Category: 92nd Oscars (2019)

The Florida Film Critics Circle has made some audacious choices. While some of the films we’ve seen a lot of this season (1917, Marriage Story, and The Irishman) did well, so too did several films that haven’t gotten as much attention as this group gives them (Ad Astra, The Farewell, and Portrait of a Lady…

Always a good preview of what the Academy might be thinking (outside the Writers Guild of America) in the Best Adapted Screenplay. While they don’t have a perfect track record, most years anywhere from three to five of their selections end up nominated. The only real surprise on this list is Dark Waters, which didn’t…

The important distinction about the London Film Critics awards is that they have different eligibility periods than other groups, which could create a few omissions and bring in some titles from the previous year. They also love distinctly British products even if those films aren’t Oscar contenders as is evident with The Souvenir. Of the…

With five awards, Sam Mendes’ 1917 was NOT selected as the best picture of the year. That distinction instead went to Todd Phillips’ Joker, which won one other award for Best Actor Joaquin Phoenix. Other than this odd twist, the rest of the selections were relatively commonplace. Award Tallies (5) 1917 (3) Jojo Rabbit (2)…

San Francisco changed its name, but didn’t change much else with this batch of winners that are similar to a lot of what’s come before with Antonio Banderas making a return appearance in precursor season after a decent absence. Nominations Tallies (3) Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Parasite The Nominations

With the third Texas-based film critic group to announce today, Houston has only announced their nominees. Their winners will be revealed in the future. As such, the same contenders we’ve seen all year have been recognized again. Award Tallies (7) Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (6) Marriage Story, Parasite (5) 1917, The Farewell, The…

1917 picks up its first award for Best Picture from the Dallas area film critics who recognize the best of the year in short ranked lists. Beyond Best Picture, Sam Mendes also picked up his first accolade of the year while everything else looks like the usual suspects. Award Tallies (4) 1917, Marriage Story The…

The Indiana Film Journalists have given their top prize of the year to Marriage Story, a result that film hasn’t been seeing so far. The group’s other selections look rather familiar. Award Tallies (3) Marriage Story, Parasite (2) The Lighthouse, Us The Awards

More love for Parasite from the Seattle film critics group with a number of other similar choices to other groups this year, though the Willem Dafoe love is a bit original. Award Tallies (5) Parasite (2) Uncut Gems The Awards

The first top prize The Irishman has taken in some time comes courtesy of the North Texas film critics who list their winner and runners-up in order of the number of votes they received. A lot of what we’ve come to expect about this year’s race is reflected here. Award Tallies (2) 1917 The Awards

The second of two Canadian critics groups to hand out prizes for the year, Vancouver has gone in the same direction as many others. Marriage Story takes the most prizes, but Parasite takes the big award. Since Vancouver and Toronto critics get the same kind of releases that American audiences do, it stands to reason…

Corresponding most frequently to the Sound Editing Oscar, the Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel nominations have been announced. Joker and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood were the top nominees pulling three while several others picked up two nominations apiece. The category to watch is the Sound Effects/Foley one with the occasional dip into…