Category: Precursors

Vancouver loves their Canadian films, which always get the most nominations, but strangely Women Talking didn’t do terribly well compared to the other nominees. Everything Everywhere All at Once tied in the regular categories with The Banshees of Inisherin right on its heels. Nominations Tallies (9) Riceboy Sleeps (7) The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere…

Latino journalists went all-in on Everything Everywhere All at Once, but they also loved Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, The Banshees of Inisherin, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as well. Nominations Tallies (16) Everything Everywhere All at Once (9) Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (8) The Banshees of Inisherin, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (7) Top Gun: Maverick…

Chicago’s independent critics adored Everything Everywhere All at Once and a smattering of other things. Awards Tallies (6) Everything Everywhere All at Once (3) RRR (2) Avatar: The Way of Water, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio The Awards

Can history repeat itself at the Oscars, these nominations might suggest it’s possible. A new adaptation of the classic novel All Quiet on the Western Front crushed its competitors to come up ahead in the BAFTA nominations. Proving that American films weren’t all they were cracked up to be, Avatar: The Way of Water and…

One of the most accurate precursors, the USC Scripter award for Best Adapted Screenplay. A couple of major Oscar contenders are missing. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story is the most injured by these selections, though After Yang, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Whale, and White Noise aren’t going to feel much better…

With only a handful of idiosyncrasies, this list looks like many others. Nominations Tallies (11) Everything Everywhere All at Once (9) The Banshees of Inisherin (8) The Fabelmans (6) Tár (4) Aftersun, Elvis, Nope, Top Gun: Maverick (3) Babylon, RRR, Women Talking The Nominations

Seattle’s critics loved several films, spreading the love beyond just their Best Picture choice. Awards Tallies (4) Everything Everywhere All at Once (3) The Banshees of Inisherin (2) Babylon, Tár The Awards

While Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio was the top vote getter, the film Disney tried to bury on Disney+ has the last laugh, picking up a strong 7 nominations while the studios other big tentpoles only picked up two each. The number of nominations overall is a bit muted this year with more films picking up…

There was no doubt that Avatar: The Way of Water would come out on top of this year’s VES nominations, but even 14 is unheard of, a staggering total that certifies there is no competition for James Cameron’s film. That the next three highest nomination totals are animated films with a fourth tied with The…

If you had given me the time I could have probably guessed at every single one of these winners in the top categories. While they are predictable choices, they are important ones. Awards Tallies (3) Till (2) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, The Woman King The Awards

Some groups like to see who can give the most awards to the same film and Denver certainly tried with its love for Everything Everywhere All at Once. Awards Tallies (7) Everything Everywhere All at Once (2) RRR The Awards

Will the love for Everything carry it over to the Oscars? Some other organizations might have a say about that ahead of time. They seemed to have gone for the sentimental over the acclaimed in some categories. Awards Tallies (5) Everything Everywhere All at Once (2) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Glass Onion: A Knives Out…

Georgia critics thought Everything Everywhere All at Once was just peachy. Awards Tallies (6) Everything Everywhere All at Once (2) Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Top Gun: Maverick The Awards

Hawaii’s critics welcomed Everything Everywhere All at Once with a warm aloha. Awards Tallies (6) Everything Everywhere All at Once (4) Top Gun: Maverick (2) Avatar: The Way of Water, Babylon, The Batman, Pearl The Awards