Category: 91st Oscars (2018)

The Casting Society of America knows how to spread their awards around, nominating 44 different films for its awards. Of note is that in the animation category, they surprisingly ignored Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and went with only four nominations. How some of the Big Budget films were selected is anyone’s guess, but a few…

The Favourite topped the Iowa Critics list this year with a long list of other choices that are fairly commonplace this year. Award Tallies (2) If Beale Street Could Talk, The Favourite The Awards

The Favourite led the 10th annual Dorian Awards, GALECA, the society of LGTBQ film critics. Can You Ever Forgive Me? was the only other film that was LGBTQ-centric that managed to score more than three nominations. Most of their general selections are comparable to other organizations, though the seldom recognized Michelle Yeoh managed to sneak…

If there were any surprises inbound this awards season, Houston’s film critics didn’t foreshadow any of them. Award Tallies (3) The Favourite, Roma The Awards

With a handful of categories, there are several titles that have earned multiple nominations. No single film has really made an impression here except that All Is True is the kind of movie that this group would recognize that no one else would even know existed. Ben Is Back and Crazy Rich Asians have done…

If you ever see a date listed for the Satellite Awards, ignore it. They tend to do whatever they want, including announcing winners long before schedule (their ceremony is Feb. 22, but they announced these on Jan. 3) and announcing nominations on a whim. It’s a rather unprofessional way to run an organization. Just as…

The British Academy of Film & Television Arts has announced the five individuals they have selected as the year’s Rising Star Award nominees. It’s a rather interesting and diverse list with many potential victors, but I guess that Letitia Wright may have the edge since she was a major part of Black Panther and Avengers:…

Shaking up the race just a little bit, Central Ohio’s film critics have made a couple of atypical selections here, but have otherwise followed the consensus. Award Tallies (3) If Beale Street Could Talk (2) The Favourite, Roma The Awards

Another victory for Roma. Another victory for Alfonso Cuaron. Another Victory for Olivia Colman…you get the point. Award Tallies (4) Roma (2) The Favourite, If Beale Street Could Talk The Awards

The Online Critics have gone with Roma and all the standard-issued selections of the year. Award Tallies (4) Roma (3) If Beale Street Could Talk (2) Black Panther, First Reformed, Hereditary, Mission: Impossible – Fallout The Awards

Another group has fallen in love with Roma and a number of other selections other groups have been making. Their lone claim to originality is the selection of Yalitza Aparicio as Best Actress. Award Tallies (3) Roma (2) First Reformed, If Beale Street Could Talk, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse The Awards

The first group to put If Beale Stree Could Talk on even footing with The Favourite and ahead of Roma otherwise went in expected directions. Nominations Tallies (9) The Favourite, If Beale Street Could Talk (7) Roma (4) Eighth Grade, First Man (3) Black Panther, Burning, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Sorry to Bother You,…

North Carolina critics have deemed If Beale Street Could Talk and Roma as among the year’s best films, giving them each six nominations. The nominations list gives First Man more credit than usual and A Star Is Born five nominations, but not one for Best Picture. Nominations Tallies (6) If Beale Street Could Talk, Roma…