Category: Precursors

All five of these nominees are on the Academy’s shortlist, so we don’t get any real peak into what could happen other than the inclusion of No Time to Die over The Matrix Resurrections and The Power of the Dog over Belfast. Considering the Jane Campion’s film is a relatively quiet one that doesn’t have…

Two of the year’s numerous black-and-white films made the list as did three expected color features. Belfast was the title I was least sure would be included, but the film managed to eke out a nomination over popular Janusz Kaminski for West Side Story. Cyrano, The Green Knight, Licorice Pizza, and Passing were most injured…

The OFCS gave The Power of the Dog a clean sweep of its nominated categories. For once, I’m actually quite pleased with these results. I’m not sure if editing was entirely deserved, but they clearly have good taste. Awards Tallies (9) The Power of the Dog (3) Dune (2) The Lost Daughter The Awards

With Sound Editing now a part of the Sound award, we look to these for signs of weakness rather than a definitive precursor since the Sound Mixing category is the more familiar component of the new category. Of the Sound shortlisted films, it’s rather surprising that three of the four top nominees are there, but…

Major contenders missing from this list include three really big ones: Cyrano, Belfast, and House of Gucci as well as three minor ones: The Last Duel, Last Night in Soho, and The Power of the Dog. This will definitely help the campaigns for The French Dispatch, Licorice Pizza, and The Green Knight. The Nominations Best…

The showmanship nominees have been announced, they are listed below along with the organization’s other nominations. The Nominations Maxwell Weinberg Publicist Showmanship Motion Picture Dune F9 The Harder They Fall A Quiet Place Part II Spider-Man: No Way Home West Side Story PREVIOUSLY REVEALED:

Jane Campion’s film is doing very well with critics this year. Otherwise, there’s not too much to see here. Award Tallies (6) The Power of the Dog (3) Dune (2) Mass The Awards

A very strong showing for The Power of the Dog. Only J.K. Simmons of these selections stands out against other awards. Awards Tallies (5) The Power of the Dog (2) Dune The Awards

One of the most accurate precursors, the USC Scripter award for Best Adapted Screenplay. It will be interesting to see which way the wind ultimately blows with this one. The Nominations Best Adapted Screenplay Dune The Lost Daughter Passing The Power of the Dog The Tragedy of Macbeth USC Scripter Data Year Founded: 1988 First…

Belfast has to feel good about this result, but it’s always interesting when the best directed film isn’t the best film of the year, because that doesn’t make a lot of sense in general. Awards Tallies (3) The Power of the Dog (2) Belfast The Awards

One of the few groups that didn’t forget that Judas and the Black Messiah was a 2021 release, the NAACP went for it in a decently big way, but they were really bowled over by The Harder They Fall, which captured a massive number of nominations. Respect and Oscar contender King Richard did comparatively less…

KC gave one award to every film besides its Best Picture winner, The Power of the Dog. Not much needs to be said about this list other than in several places, they went against the prevailing wisdom. Awards Tallies (3) The Power of the Dog The Awards

The OFCS list looks like a lot of other lists this year with an overindulgence of foreign features, both English-language and not. There aren’t too many surprises here. Nominations Tallies (9) Dune, The Power of the Dog (8) West Side Story (5) Drive My Car, Licorice Pizza (4) The French Dispatch, The Green Knight, Pig…

The latest guild to announce nominations certified that Dune is, far and away, this year’s frontrunner for Best Visual Effects at the Oscars. With 6 nominations to Shang-Chi‘s 4, it’s clear they are head-over-heels for the film by comparison. Nominations Tallies (6) Dune, Encanto (5) Raya and the Last Dragon (4) Luca, Shang-Chi and the…