Category: Precursors

  • Precursor: 59th Publicists Guild Nominations, Part 2 (2021)

    The showmanship nominees have been announced, they are listed below along with the organization’s other nominations. The Nominations Maxwell Weinberg Publicist Showmanship Motion Picture Dune F9 The Harder They Fall A Quiet Place Part II Spider-Man: No Way Home West Side Story PREVIOUSLY REVEALED:

  • Precursor: 15th Houston Critics Awards (2021)

    Jane Campion’s film is doing very well with critics this year. Otherwise, there’s not too much to see here. Award Tallies (6) The Power of the Dog (3) Dune (2) Mass The Awards

  • Precursor: 13th Denver Film Critics Awards (2021)

    A very strong showing for The Power of the Dog. Only J.K. Simmons of these selections stands out against other awards. Awards Tallies (5) The Power of the Dog (2) Dune The Awards

  • Precursor: 35th USC Scripter Nominations (2021)

    One of the most accurate precursors, the USC Scripter award for Best Adapted Screenplay. It will be interesting to see which way the wind ultimately blows with this one. The Nominations Best Adapted Screenplay Dune The Lost Daughter Passing The Power of the Dog The Tragedy of Macbeth USC Scripter Data Year Founded: 1988 First…

  • Precursor: 19th Iowa Critics Awards (2021)

    Belfast has to feel good about this result, but it’s always interesting when the best directed film isn’t the best film of the year, because that doesn’t make a lot of sense in general. Awards Tallies (3) The Power of the Dog (2) Belfast The Awards

  • Precursor: 53rd NAACP Image Awards Nominations (2021)

    One of the few groups that didn’t forget that Judas and the Black Messiah was a 2021 release, the NAACP went for it in a decently big way, but they were really bowled over by The Harder They Fall, which captured a massive number of nominations. Respect and Oscar contender King Richard did comparatively less…

  • Precursor: 55th Kansas City Critics Awards (2021)

    KC gave one award to every film besides its Best Picture winner, The Power of the Dog. Not much needs to be said about this list other than in several places, they went against the prevailing wisdom. Awards Tallies (3) The Power of the Dog The Awards

  • Precursor: 25th Online Critics Nominations (2021)

    The OFCS list looks like a lot of other lists this year with an overindulgence of foreign features, both English-language and not. There aren’t too many surprises here. Nominations Tallies (9) Dune, The Power of the Dog (8) West Side Story (5) Drive My Car, Licorice Pizza (4) The French Dispatch, The Green Knight, Pig…

  • Precursor: 20th Visual Effects Society Nominations (2021)

    The latest guild to announce nominations certified that Dune is, far and away, this year’s frontrunner for Best Visual Effects at the Oscars. With 6 nominations to Shang-Chi‘s 4, it’s clear they are head-over-heels for the film by comparison. Nominations Tallies (6) Dune, Encanto (5) Raya and the Last Dragon (4) Luca, Shang-Chi and the…

  • Precursor: 19th African American Critics Awards, Part 2 (2021)

    It’s rather sad when the niche film groups are doing more to deviate from the narrative than any other group. They stick with a couple common choices (Will Smith & Aunjanue Ellis), but for the most part, they’ve gone out on the limb in a number of spots. Awards Tallies (3) The Harder They Fall,…

  • Precursor: 6th Seattle Critics Nominations (2021)

    It seems like critics are jumping all over themselves to look alike this year. There’s nothing hip about choosing the foreign language film and Seattle just seems to be following the leaders rather than blazing new ground. Awards Tallies (4) Drive My Car (3) Dune, The Green Knight (2) The Power of the Dog The…

  • 94th 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). We are finally reaching the end of the critics phase of our precursor season. They are slowing to…

  • Precursor: 25th Toronto Critics Awards (2021)

    More wins for Drive My Car. Would be nice to see some groups taking risks rather than playing it safe. Awards Tallies (3) Drive My Car, The Lost Daughter The Awards Best Picture Drive My Car (Runners-Up: Licorice Pizza, The Power of the Dog) Best Animated Feature Flee (Runners-Up: Encanto, The Mitchells vs. the Machines)…

  • Precursor: 6th Hawaii Critics Awards (2021)

    Having such a small group, minority opinion can reign supreme and that’s especially true with the Hawaii critics, which is the smallest group currently giving awards, thus CODA and Last Night in Soho were the top pics while films like The Power of the Dog, Drive My Car, and others were ignored. Awards Tallies (4)…

  • Precursor: 11th Georgia Critics Awards (2021)

    Georgia’s film critics went for Licorice Pizza big time, giving the less frequently cited film a shot in the arm, even if it’s a minor one. Awards Tallies (6) Licorice Pizza (3) Dune (2) The Power of the Dog The Awards

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