Category: Precursors

Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog tied Belfast for most nominations with a staggering 11 each. The next closest were Dune and West Side Story with 6 apiece. The Green Knight continues to hang on in spite of its lackluster opening earlier this year. The same can be said for CODA and The French…

It’s rather surprising that CODA has managed to hang on for so long to keep showing up in year-end awards. That suggests it might not have faded like some assumed. Meanwhile, most of the titles on this list are late releases or films that haven’t shown in theaters yet. Could be an interesting showdown. Nominations…

For some reason, the New York Film Critics Circle really likes its obscure winners. While much of the down-ballot selections were expected, the Best Picture win for Drive My Car and the Supporting Actress prize for Kathryn Hunter are typical left-field choices for this group. Award Tallies (3) The Power of the Dog The Awards

With a full slate of categories, these numbers look more akin to the numbers the Oscars put up. That may or may not be the group’s intention, but as one of the only groups that had given out prizes separately for male and female directors, that they got rid of that this year is disappointing.…

The National Board of Review is always the first major precursor to release their results. This year, they’re mostly all over the board, recognizing several different films with Licorice Pizza coming out on top. What many won’t tell you is that getting an award from NBR might help you get an Oscar nomination, but it’s…

With many conventional wisdom picks, the Satellite Awards have largely confirmed a lot of what we’ve been discussing as contenders this year. Late release films like West Side Story were clearly not screened for this group, so there’s still room for volatility. The only surprising thing on this list is how well tick, tick…BOOM! performed.…

The Gotham Awards don’t have a lot of influencing power over the Oscars, but their choices can shine a light on the films that are at least under consideration for Oscar nominations. With their wins here, both The Lost Daughter and CODA have strong claims to being competitors. I imagine The Lost Daughter has more…

With the oddly formed eligibility window, the Grammy Awards often have little bearing on Oscar considerations, since they mostly go with prior year winners rather than future contenders. Still, compared to last year’s slate, this year’s is surprisingly heavy with 2021 Oscar-eligible films. There are four of six in the compilation soundtrack category, which has…

Summer of Soul swept its categories, but can it impress Oscar voters? The Academy is a tougher nut to crack for popular documentaries. Awards Tallies (6) Summer of Soul (3) The Rescue (2) Val The Awards

The Gotham Awards announce earlier and earlier every year and for little reason. Sure, they get the drop on other groups, but their selections are often so far out of the mainstream that they don’t generally translate into Oscar nominations or even other precursor consideration. This is also only one of two groups that I’m…

A long list of lots of documentaries. Not everything under the sun was nominated, but most of it was. Some Oscar nominees likely. Some not. We’ll just have to wait and see. Nominations Tallies (6) Ascension, Summer of Soul (5) The Rescue (4) Becoming Cousteau, The Sparks Brothers, Val, The Velvet Underground (3) Attica, The…