Category: Precursors
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Precursor: 6th New Mexico Critics Awards (2021)
With such a small number of members, New Mexico’s film critics are always idiosyncratic in their choices and I can’t imagine the vast majority of these carrying over to the Oscars. Awards Tallies (4) West Side Story (2) Cry Macho, Licorice Pizza The Awards 6th New Mexico Film Critics (2021) (Awards: Dec. 12, 2021) Best…
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Precursor: 10th Boston Online Critics Awards (2021)
Boston’s online film critics really loved The Power of the Dog, giving it a near-sweep of its awards with Dune winning two categories and Licorice Pizza winning one each with Flee, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, Spencer, and The Worst Person in the World capturing the only four categories it couldn’t have won. Awards Tallies…
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Precursor: 33rd Producers Guild Documentary Nominations (2021)
A much more commonplace list of documentary contenders this year. The Nominations Best Documentary Ascension The First Wave Flee In The Same Breath The Rescue Simple As Water Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Writing With Fire Producers Guild of America Data Year Founded: 1950 Film; 1957 TV; 1962 Unified…
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Precursor: 15th Women Journalists Nominations (2021)
Winners to be announced in early January. The Alliance of Women Film Journalists have announced a list that while heavily female-centric, still represents a lot of what we’re seeing elsewhere so far this season. Nominations Tallies (12) The Power of the Dog (9) Passing (8) Belfast, The Lost Daughter (5) CODA, Licorice Pizza (3) Flee,…
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Precursor: 19th African American Critics Awards, Part 1 (2021)
Other category winners to be announced on January 17. Unlike prior years, the African American Film Critics Association have announced their ranked top ten list and then will announce the remainder of their awards later. The only titles not usually on other lists with this group are Respect and Who We Are. Otherwise, a fairly…
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Precursor: 21st American Film Institute (2021)
No major surprises here. The Awards Best American Films CODA Don’t Look Up Dune King Richard Licorice Pizza Nightmare Alley The Power of the Dog tick, tick…BOOM! The Tragedy of Macbeth West Sidee Story Special Award Belfast Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) American Film Institute Data Year Founded: 1967…
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Precursor: 6th Atlanta Critics Awards (2021)
Another good pull for Licorice Pizza, which continues to surprise as one of the year’s prime Oscar contenders. Otherwise, the Atlanta list doesn’t look terribly inventive. Awards Tallies (5) Licorice Pizza (4) The Power of the Dog The Awards Best Picture Licorice Pizza Best Animated Film The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best Director Jane Campion…
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Precursor: 20th DC Critics Awards (2021)
The DC critics seem to be wanting to make statements and change the conversation. Their choices are both expected and unexpected depending on the category you’re looking at. Awards Tallies (3) Dune, The Power of the Dog (2) Belfast, tick, tick…BOOM! The Awards Best Film Belfast Best Animated Feature The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best…
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Precursor: 15th Detroit Critics Awards (2021)
12 critics. That’s all the stands between you and an award with the Detroit film critics. They handed out two ties, to be expected with such a small group. As are such idiosyncratic choices. Awards Tallies (2) Cyrano The Awards Best Picture Cyrano Best Animated Feature The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best Director Lin-Manuel Miranda…
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94th Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 1
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’re just getting going with a number of prominent early players making their choices known. The next week…
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Precursor: 20th DC Critics Nominations (2021)
Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog tied Belfast for most nominations with a staggering 11 each. The next closest were Dune and West Side Story with 6 apiece. The Green Knight continues to hang on in spite of its lackluster opening earlier this year. The same can be said for CODA and The French…
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Precursor: 15th Detroit Critics Nominations (2021)
It’s rather surprising that CODA has managed to hang on for so long to keep showing up in year-end awards. That suggests it might not have faded like some assumed. Meanwhile, most of the titles on this list are late releases or films that haven’t shown in theaters yet. Could be an interesting showdown. Nominations…
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Precursor: 87th New York Critics Awards (2021)
For some reason, the New York Film Critics Circle really likes its obscure winners. While much of the down-ballot selections were expected, the Best Picture win for Drive My Car and the Supporting Actress prize for Kathryn Hunter are typical left-field choices for this group. Award Tallies (3) The Power of the Dog The Awards
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Precursor: 5th Hollywood Critics Nominations (2021)
With a full slate of categories, these numbers look more akin to the numbers the Oscars put up. That may or may not be the group’s intention, but as one of the only groups that had given out prizes separately for male and female directors, that they got rid of that this year is disappointing.…
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Precursor: 93rd National Board of Review Awards (2021)
The National Board of Review is always the first major precursor to release their results. This year, they’re mostly all over the board, recognizing several different films with Licorice Pizza coming out on top. What many won’t tell you is that getting an award from NBR might help you get an Oscar nomination, but it’s…
