A couple of trends have emerged with Martin Scorsese, The Artist, George Clooney and Albert Brooks with two precursor awards in their names. Could this point towards a split vote at the Academy? I wouldn’t be too surprised at this point.

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.

Awards Tallies

(2) The Artist / The Descendants / Hugo

The Awards

Best Picture

The Artist

Best Animated Feature

Rango

Best Director

Martin Scrosese – Hugo

Best Actor

George Clooney – The Descendants

Best Actress

Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn

Best Supporting Actor

Albert Brooks – Drive

Best Supporting Actress

Octavia Spencer – The Help

Best Original Screenplay

50/50

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Descendants

Best Score

The Artist

Best Cinematography

The Tree of Life

Best Art Direction

Hugo

Best Foreign Language Film

The Skin I Live In

Best Documentary

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Best Ensemble

Bridesmaids

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Data

Year Founded: 2002
First Awards: 2002 (10)

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