Category: 89th Oscars (2016)

Golden Globe voters (the Hollywood Foreign Press Association) are a quirky bunch. They always include contenders that the Academy will never recognize, especially in the Comedy/Musical category, but looking over the list, Oscar contenders are fairly well spread out, as are non-contenders. Simon Helberg doesn’t have a chance in the supporting category at the Oscars,…

The New York Online Film Critics have announced and there are no major surprises, though the Free State of Jones mention in the year’s best list is the oddest selection so far this year. Award Tallies (6) Moonlight The Awards

With the hefty nominations count for Moonlight, I suspect the Chicago Film Critics will be heading that direction with their awards. Jackie finally has a strong showing while The Handmaiden also had a solid outing. The acting races are fairly unusual with plenty of familiar names missing while a lot of newer faces are making…

It was clear from the outset, along with the slew of technical awards that La La Land received that it would be the big winner of the night. It is now positioned heading into the Oscar race as the film to beat, but it was that before these awards. Natalie Portman may have won here…

The Toronto Film Critics Association has created the most eclectic bunch of winners of the season to date (and likely for the entire season). Toni Erdmann not only won the Best Foreign Language Film prize, it also managed shocking wins in Best Director and Best Actress. Adam Driver snagged his second accolade this year while…

In a development that should come as no surprise to anyone, Moonlight dominated the San Francisco Film Critics prizes, taking a staggering six trophies. What is more surprising is just how diverse this list is. You just have to see the winners of the acting prizes to see that diversity on full display. Award Tallies…

The Boston Society of Film Critics has chosen La La Land as the best of the year, giving it a total of 3 awards. With the exception of Tower for Best Animated Film, none of these selections are truly unexpected. Award Tallies (3) La La Land (2) The Handmaiden, Moonlight The Awards

A three-way tie for most nominations showcase a fairly even match this year. Arrival did better in the creative categories while Moonlight did well in the upper categories. La La Land seemed to be evenly recognized across all category areas. The Animated Feature list looks like the one Oscar may choose while most of the…

Announcing their nominations yesterday, the San Diego Film Critics have give three films double-digit nomination tallies. One was expected, La La Land, the other two were not. Hell or High Water and Nocturnal Animals haven’t played nearly as well this season as they could have, with Hell or High Water doing markedly better than Nocturnal…

The Boston Online Film Critics have chosen Moonlight as the year’s best film. Damien Chazelle picks up an award for directing. Casey Affleck, Isabelle Huppert, and Mahershala Ali each pick up another prize. While some races seem to be solidifying, others are becoming less certain. Award Tallies (3) Manchester by the Sea, Moonlight (2) Cameraperson…

The American Film Institute has selected its ten films that they consider are the best of the year. The only stipulation is that they be American productions. Thus, foreign language films, and many British, Canadian, and Australian films are ineligible. I haven’t had time to look over the list to decide what isn’t there that…

These posted Sunday and while I had the info then, I just didn’t find the spare time to post them. As this is a new organization, it’s impossible to know their predictive capabilities, but they went a fairly predictable route, so it’s possible they do well. Award Tallies (4) La La Land (2) Manchester by…