Category: Precursors

The Latino Journalists group enjoyed Nomadland the most, but definitely seemed to be following the trend rather than setting it. Award Tallies (4) Nomadland (3) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Soul (2) Minari, One Night in Miami The Awards

An entire slate of winners from prior or future years. Joker was last year’s Best Original Score winner, so it’s not shocking it also won this year’s award. The Awards

The OFTA released a set of nominees that looks like a lot of other lists. There are some notable surprises along the way, but mostly features what we’ve come to expect from this group. Award Tallies (13) Promising Young Woman (15 with poster/trailer nominations) (12) Minari (11) Mank (12), One Night in Miami (9) Sound…

Some thought the script for Nomadland would be its weakest element, yet the film continues to steamroll through awards season, including in this category. The Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Nomadland (Peter, Thomas) USC Scripter Data Year Founded: 1988 First Awards: 1987 (34)

Austin’s critics loved Minari a lot, Nomadland and The Invisible Man quite a bit, a handful of others well enough. Nominations Tallies (11) Minari (7) Nomadland (6) The Invisible Man (5) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Promising Young Woman (4) Tenet (3) Da 5 Bloods, The Father, Mank, One Night in Miami, Sound of Metal The…

More commonplace winners. Awards Tallies (3) Nomadland (2) Minari The Awards

A couple of minor surprises, but nothing out of the ordinary. Awards Tallies (4) Nomadland (3) Promising Young Woman (2) One Night in Miami, Soul, Sound of Metal The Awards

Las Vegas enjoyed Nomadland like so many other groups and didn’t go too far out on a limb. Award Tallies (4) Nomadland (3) Judas and the Black Messiah, Soul (2) The Invisible Man, Mank, Sound of Metal The Awards

Another group that loved Minari, but Phoenix’s nominations are a bit closer to the mainstream with a few oddball selections thrown in. Nominations Tallies (7) Minari (5) Mank, Nomadland (4) One Night in Miami, Promising Young Woman (3) Another Round, Da 5 Bloods, Sound of Metal, Tenet The Nominations

Picking the lowest hanging fruit as usual, there’s nothing particularly compelling about this list. Nominations Tallies (6) 365 Days, Dolittle (5) Fantasy Island (4) Music (3) Hillbilly Elegy, Hubie Halloween, The Wrong Missy The Nominations

After directing, acting, and writing, the most important precursor for a Best Picture contender to have is an editing citation and there’s no organization more in tune with that than the American Cinema Editors. Of the major Best Picture Oscar contenders, the most notably absent here are The Father, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, One Night…

Unless you have a particular interest in Canadian cinema, this winner won’t really seem that important to you. The Awards Best Canadian Film Finalists (To Be Announced: March 9, 2020) Anne at 13,000 ft. Toronto Film Critics Association Data First Awards: 1997 (24)

The expected inclusion of Mank, News of the World, and Nomadland came with the unexpected inclusion of Cherry and, to a lesser extent, The Trial of the Chicago 7. The Awards Best Cinematography Cherry Mank News of the World Nomadland The Trial of the Chicago 7 Spotlight Award Dear Comrades! Swallow Two of Us Documentary…

The African American film critics spread their love primarily between late-breaking Judas and the Black Messiah and stage-to-screen adaptation One Night in Miami. Clearly, this group had no problem following the Academy’s eligibility window while their counterparts in the Black Film Critics Circle didn’t. Award Tallies (4) Judas and the Black Messiah (3) One Night…

While it’s odd that Emeraeld Fennell would show up in Best Director, but not First Feature, it seems obvious, this organization is spreading the love between several films. There are no huge surprises here, which makes this welcome sight after the confusion of BAFTA. The Awards Best Director Lee Isaac Chung – Minari Emerald Fennell…