Category: Precursors
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9th Seattle Critics Awards
Seattle loved Anora and, surprisingly, Furiosa, a film that has been forgotten by most other groups and was missing from most expected shortlists. Yet again, The Substance took the top prize but lost the tally race to two other films. Strange. Award Tallies (4) Anora (3) Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2) Sing Sing, The…
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22nd African American Critics Awards
Nickel Boys was a better film but The Piano Lesson was the better film? It’s always strange to see the Best Film winner take home a pittance of awards compared to two other films that didn’t win. Award Tallies (4) The Piano Lesson (3) Sing Sing (2) Nickel Boys, The Wild Robot (1) Dahomey, Daughters,…
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28th Las Vegas Critics Awards
Las Vegas went a new direction from a lot of groups with their Dune: Part Two love. And it wasn’t even close it seems. Awards Tallies (6) Dune: Part Two (2) The Brutalist, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, My Old Ass, Strange Darling, Wicked (1) Anora, Dìdi, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Gladiator II, Hans Zimmer, Nosferatu,…
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32nd Dallas Area Critics Awards
Dallas film critics went with the flow and awarded Anora with its top award along with two other prizes. Nothing particularly new or exciting in this list other than to see how some candidates ranked overall. Award Tallies (3) Anora (2) The Brutalist, The Wild Robot (1) Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, The Seed…
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33rd Southeastern Critics Awards
Anora came out on top while second-place finisher The Brutalist did equally well. Nothing too revolutionary here. Award Tallies (3) Anora, The Brutalist (2) Conclave (1) Challengers, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Pérez, Sugarcane, Wicked, The Wild Robot The Awards Best Film Anora The Brutalist Conclave Dune: Part Two Challengers Nickel Boys Sing Sing Wicked The…
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18th Houston Critics Nominations (Part 1)
Houston has announced their first set of nominations for 2024 in the Texas Independent Film Award category and you will be forgiven for never having heard of any of these. The Nominations Texas Independent Film Award Deliveries from Eva The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia Lost Soulz Runaway Radio When Houston Had the Blues Houston…
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28th Toronto Critics Awards
Nickel Boys has been getting plenty of love this year but winning Best Picture is a major win to notch. Award Tallies (3) Nickel Boys (2) All We Imagine as Light, Anora (1) Dahomey, Flow, Hard Truths, No Other Land, A Real Pain, Sing Sing, Woman of the Hours The Awards Best Picture Nickel Boys…
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16th Indiana Critics Awards
Indiana’s critics went for The Substance in a big way, giving it more prizes than most other organizations. Its first big day. Mars Express also gets surprising support when no one else had recognized it as yet. Awards Tallies (5) The Substance (3) The Brutalist (2) Mars Express (1) Daughters, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,…
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16th Indiana Critics Nominations
Indiana’s Film Journalists have put out their shortlist with The Substance absolutely dominating while some films did abysmally (Anora, Emilia Pérez, and Wicked). Nominations Tallies (11) The Substance (8) The Brutalist, Nickel Boys (7) Ciivl War, Dune: Part Two, Nosferatu (6) A Different Man, A Real Pain, Conclave, I Saw the TV Glow, Rebel Ridge…
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13th Boston Online Critics Awards
No film stood a chance against The Brutalist with this group. That film dominated the lists while no other film managed more than a single prize. Awards Tallies (5) The Brutalist (1) Anora, The Beast, Challengers, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Flow, Hard Truths, No Other Land, The Substance The Awards Best Picture The Brutalist Best…
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19th St. Louis Critics Awards
Dune: Part Two gets a thumbs-up from the St. Louis critics, an outré choice to be sure while picking mostly traditional choices the rest of the way down. Awards Tallies (3) Dune: Part Two (2) The Brutalist, Conclave, Nickel Boys, Nosferatu, Wicked, The Wild Robot (1) Anora, Civil War, A Complete Unknown, The Fall Guy,…
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24th Phoenix Critics Society Awards
The other group of Phoenix film critics have picked Conclave as their most honored film while giving Best Picture to The Brutalist, a strange choice considering it won no other awards. Award Tallies (5) Conclave (3) Anora, Dune: Part Two (2) Emilia Pérez, Wicked (1) Abigail, The Brutalist, Nosferatu, A Real Pain, Strange Darling, The…
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23rd New York Online Critics Nominations
Apart from the Spirit Awards, the only places that are acknowledging Carol Kane are New York-based critics. Beyond that, nothing particularly original in this list. Nominations Tallies (8) Anora (7) The Brutalist (6) Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Wicked (5) Sing Sing (4) The Substance (3) A Complete Unknown (2) Dune: Part Two, Good One, Nickel Boys,…
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36th Producers Guild Documentary Nominations
The film most think is the frontrunner, Super/Man, got the nomination but the rest of these entries have been virtual nonentities all season suggesting the PGA may not be operating on all cylinders. The Nominations Best Documentary Gaucho Gaucho Mediha Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa Porcelain War Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story We…
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18th Women Journalists Nominations
In spite of its Best Film nomination, Wicked was shut out of several categories, including the female screenwriter one. That doesn’t quite pass the smell test but that’s their choice. Nominations Tallies (9) Conclave, Emilia Pérez (8) Anora, The Substance (7) The Brutalist (5) All We Imagine as Light (4) Inside Out 2, Nickel Boys,…
