The Florida Critics, an “aging” bastion at 15 isn’t the most Oscar predictive group out there, but Animated Feature, Supporting Actor and Screenplay categories have the best chances at corresponding Oscar glory. On the nomination front, they fare much better with perfect rates in Picture, Animated Feature, Director, Actor, Actress and Supporting Actress with fairly good numbers in Supporting Actor, Screenplay, Cinematography and Documentary.

In addition to the nominees and/or winners listed below, this year, we’re giving you a quick background on each individual precursor including founding year, first awards year and a glimpse at how many predictions the group has gotten right in the last five years. This data can be found below.

Award Tallies

(3) The Descendants
(2) Hugo

The Awards

Best Picture

The Descendants

Best Animated

The Adventures of Tintin

Best Director

Martin Scorsese – Hugo

Best Actor

Michael Fassbender – Shame

Best Actress

Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor

Albert Brooks – Drive

Best Supporting Actress

Shailene Woodley – The Descendants

Best Original Screenplay

The Artist

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Descendants

Best Cinematography

The Tree of Life

Best Art Direction/Production Design

Hugo

Best Visual Effects

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Best Foreign Language

The Skin I Live In

Best Documentary

Project Nim

Best Breakout

Elizabeth Olsen – Martha Marcy May Marlene

Florida Film Critics Circle Data

First Awards: 1997 (15)

Precursor Accuracy

KEY:

• Winner won the corresponding Oscar
• Winner was nominated for the corresponding Oscar
• Winner was not nominated for a corresponding Oscar
• Total (2010-2009-2008-2007-2006)

Picture: 3 (0-0-1-1-1) W / 5 (1-1-1-1-1) N / 0 (0-0-0-0-0) I
Animated Feature: 4 (1-1-1-1-0) W / 5 (1-1-1-1-1) N / 0 (0-0-0-0-0) I
Director: 3 (0-0-1-1-1) W / 5 (1-1-1-1-1) N / 0 (0-0-0-0-0) I
Actor: 3 (1-0-0-1-1) W / 5 (1-1-1-1-1) N / 0 (0-0-0-0-0) I
Actress: 2 (1-0-0-0-1) W / 5 (1-1-1-1-1) N / 0 (0-0-0-0-0) I
Supporting Actor: 4 (1-1-1-1-0) W / 4 (1-1-1-1-0) N / 1 (0-0-0-0-1) I
Supporting Actress: 2 (1-1-0-0-0) W / 5 (1-1-1-1-1) N / 0 (0-0-0-0-0) I
Original Screenplay: 0 (0-X) W / 1 (1-X) N / 0 (0-X) I
Adapted Screenplay: 1 (1-X) W / 1 (1-X) N / 0 (0-X) I
Orig/Adapted Screenplay : 4 (1-0-1-1-1) W / 4 (1-0-1-1-1) N / 1 (0-1-0-0-0) I
Cinematography: 3 (1-1-X-0-1) W / 4 (1-1-X-1-1) N / 0 (0-0-X-0-0) I
Art Direction: 0 (0-X) W / 1 (1-X) N / 0 (0-X) I
Visual Effects: 1 (1-X) W / 1 (1-X) N / 0 (0-X) I
Foreign Language Film: 0 (0-0-0-0-0) W / 1 (0-0-0-0-1) N / 4 (1-1-1-1-0) I
Documentary Feature: 3 (0-1-1-0-1) W / 4 (0-1-1-1-1) N / 1 (1-0-0-0-0) I