Category: Precursors

I have no idea when these were announced. They just showed up on IMDb, so who knows. Anyway, there’s not much to see here. Though, they are one of the few groups to cite Spider-Man: No Way Home for Best Picture. Nominations Tallies (7) The Power of the Dog (6) Dune (4) Belfast, Drive My…

A traditional slate of longlist submissions this year with some interesting things to say about what can make it all the way to the Oscars and won’t most likely won’t. A lot of what we’ve been talking about so far is evident on these lists while some other narratives that have been developing throughout precursor…

What a bizarre set of nominees. Some of the expected ones showed up, but several did not. The Power of the Dog earned three nominations for its ensemble, but then none for the cast as a whole. That’s probably the most ludicrous change here. This does bolster Don’t Look Up to a minor extent. It…

For some strange reason, they eliminated their screenwriting award. Still, Belfast came out well with two actors on the list. It’s noteworthy that to get nominated for the acting or directing categories, you have to be AARP-eligible, which is age 50. What’s noteworthy is that Jared Leto, of all people, just barely made the cut…

Of the ten films that made the finalist list for this year’s Oscars, Cyrano and Nightmare Alley were the only films not to make this list while Being the Ricardos is the only multi-nominee that wasn’t on the Oscars’ list. Usually, 3 nominations with this group is a good sign, so we might have four…

There isn’t much to look at here since they didn’t announce their showmanship nominees, so we’ll hopefully find out more about them at a later date. The Nominations

Another victory for The Power of the Dog with a strange discrepancy with their official top ten, which put Pig on top, which would explain its 3 awards. Awards Tallies (5) The Power of the Dog (3) Pig (2) Drive My Car, The Mitchells vs. the Machines The Awards

The Power of the Dog came out on top at San Diego, but wasn’t nearly as fond of it as their northern neighbors in San Francisco. A lot of unusual choices that haven’t reflected often in other groups. Awards Tallies (4) The Power of the Dog (2) Dune, Licorice Pizza, Mass, Parallel Mothers The Awards

Winning all but one award for which it was nominated, The Power of the Dog outright dominated all other films, winning eight with no other film earning more than one award. Clearly a good day for Jane Campion’s film. Awards Tallies (8) The Power of the Dog The Awards

Even against a technical juggernaut like Dune, which scored well with Seattle critics, The Power of the Dog still managed to dominate with one more nomination than Denis Villeneuve’s film. The Green Knight and Titane also did well with these nominations, but what’s most notable is that Belfast, without star Jude Hill, would have earned…

With all the negative buzz hanging around the Golden Globes, you have to wonder if some of these winners would have been the same in a normal year? Were they trying to say something by picking Will Smith or Ariana DeBose? Unfortunately, we might never know for sure. Their selections have become invariably tainted and…

Not much of interest here as they seem overly focused on ignoring American films in favor of foreign ones. Even the season-dominant The Power of the Dog struggled. Award Tallies (4) Drive My Car The Awards

Another one on the board for Jane Campion and her film, which is mostly steamrolling competition this season. Awards Tallies (3) The Power of the Dog (2) The French Dispatch, Passing The Awards

The Power of the Dog outdistances Dune by three while Drive My Car and West Side Story do quite well as well. Nominations Tallies (9) The Power of the Dog (6) Dune (5) Drive My Car, West Side Story (4) The Green Knight, Licorice Pizza, The Lost Daughter (3) Belfast, Flee, The French Dispatch, Passing,…