Month: February 2025
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22nd Columbus Critics Awards
Catching up on some missing awards, here are those for the Columbus critics who really liked The Substance. Awards Tallies (4) The Substance (2) Challengers, The Wild Robot (1) Anora, The Apprentice, Conclave, A Different Man, Evil Does Not Exist, Hit Man, No Other Land, Nosferatu, A Real Pain, Snack Shack The Awards Best Film…
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31st Screen Actors Guild Awards
While most of the winners were as expected, the top award and that of Best Actor were surprises going to Conclave and Timothée Chalamet. We’ll see whether that’s foreshadowing or a blip on the Oscar radar. Awards Tallies (1) A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, The Fall Guy, A Real Pain, The Substance The Awards…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #16
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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25th Vancouver Critics Awards
Nothing particularly exciting or new in these awards. Awards Tallies (5) Can I Get a Witness? (3) My Old Ass (2) Anora, A Real Pain (1) A Complete Unknown, Dune: Part Two, Flow, Matt and Mara, No Other Land, The Substance, Sugarcane, Young Werther The Awards Best Picture Anora Best Director Denis Villeneuve – Dune:…
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29th OFTA Film Awards
This awards season has been characterized by a spread-the-love approach with plenty of films failing to dominate everything else. Best Picture only winning two other awards is a common occurrence with the OFTA, so the result of Anora winning the top award and little else is not unexpected. Awards Tallies (5) The Substance (3) Anora,…
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Oscar History: February 23 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Victor Fleming (59 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Directing Oscar Win: Directing 1899: Norman Taurog (82 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Directing Oscar Win: Directing 1920: Maurice Richlin (70 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay Oscar…
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32nd Cinema Audio Society Awards
It’s a big surprise that Dune: Part Two didn’t pick up this prize. That said, the film has been underperforming most of the year, so perhaps this shouldn’t be a surprise. That said, BAFTA went Dune: Part Two, so there’s still hope for it at the Oscars. If A Complete Unknown picks up the MPSE…
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56th NAACP Image Awards
Not much to say about these when they went with films and performances that are objectively not among the year’s best or most popular. Awards Tallies (5) The Six Triple Eight (3) Nickel Boys (2) Luther: Never Too Much, The Piano Lesson, Wicked (1) Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Emilia Pérez, Fight Night: The Million…
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38th USC Scripter Awards
With this award, there will be nothing standing in the way of Conclave taking the equivalent award at the Oscars. The Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Conclave WL PP TL USC Scripter Data Year Founded: 1988 First Awards: 1987 (38)
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40th Spirit Awards
As expected, Oscar contenders did better than those that weren’t Oscar-nominated. Anora took top honors and put Demi Moore on her backfoot again. Awards Tallies (3) Anora (2) Dìdi, A Real Pain (1) Familiar Touch, Flow, Girls Will Be Girls, His Three Daughters, My Old Ass, Nickel Boys, No Other Land, A Photographic Memory, September…