Category: Precursors

The strange case of Bill & Ted Face the Music is rather puzzling. How can it compete in both Period and Contemporary categories. This sounds like an issue with eligibility. Either way, it doesn’t matter as the film was not shortlisted by the Academy. Of the films that were, Emma., The Glorias, The Little Things,…

The Writers Guild of America is the only guild that refuses to nominate any film that doesn’t work under a WGA contract. As such, animated films, certain independents, many foreign language films, and all Quentin Tarantino films are ineligible for consideration. That said, their choices are pretty solid precursors for Oscar consideration. The most surprising…

At this point, it would be shocking if Nomadland didn’t win all the remaining critics awards. This list doesn’t look too different from others with Kaluuya starting to gain traction with those groups who aren’t sticking to a 2020-only limitation. Awards Tallies (5) Nomadland (3) Minari (2) Tenet The Awards

The Satellites go in common directions, not really striking out on its own in terms of winners. Awards Tallies (3) Mank, Nomadland (2) Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal, The Trial of the Chicago 7 The Awards

Utah spread the wealth around with three films picking up two awards each while Best Picture winner Minari wins no other award. Award Tallies (2) Nomadland, One Night in Miami, The Trial of the Chicago 7 The Awards

Of the seven films with 3 or more nominations, only one of them is directed by a straight white man. Apart from that, there’s not much original here, though the Candice Bergen nomination is a little left-field. Award Tallies (6) Minari (5) Nomadland (4) Promising Young Woman (3) First Cow, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Never…

It’s hard to say much original about any of the precursors coming out now and this group, while doing their awards differently than everyone else, still manages to feel like it’s in line with estimations. Award Tallies (3) Nomadland (2) Mank, Minari, Promising Young Woman The Awards

The only movie that surprises me that’s on this list is One Night in Miami. Other than being a period piece, it doesn’t seem to have any focus on older voters, who make up the AARP. I can only assume that films like Promising Young Woman and Sound of Metal didn’t do well because they…

San Francisco went for Nomadland and First Cow in big ways, giving them the lion’s share of awards while the only major studio release that picked up more than a single win was Soul. Awards Tallies (4) Nomadland (3) First Cow (2) Minari, Soul The Awards

Denver’s selections are largely in line with other precursors with the exception of their left-field Best Film and Supporting Actor choices. The Ellen Burstyn nod is a good sign for her. Awards Tallies (3) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2) Soul The Awards

Minari was the best represented film here, but Nomadland, Soul, and The Trial of the Chicago 7 also did very well. Promising Young Woman and films with black leads did poorly, however. Da 5 Bloods, One Night in Miami, and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom are all barely mentioned, which is a bit surprising. Nominations Tallies…

A quintuple indie line up marks this set of San Francisco Bay Area critics nominations. Matter of fact, the indies just kind of run roughshod over this year’s awards in general. Nominations Tallies (7) Nomadland (6) Mank, Minari (5) First Cow (4) Da 5 Bloods, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, One Night…

The Critics Choice Association has announced their predictions for this year’s 93rd Oscars. That should say “nominations,” but their penchant for expanding categories to make enough room for all Oscar contenders is suspicious. They aren’t infallible, but they are generally pretty accurate. Of course, getting five out of eight or nine nominations to match is…

Washington DC made some pretty standard selections, choosing a slate of winners that is almost entirely duplicated in part by other groups. Awards Tallies (5) Nomadland (3) Soul (2) Minari, One Night in Miami The Awards

Minari does surprisingly well with the Seattle film critics while The Trial of the Chicago 7 and One Nigh in Miami do disappointingly. Ma Rainey’s picked up a few citations, as did Da 5 Bloods, but neither were in Best Picture while Judas and the Black Messiah was. Nominations Tallies (8) Minari (6) First Cow,…