Category: Precursors

The first caveat of Spirit Award Nominations is that the nominations aren’t picked by the organization on the whole, but by a committee. Thus there are often strange inclusions/omissions offered up every year. For instance, Ma Rainey’s in Best Feature and Promising Young Woman in director. This in spite of Carey Mulligan and the film…

With a handful of winners that haven’t been commonplace so far this year, several of their selections are following the trends being set by earlier-arriving awards. Award Tallies (3) Minari, Promising Young Woman (2) Nomadland, One Night in Miami The Awards

The second oldest film awards body in the United States is a bad barometer of Oscar contention. Typically announcing their list before most other precursors are announced, the NBR is going much later this season. Yet, that extra time hasn’t done much to improve their selections. While the Clint Eastwood/Warner Bros. bias appears to be…

There are a handful of titles that have been earning the lion’s share of attention this year in terms of their screenplay. The USC Scripter nominations list four of those titles with frequently cited I’m Thinking of Ending Things failing to make the cut over Emmy nominee Bad Education, which will not be eligible for…

The film that’s been dominating awards season tied for Best Picture with another film that’s been a fixture in many places this year. There are a few trendlines starting to develop and Best Director, the acting, and screenwriting winners here are are among the most frequently cited so far. Award Tallies (3) Nomadland, Promising Young…

Nomadland was a huge hit with the Online critics, sweeping the awards with wins in every category in which it was nominated. There isn’t much else to say about this list. Award Tallies (6) Nomadland (2) Promising Young Woman, Soul The Awards

The surprising exclusion of Promising Young Woman comes as inferior movies Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Mank make the list instead. The Awards Best American Films Da 5 Bloods Judas and the Black Messiah Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Mank Minari Nomadland One Night in Miami Soul Sound of Metal The Trial of the Chicago 7…

A group that goes back and forth between having nominations and not, the North Texas Critics Association, a smaller subset of Texas critics outside of the more familiar Houston and Dallas critics groups, have chosen Nomadland as their top nominee, but gave strong counts to Minari (which they incorrectly attributed to Korea when it’s a…

New Mexico critics seem to like Mank the best while spreading the love around everywhere including to Best Picture runner-up Minari.Mads Mikkelsen, Vanessa Kirby, and Daniel Kaluuya are among the seldomly-selected on this list, though many are as have been chosen elsewhere. Awards Tallies (3) Mank (2) Minari, Nomadland The Awards

The big winners here were Ma Rainey and

Houston didn’t announce nominations this year, going straight to the awards, giving Nomadland their top prize. The final award, for Best Texas Independent Film, will be announced on Jan. 31, 2021. Awards Tallies (3) Nomadland (2) One Night in Miami, Promising Young Woman, Soul, Tenet The Awards

With Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods taking the most nominations, it was clear that the OFCS was making a statement about this year in movies. That Spike Lee was the only male director nominated suggests a groundswell of support for films made by women and the diversity of all of the nominations was very impressive.…

Although it wasn’t the most nominated with this group, Nomadland was the most honored with top nominees Promising Young Woman and Mank receiving two and one awards each. Awards Tallies (4) Nomadland (2) The Invisible Man, Promising Young Woman, Soul, Tenet The Awards

Philadelphia’s film critics have to be the farthest outside the mainstream with their selections this year. While I applaud their approach to diversity, it’s hard to fathom how Ma Rainey’s Bottom could win the Best Picture award when even the other stage-to-screen adaptation, One Night in Miami, is significantly better. Awards Tallies (2) Da 5…

The first thing to remember about the London Critics is that they have separate awards for British & Irish actors and productions. This inevitably sways the tallies towards those kinds of films. The second is that their eligibility period is slightly wider, as any film that releases in the UK prior to the end of…