Category: 92nd Oscars (2019)

  • Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 7

    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). The Golden Globe Awards dominate this past week of precursor revelations giving 1917 a huge boost while deflating…

  • Precursor: 2nd Latino Journalists Nominations (2019)

    With a small dose of extra Hispanic acknowledgement, the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association have stuck with most of what we’ve seen so far in the precursors and little else. Nominations Tallies (10) The Irishman (8) 1917 (7) Monos, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (6) Hustlers, Marriage Story, Parasite, The Two Popes (5) The Farewell,…

  • Precursor: 77th Golden Globe Awards (2019)

    Televised Awards Season begins now. For now until Oscar night, a new televised precursor will air. That said, we’ve got this one precursor starting everything off with a bang. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood was the dominant film with three awards, but it was 1917 that shocked with a win for Best Drama and…

  • Precursor: 54th National Society of Film Critics Awards (2019)

    Another prize for Parasite and more love for Little Women. These awards have a couple of surprises, but nothing completely out of left field. Award Tallies (2) Little Women, Parasite The Awards

  • Precursor: 4th Chicago Independent Critics Awards (2019)

    Apart from the unusual love for Knives Out, most of these awards went to either expected choices or existing frontrunners. Award Tallies (4) Knives Out, Parasite (3) Little Women, 1917 (2) Us The Awards

  • Precursor: 11th GALECA Nominations (2019)

    It’s a strange coincidence that the top three nominees of the year all start with the letter “P” and all three are foreign language films. Little Women and Marriage Story are the only English-language films in the top 6 films with The Farewell rounding out the list of films scoring three or more nominations. Award…

  • Precursor: 9th Georgia Critics Nominations (2019)

    Quentin Tarantino’s film is cleaning up with nominations this year thanks to its dominance of the tech categories, but Little Women and Parasite are doing well as well. Award Tallies (9) Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (8) Little Women, Parasite (6) 1917, The Farewell, The Irishman (5) Marriage Story, Uncut Gems (3) Joker, Knives…

  • Precursor: 8th North Carolina Critics Awards (2019)

    Another prize for Parasite and several other frequently-awarded individuals. Award Tallies (4) Parasite (2) Little Women, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood The Awards

  • Precursor: 34th Society of Cinematographers Nominations (2019)

    The American Society of Cinematographers love Roger Deakins and Robert Richardson, who both pick up nominations here. The surprises are that Joker and Ford v Ferarri were thought better than The Lighthouse, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and Parasite all of which could take their spots at the Oscars. The Awards Best Cinematography 1917…

  • 2019 Precursor Predictions: Golden Globe Awards

    While Oscar season began in late November, January is the beginning of the televised and guild awards season, so as we do every year, we’re looking at the Golden Globe Awards. here are our predictions and our commentary to go along with them. GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS Best Picture, Drama The Irishman (Peter, Tripp, Thomas, RU:Wesley)…

  • Precursor: 13th Houston Critics Awards (2019)

    Houston critics don’t have a problem with any of their winners as most of them are major contenders for Oscar nominations. Their only selection that might struggle is Zhao Shuzhen for The Farewell. As Hong Chau can attest, critical acclaim isn’t enough to get you to the Oscars. Though, as Zhao can attest, her film…

  • Precursor: 18th Columbus Critics Awards (2019)

    Columbus film critics have weighed in the best of the year and like so many other groups, they have selected Parasite as the best film of the year. Parasite is the only film to earn double-digit awards for Best Picture this year. Award Tallies (4) Parasite (3) Little Women (2) Knives Out, Us The Awards

  • Precursor: 36th Casting Society Nominations (2019)

    The Casting Society of America have announced their nominees for the best-cast films of the year. These awards are given to the casting director of a film, so there’s no direct Oscar correlation. That said, the list can often help us see what films are being seriously considered. The Nominations

  • 92nd Oscars: Upcoming Precursors – January

    Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different types and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organization. Each month, we’ll take a look at all of the upcoming events that could have some small impact on the Oscars so you can plan out what to…

  • Precursor: 15th Austin Critics Nominations (2019)

    If there’s a story here, it’s that the Austin film critics haven’t made any terribly original selections. Award Tallies (9) Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (8) Parasite (7) The Irishman (6) Little Women, Marriage Story (4) Uncut Gems (3) 1917, Avengers: Endgame, The Farewell, Us The Awards

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