Month: January 2024
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37th USC Scripter Nominations
The only major precursor outside of BAFTA left for Adapted Screenplay is the USC Scripter, which typically awards the screenwriter and the source material. This is great news for Origin, which seems to have been forgotten by most groups this year. The others were largely expected. What missed out? All of Strangers and Are You…
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27th Online Critics Nominations
The OFCS seemed to like just about everything everyone else had, though there are quite a few notably exceptions. Maestro was completely shut out while American Fiction didn’t get a Best Picture citation. Nominations Tallies (12) Oppenheimer (11) Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things (9) Barbie (5) Anatomy of a Fall, Past Lives (4)…
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Contenders: Pre-Nominations Update
Since the Academy Award nominations are coming next week, we’ve moved all of our films to Stage 6, which is the precursors stage. Of the precursors we’re tracking, only six of them have yet to announce. Two of those are guilds (American Cinema Editors and Writers Guild of America) and four of them are other…
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Oscar History: January 17 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Mack Sennett (80 at death) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Comedy Short Film, Novelty Short Film Oscar Wins: Novelty Short Film, Special/Honorary 1912: Morton Scott (80 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1914: Irving Brecher (94 at death) {1…
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22nd Visual Effects Society Nominations
The Creator, Elemental, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse were the most cited films this year, which is good news for the three of those who were on the Academy’s shortlist (Elemental wasn’t on it). Two shortlisters didn’t even make the list, Poor Things and Rebel Moon – Part One:…
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71st Sound Editors Guild Nominations
Oppenheimer might have come out on top of the nominations, but it did so with only three whereas six other films came in with two citations each. Of the ten films on the Academy’s shortlist, The Creator and Mission: Impossible are the only titles not here. Barbie, Maestro, Napoloeon, and Oppenheimer were the only titles…
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21st African American Critics Awards
African American Critics split their love between three films this year, giving out separate prizes for drama, comedy, and musical. They haven’t done this in the past. It’s an interesting change, but it also shows in their selections that those three films were also their general favorites as well, giving everything else only a single…
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Contender: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie was added to this list based on the following criteria: Precursor Citation Contender Factor: 59.3 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 –…
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Contender: The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. The Pigeon Tunnel was added to this list based on the following criteria: Precursor Citation Contender Factor: 52.5 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Errol…
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Oscar History: January 16 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1878: Harry Carey (69 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1884: Hans Kraly (66 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Writing, Original Story Oscar Win: Writing 1890: Karl Freund (79 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White),…