 11
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). While the upcoming week is a bit busier than this past week, it’s still a small smattering of…
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Precursor: 70th Directors Guild Awards (2017)
With Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water winning both the PGA and DGA awards, it goes into Oscar night as the odds-on favorite. Three Billboards and Get Out are still threats, but considering how long it’s been since a truly huge production took the top prize, this love letter to old Hollywood in general…
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Precursor: 45th Annie Awards (2017)
Destroying all competition, Coco won every single category in which it was nominated (though, it did lose two awards because it was competing against itself. However, it’s an impressive haul, especially with a lot of the fine work against it had been nominated in a few categories. This should prove a guarantee for the film…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 10
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). While there isn’t much going on this next week, last week was a pretty significant week. The Oscar…
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Precursor: 60th Grammy Awards (2017)
La La Land won two of the three categories in which it was nominated. The surprise was one of those wasn’t Best Song. Award Tallies (2) La La Land The Awards Best Music Film The Defiant Ones Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media La La Land Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media La La Land…
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Precursor: 38th London Critics Awards (2017)
With a winner set that has a lot of random selections that haven’t been common all season, the London Critics Circle is the last critics group to announce, but also does so at a time when the focus on the guild awards is stronger. Also with their U.K.-based eligibility rules, they don’t compare easily or…
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Precursor: 22nd Art Directors Guild Awards (2017)
Proving that Downsizing has been roundly rejected, it lost the contemporary award to Logan. On the Fantasy side, Blade Runner 2049 pulls out the win in a move that could be a sign of an Oscar in its future. Period winner The Shape of Water puts itself into a two-way race for Best Production Design,…
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Precursor: 57th American Cinema Editors Awards (2017)
In a surprising victory in Comedy/Musical, I, Tonya beat out several other candidates to win the prize putting itself into the runner-up position for the Oscars behind Dunkirk. The Awards Best Drama Editing Dunkirk (Wesley, Tripp, Thomas) Best Comedy/Musical Editing I, Tonya Best Animation Editing Coco (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas) Best Documentary Editing Jane (Peter,…
