Category: 92nd Oscars (2019)
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Precursor: 10th Hollywood Music in Media Awards (2019)
There isn’t much to say about these selections except that they don’t seem like the kinds of choice the Academy would make, but stranger things have happened. Award Tallies (2) The Biggest Little Farm The Awards
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Precursor: 62nd Grammy Award Nominations (2019)
The Grammys have never been able to lay claim to being Oscar harbingers thanks to their much earlier eligibility period that overlaps the Oscars eligibility period by three months. However, this year’s slate is even less indicative of the potential for the Oscars. First, toss everything in Compilation Soundtrack and Music Film as they have…
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2019 Oscar Nominations Predictions: November
As is our tradition, May begins our first predictive look at the year’s Oscar hopefuls. A lot of factors will play into how well our guesses hold up. Expect many of them to fall by the wayside as the year progresses and new contenders to rise into their places. We’re in something of a holding…
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Precursor: 31st PGA Documentary Nominations (2019)
Of the seven nominations, two are titles that have received consistent buzz for Oscar consideration: Apollo 11 and One Child Nation. Three are titles that have received some small buzz: American Factory, The Cave and Honeyland. The remaining two, Advocate and For Sama haven’t been mentioned much at all. There are several documentaries that aren’t…
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92nd Oscars: Screener Watch – Week 4
A large batch of screeners arrived this week. Below, they are revealed in order of receipt. Starting with Bleecker Street, then several Netflix documentaries, followed by the Magnolia/Magnet batch is up next, with National Geographic up next, and finishing off with DreamWorks’ latest Abominable. Bleecker Street Arctic Oscar Chances: Unlikely: The film never managed to…
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Precursor: 11th Make-Up Artists Guild Nominations (2019)
The big surprise of these nominations is the triple nomination for Bombshell, a film that never seemed like the kind of film to earn nominations from this group. The Irishman is also surprising considering the de-aging technology used on that film, which will likely make it Oscar-ineligible. Rocketman is certainly no surprise and Joker also…
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92nd Oscars: Screener Watch – Week 3
This week saw several packages including content from Laika, DreamWorks Animation, A24, and Universal. Missing Link Oscar Chances: Uncertain: Laika is the only animation studio that has a 100% success rate in earning Oscar nominations. It hasn’t won yet. This film will test that studio’s strengths. It had solid, but unexceptional reviews and was far…
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Precursor: 45th People’s Choice Awards (2019)
While the People’s Choice Awards have never been the bastions of taste, they have always had a popular streak. That popularity was reserved for the biggest movies of the year; however, over the years, the organization seems to be attracting fewer and fewer mainstream audience voters and more and more younger voters. While Avengers: Endgame…
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Precursor: 4th Critics Choice Documentary Awards (2019)
Ever since the Broadcast Film Critics Association split their documentary awards off from their main awards ceremony, they’ve been able to recognize far more documentaries than previously. This gives us a broad idea of which documentaries are in contention for the Oscars and a lot of selections that aren’t. Titles like They Shall Not Grow…
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Precursor: 32nd European Film Awards Nominations (2019)
One of the foremost awards in Europe, the European Film Awards are not a precursor we’ve covered previously as their influence was minimal. However, in order to expand to cover more types of industry awards, we’re presenting a wider variety of group nominations. The European Film Awards have different eligibility requirements, which explains why 2018…
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Precursor: 10th Hollywood Music in Media Nominations (2019)
A group that I had not been familiar with before this year appears to be a very broad-ranging group that covers lots of ground and gives little hint as to what Oscar might consider. Award Tallies (3) Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2) Abominable, The Biggest Little Farm, The Black Godfather, Frozen II,…
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92nd Oscars: Screener Watch – Week 2
During the second week, I received one new screener, this one for the early-year contender Us. Us Oscar Chances: Uncertain: Early on, the film’s tremendous reviews and the pedigree of being the sophomore effort from Oscar nominee Jordan Peele, the film was thought to be a minor contender with Lupita Nyong’o and the film’s screenplay…
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92nd Oscars: Upcoming Precursors – November
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…
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Precursor: 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards (2019)
Considered South Korea’s pre-eminent film awards, the Blue Dragon Awards haven’t often been big players in the Oscar sweepstakes, but Parasite is this year and that could bolster its chances with this group. Of course, the film’s 12 nominations are probably enough for that. Nominations Tallies (12) Parasite (8) E.X.I.T, Extreme Job, Swing Kids (7)…
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Precursor: 29th Gotham Awards Nominations (2019)
Before most of the year-end releases have been seen, the Gotham Awards announce nominations and even awards, suggesting that the Oscar race has begun, but being too early to be reflective. The Favourite was the only of their Best Picture nominees last year to make the final list. Films like The Farewell, Marriage Story, and…
