Category: 2025 Precursors
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25th AARP Movies for Grownups Nominations
Each year, the AARP nominees hew closer and closer to the Academy’s and this has to be one of the most consistently Oscar-friendly set of nominations yet. Sure, there are selections for films like A Private Life and Goodbye June that have no chance with the Academy but most of these selections are at least…
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38th European Film Awards Nominations
The short film nominations were announced October 31. The craft selections will be announced on November 26. The awards will be January 17. A few Oscar contenders are listed here, including the most nominated Sentimental Value. The European Film Awards are not highly indicative of Oscar potential but Best International Feature submissions nominated here likely…
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10th Critics Choice Doc Awards
The Perfect Stranger dominated these awards with only Ocean with David Attenborough and Orwell: 2+2=5 the only other films to pick up more than one prize. Will Perfect Stranger be the latest to be ignored by the Academy? We shall see. Nominations Tallies (5) The Perfect Neighbor (2) Ocean with David Attenborough, Orwell: 2+2=5 (1)…
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68th Grammy Awards Nominations
More so than usual, there are a lot of 2025 contenders on this list while a few 2024 ones are also present. While many of these don’t seem like sure Oscar nominees, there could be some clues among them. Nominations Tallies (5) Sinners (2) Kpop Demon Hunters, Wicked (1) A Complete Unknown, Devo, Elton John:…
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16th Hollywood Music in Media Nominations
A lot of interesting selections. Many won’t make it to the Oscars but it gives us a preview of some of the potential contenders. We also know exactly what film Diane Warren is likely to win her Oscar for. What better honor than to give it to her for a documentary about her. Though, with…
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10th Seattle Critics Nominations (PNW Filmmaking)
Seattle critics have added a new category for short filmmaking in their regional reward set. Both categories are listed below. The Nominations Achievement in Pacific Northwest Filmmaking Not One Drop of Blood To Kill a Wolf Train Dreams Twinless Wolf Land WTO/99 Achievement in Pacific Northwest Short Filmmaking Charlotte, 1994 A Fateful Weekend Shelly’s Leg…
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35th Gotham Awards Nominations
The Gotham Awards have released a list of nominees that seem more mainstream than their prior selections but we still cannot put too much faith in their selections. Nominations Tallies (6) One Battle After Another (4) If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (3) It Was Just an Accident, No Other Choice (2) Blue Moon,…
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10th Critics Choice Doc Nominations
Nothing much to see here since we don’t even know what the shortlist documentaries will be but you can usually look at the nominees for Best Documentary and see several of the eventual Oscar nominees. Below are the nominations. Winners will be announced on 11/9/25. Nominations Tallies (7) Orwell: 2+2=5 (6) The Perfect Neighbor (5)…
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50th Toronto Film Festival
This is the last major festival before the Oscars and its winners have often presaged Oscar attention, though last year’s winner was held back to this summer and managed to flop so we’ll see how this year’s selections do. Hamnet looks to be in the strongest position while Frankenstein shows it’s not just an average…
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82nd Venice Film Festival
We’ll have the awards from Toronto next week but before then, we have Venice. Their award winners don’t have as good a track record as some but their winners certainly have a chance at the Oscars. The Festival Golden Lion Father Mother Sister Brother Grand Jury Prize The Voice of Hind Rajab Special Jury Prize…
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52nd Telluride Film Festival
This one wrapped up after a four-day event. They don’t give out awards so we’re only looking at the films in competition where there were a lot more than usual in the main program and far fewer than usual in the shorts program. The Festival Main Program The American Revolution Ask E. Jean Ballad of…
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6th Critics Choice Super Awards
Nothing dominated the awards and nothing was unexpected. A pretty predictable lot. Nominations Tallies (2) Deadpool & Wolverine, Dune: Part Two, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Sinners (1) Companion, Heretic, The Substance, Thelma, Thunderbolts* The Nominations Best Villain Hugh Grant – Heretic Best Action Movie Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Best Actor in…
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6th Critics Choice Super Awards Nominations
They clearly don’t have a set calendar for eligibility. You have Civil War from April 12 2024 through Bring Her Back on May 30, 2025. Their press release didn’t bother to explain, so we’re left to wonder. But that’s the most interesting thing about this slate. Strong critical reception (I Saw the TV Glow) didn’t…
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78th Cannes Film Festival
And our third and most recent festival, Cannes. The Festival Palme d’Or It Was Just an Accident Grand Prix Sentinmental Value Prix du Jury Sirât Sound of Falling Best Director Kleber Mendonça Filho – The Secret Agent Camera d’Or (Best First Film) The President’s Cake Best Actor Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent Best Actress…
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75th Berlin Film Festival
Covering the other early-year festival entry, here are the results from the Berlin Film Festival, also referred to as Berlinale The Festival Golden Bear Dreams (Sex Love) Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (2nd Place) The Blue Trail Silver Bear Jury Prize (3rd Place) The Message Silver Bear for Best Director Huo Meng – Living the…
