Category: Precursors

Announcing nominations in a number of categories, the guild that represents sound editors and which closely mirrors the Sound Editing award have given three nominations to each of four films, all of which should be considered heavy favorites for nominations. The two films that got two each could be thought as contenders, but the Sound…

These are copies directly from the Razzie press release, so the fudged title names are entirely their doing, though I get some mild humor from the “Dead Careers Tell No Tales” dig at Johnny Depp. Announced the day before the Oscar nominations, the Razzies have always gone for low-hanging fruit or popular actors doing bad…

The night went largely as predicted with a raft of individual actors who are likely going to ride this third telecast victory to Oscars this March. Three Billboards helps itself in the Oscar race for Best Picture, but losing PGA isn’t likely to help. Award Tallies (3) Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (1) Darkest Hour,…

With a staggering 19 nominations, The Shape of Water topped the nomination count at the OFTA Film Awards. Call Me by Your Name also had an impressive showing. A lot of the names we’ve seen throughout the season here, though The Florida Project rebounded a little bit by picking up a Best Picture slot, while…

While Coco and Jane make their push towards inevitable wins, the win of The Shape of Water puts a damper on talk of films like Get Out, Lady Bird, or Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri being the frontrunner. This will be a huge get for this film. While it can’t win at the Screen Actors…

In their 9th year, the Denver film critics have decided to spread out their selections, giving no film more than two awards. Lady Bird picked up another Best Picture citation while several other individuals and films picked up additional awards to add to their hauls. Award Tallies (2) Coco, Get Out, Lady Bird The Awards…

The Visual Effects Society has announced their nominees in numerous categories for the best visual effects of the year. While seeing what has the most nominations (War for the Planet of the Apes and Blade Runner 2049 tied with seven each) can be instructive, only two categories have any carry over to the Academy Awards,…

In a three-way tie, the USC Scripter finalists have been announced. Recognizing the original author and the screenerwriter who adapted it, the USC Libraries annually honoring the Best Adapted Screenplay of the year. The Scripter award this year has cited two comic book adaptations as well as a handful of other Oscar contenders. Noteworthy exclusions…

After Lady Bird got skunked by the Broadcast Film Critics, they rebounded with several awards from the Georgia critics. None of these winners stand out as being anything unusual, though. Award Tallies (4) Lady Bird (3) Get Out (2) Coco, Dunkirk The Awards

Spreading out their prizes over numerous films, The Shape of Water barely topped the list of most honored of the year with its Best Picture win. Otherwise, other than the supporting categories, these were the winners that have come across most of the year. What’s noteworthy is that Get Out may have been hobbled in…

The day many of us feared has come and the fear seems to have been unfounded (largely). Greta Gerwig and Jordan Peele earned nominations for Best Director after the Golden Globes and BAFTA both shut them out in their citations. There had been some concern that the DGA would continue its all-white, all-male tradition, but…

This has no impact on Oscar, but is one of the Vancouver’s awards, they just wait to announce the winners at their annual awards event. The British Columbian film Never Steady, Never Still was the big winner, winning four prizes, including the one for Best British Columbian film, which might have been a bit of…

This has no impact on Oscar, but is one of the Toronto’s awards, they just wait to announce the winner until their annual awards gala. The Awards Best Canadian Film Werewolf Toronto Film Critics Association Data First Awards: 1997 (21)