Month: January 2025
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Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #9
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Oscar History: January 5 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Leroy Stone (55 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1905: Richard A. Pefferle (64 at death) {6 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1905: Vladimir Pozner (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins}…
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13th Georgia Critics Nominations
A pretty even spread of nominations with the top 8 vote-getters within 3 nominations of each other. Obviously the technical and period films have an advantage but no one should be ashamed of these results. Nominations Tallies (8) The Brutalist (7) Dune: Part Two (6) Wicked (5) Anora, Conclave, Nickel Boys, Sing Sing, The Substance…
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18th Oklahoma Critics Awards
Another group with an appreciation for Conclave. Perhaps this year’s races are more up in the air than we thought. Awards Tallies (5) Conclave (2) Nosferatu, Sugarcane (1) Anora, The Brutalist, Challengers, Deadpool & Wolverine, Emilia Pérez, The Fall Guy, Fancy Dance, The Garfield Movie, Juror #2, The Order, Sing Sing, Wicked, The Wild Robot…
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58th National Society of Film Critics Awards
The last of the grand old critics groups to announce and while their selections are all over the place tally-wise, it’s clear that Nickel Boys has earned the appreciation of critics whereas BAFTA showed great disdain for the film. An interesting dynamic to be sure. Awards Tallies (2) All We Imagine as Light, Hard Truths,…
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Contender: My Old Ass (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. My Old Ass was added to this list based on the following criteria: Precursor Citation Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 62.2 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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Contender: Chicken for Linda! (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Chicken for Linda! was added to this list based on the following criteria: 80+ MetaCritic Type of Contender: Animation Contender Factor: 53. out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 6, #9
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Oscar History: January 4 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1916: Lionel Newman (73 at death) {11 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score Oscar Win: Musical Score 1916: Robert Parrish (79 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Win: Editing 1918: Buddy Baker (84 at death) {1…
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3rd UK Critics Awards
Not a 2023 contender in sight, just 2024 films and while some of these choices are original, the rest have been done before. Awards Tallies (2) Dune: Part Two (1) Conclave, Gladiator II, Sing Sing, The Substance The Awards Best Picture Dune: Part Two Best Director Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two Best Actor Colman…