The biggest surprise omission here is Little Women, while something as generally tradition as The Irishman was ignored as was 1917. That said, this list doesn’t carry any real surprises as many of the top contenders are here and Disney has once again dominated with all five slots in the Fantasy category.
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Precursor: 27th Cinema Audio Society Nominations (2019)
The biggest news here is the absence of 1917. War films are often thought to be major players with this group. That said, some other noteworthy snubs include everything Disney in the main category (no new Star Wars, no Avengers: Endgame, no live-action remakes) and Ad Astra. Surprisingly, four of my five current predictions are on this list. Is Joker really going to make it in over 1917? I wouldn’t count on it.
The Awards
Precursor: 17th African American Critics Awards (2019)
The African American Film Critics Associaiton has announced its winners for 2019 and while they may predominantly select black winners, their awards don’t look terribly different from the mainstream, suggesting that diversity is finally spreading. No major surprises here, though this does pretty much tell us that Waves will not be manifesting as a dark horse contender at the Oscars.
Award Tallies
(3) Us
(2) Dolemite Is My Name, Parasite, Waves
The Awards
Trailer Watch: Rambo: Last Blood (2019) Updated
New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#3-#6)
Rambo: Last Blood, updated
Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
Poll: Remaking Best Visual Effects, 2013
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Remaking Best Visual Effects, 2013
In our third pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Visual Effects. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Visual Effects slate. There will be an “Other” option, but you can only use this once and you’ll have to specify your other in the comments. Now on to the game: Best Visual Effects.
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As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences).
With a handful of precursors this past week, one of them being the Directors Guild of America, there isn’t a lot to say about this week’s winners. While a few of the races may have solidified, the big one, Best Picture, still remains relatively murky.
But, before we get into this week’s winners and losers, let’s take a look at what’s coming up this week:
Week 13
Monday, Feb. 4 – Nominees Lunch (Official)
Monday, Feb. 4 – AARP (Awards) (Official)
Wednesday, Feb. 6 – Film Music Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)
Thursday, Feb. 7 – Berlin Festival (Festival) (Official)
Saturday, Feb. 9 – Cinematographers (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Feb. 9 – USC Scripter (Awards) (Official)
Saturday, Feb. 9 – Sci-Tech Awards (Official)
Sunday, Feb. 10 – British Academy (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Feb. 10 – Grammy Awards (Awards) (Official)
Sunday, Feb. 10 – Online Film & TV Association (Awards) (Official)
Big Winners
2018 Precursor Predictions: Screen Actors Guild
With nary a consensus heading into Oscar voting, it will be interesting to see what SAG voters pick since actors makeup the largest portion of the Academy’s membership. Of course SAG also has AFTRA mixed in, which means a lot of television voters. While the massive SAG-AFTRA organization dwarfs the Academy, there’s no question there’s a bit of an influence with SAG winners going on to Academy wins more often than almost any other group. Their Best Cast award tends to favor Best Picture contenders.
SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS
Introduction
Wesley Lovell: My introduction is the overall one, though I am hopeful that a lot of mistakes that have been made this precursor season by various bodies can be rectified here, though Supporting Actress is certainly not going to remedy the frustration with If Beale Street Could Talk being left off where it shouldn’t.
Peter J. Patrick: I think the big questions of the evening are whether Black Panther can win anything major this year and whether the A Star Is Born slide from grace will continue.
Tripp Burton: SAG is going to make things a lot clearer for the Oscars and also muddle it up quite a bit too. This is turning out to be quite a race, and I still have a lot of questions.
Thomas LaTourette: None provided.
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91st Oscars: Screener Watch, Week 7
Apparently missing everyone’s deadline, Mary Queen of Scots arrived this week after voting was finished.
Mary Queen of Scots
Oscar Chances: Uncertain: While the film could still show up in Production Design and/or Costume Design, the film’s weak reception with critics and at the box office means that it’s mostly an also-ran.
Campaign-Proposed Categories
- Picture (Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward)
- Director (Josie Rourke)
- Actress (Saoirse Ronan)
- Supporting Actress (Margot Robbie)
- Adapted Screenplay (Beau Willimon)
- Film Editing (Chris Dickens)
- Cinematography (John Mathieson)
- Production Design (James Merifield, Gina Cromwell)
- Costume Design (Alexandra Byrne)
- Sound Mixing (Rob Flanagan, Steve Single, Andrew Caller)
- Sound Editing (Ian Wilson, Alastair Sirkett)
- Makeup and Hairstyling (Jenny Shircore)
- Original Score (Max Richter)
Poll: Remaking Best Visual Effects, 1997
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Remaking Best Visual Effects, 1997
In our third pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Actress. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Visual Effects slate. There will be an “Other” option, but you can only use this once and you’ll have to specify your other in the comments. Now on to the game: Best Original Song.
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New Trailer (#2)
Boy Erased, updated
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Precursor: 28th Gotham Awards Nominations (2018)
With only a handful of categories, the Gotham Awards have been having a small impact on the indie cinema that becomes big contenders in Oscar season. First Reformed topped the list with three nominations while several others placed with two. The Favourite ended up with three citations, though one was a winner-only as best ensemble for stars Emma Stone, Olivia Colman, and Rachel Weisz, who were specifically excluded from the Best Actress race as a result.
Looking over the nominees, a few titles that one would have expected to see like BlacKkKlansman and Roma received only a single nominations, while several films that still aren’t on Oscar’s radar like First Reformed and Madeline’s Madeline did quite well. Whether this is instructive or not remains to be seen, but for right now, it’s an early look at what could be charging into the fall’s Oscar competition.
Award Tallies
(3) First Reformed
(2) Eighth Grade, The Favourite (3), Hereditary, If Beale Street Could Talk, Leave No Trace, Madeline’s Madeline, Private Life, Sorry to Bother You, Support the Girls
The Awards
Poll: Remaking Best Original Song, 1999
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Remaking Best Original Song, 1999
In our third pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Original Song. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Original Song slate. There will be an “Other” option, but you can only use this once and you’ll have to specify your other in the comments. Now on to the game: Best Original Song.
Loading ...Trailer Watch: Alpha (2018) Updated
New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#2) / New Release Date (changed from 3/2/18)
Alpha, updated
Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
Trailer Watch: Searching (2018) Updated
New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#2)
Searching, updated
Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
Poll: Remaking Best Actress, 2003 Redux
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Remaking Best Actress, 2003 Redux
(NOTE: Because a 2002 candidate made it into the 2003 voting, I’m re-doing the vote for Best Actress of 2003 so that no one’s vote is wasted on an ineligible actress.)
In our third pass of the Oscar nominees from 1997 through 2016, we take a look at the nominees for Best Actress. Each week, we’ll present a list of contenders from which you can select five to make up the Best Actress slate. There will be an “Other” option, but you can only use this once and you’ll have to specify your other in the comments. Now on to the game: Best Actress.
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