Category: Precursors
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Precursor: 27th Satellite Awards Nominations (2022)
This group has never been a reliable Oscar bellwether and their early release often eliminates newer films from competition, so the fact that Top Gun: Maverick did this well isn’t surprising, but Babylon and The Fabelmans did better than their late releases would suggest. On top of that, where is She Said? Nominations Tallies (10)…
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Precursor: 6th Hollywood Critics Creative Arts Nominations (2022)
The Hollywood Critics Association, which has been roiled by controversy and resignations, has decided to split off its creative arts categories so that they can have two ceremonies instead of one. Probably not the best idea, but they may be hoping to streamline their main awards so they can hook a broadcast deal. Anyway, these…
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Precursor: 20th African American Critics Awards, Part 1 (2022)
Other category winners to be announced on January 16. The African American Film Critics Association have announced their ranked top ten list and then will announce the remainder of their awards later. While it’s a fairly broad selection of films, the vast majority of them aren’t major Oscar players. Only the top 3 along with…
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Precursor: 94th National Board of Review Awards (2022)
The National Board of Review is usually the first major precursor to release their results, but were beaten to the punch by the New York Film Critics Circle. This year, they went a little more populist than they have in the past and chose Top Gun: Maverick, a Best Picture nomination contender that may now…
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Precursor: 60th Publicists Guild Nominations (2022)
These are the individual nominations for the Publicists Guild nominations. There isn’t anything to say about them since they don’t reflect individual films. Those nominations come later. The Nominations
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Precursor: 19th Women Critics Nominations (2022)
The Women Film Critics Circle gave The Woman King The most nominations, but they also seemed to like six other films, all with female leads. None of the films took in more than a single nomination. Nominations Tallies (5) The Woman King (3) Everything Everywhere All at Once, Women Talking (2) Corsage, Good Luck to…
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Precursor: 7th Atlanta Critics Awards (2022)
Atlanta spread the love to several films giving Everything Everywhere All at Once its top award. Award Tallies (3) Everything Everywhere All at Once (2) The Banshees of Inisherin, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Top Gun: Maverick The Awards
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95th Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 1
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). There weren’t many major announcements last week, but two big groups have announced recently. The Spirit Awards revealed…
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Precursor: 27th San Diego Critics Nominations & Awards (2022)
San Diego’s film critics have gone a slightly different direction than the preponderance of other critics groups, giving The Banshees of Inisherin more nominations and awards than Everything Everywhere All at Once. Awards Tallies (6) The Banshees of Inisherin (3) Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once (2) All Quiet on the Western Front, Babylon Nominations…
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Precursor: 88th New York Critics Awards (2022)
A few trends might possibly emerge from this list, but it’s too early to tell. Award Tallies (2) The Banshees of Inisherin, Tár The Awards
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95th Oscars: Upcoming Precursors – December
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different types and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organization. Each month, we’ll take a look at all of the upcoming events that could have some small impact on the Oscars so you can plan out what to…
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Precursor: 32nd Gotham Awards (2022)
Although it was the most nomintaed, Tár had to settle for a single award for screenplay while Cate Blanchett lost out to Danielle Deadwyler in Till. Everything Everywhere All at Once picks up an early feather whether bellwether or not. Nominations Tallies (2) Everything Everywhere All at Once The Nominations
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94th Oscar Preview: Precursors Coverage Beginning This Week
Precursor season began with the Gotham Awards nominations back at the end of October. They want to be first out of the gate, but are always the lowest in matching capability due to their inability to see the full playing field. That said, their winners will be announced tonight. Since the National Board of Review…
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Precursor: 38th Spirit Award Nominations (2022)
The Spirit Awards are the latest group out of the gate and they have declared Everything Everywhere All at Once the film they most like followed by Todd Field’s Tár. There isn’t much to see here. While some of these are certainly Oscar contenders, a lot of them aren’t. So, drawing any or many conclusions…
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Precursor: 13th Hollywood Music in Media Awards & Nominations (2022)
We haven’t covered this group often, but they announced their nominees and winners earlier this year. Historically, they haven’t been a major bellwether, but they are instructive being one of the few organizations devoted to the recognition of music in movies. Awards Tallies (2) Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Nominations Tallies (3) Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio…
