The National Society of Film Critics has been around longer than most organizations and they don’t seem to have an agenda other than awarding what they like. Their choices are often more eclectic than other precursors, though seldom predictive. Award Tallies (2) Past Lives, The Zone of Interest (1) All of Us Strangers, Anatomy of…
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Suzume was added to this list based on the following criteria: Precursor Citation Contender Factor: 47.8 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Makoto Shinkai Writers:…
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Anselm was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Contender Factor: 48.6 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Wim Wenders Writers:…
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt was added to this list based on the following criteria: 80+ MetaCritic Score Contender Factor: 49.9 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Rochus Gliese (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1913: Jack Leonard (41 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1913: Loretta Young (87 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress 1918:…
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We make a lot of jokes about San Francisco and its queer history being an influence in any organization that announces from the city, yet this list feels almost like an attempt to thwart that notion up front. Perhaps in a year with less critically acclaimed queer efforts, but both Barbie and All of Us…
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A pretty straight forward list of nominees and winners. Awards Tallies (8) Oppenheimer (2) Barbie, The Holdovers (1) Godzilla Minus One, Killers of the Flower Moon, May December, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie Nominations Tallies (10) Oppenheimer (8) Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon (6) American Fiction, Poor Things (5)…
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This is the second group in a row to change its nominations announcement date. Regardless, here are their nominations. Can’t say I see any major omissions. The Nominations Best Period Set Decoration Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro Napoleon Oppenheimer Poor Things Best Fantasy Set Decoration Barbie Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 The Hunger…
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. The Teachers’ Lounge was added to this list based on the following criteria: Precursor Citation Contender Factor: 45.5 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Ilker…
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Flora and Son was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Contender Factor: 45.8 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director:…
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Monster was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Contender Factor: 47.5 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Hirokazu Koreeda Writers:…
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We’re looking back at all of the Oscar winners and selecting what films and performances and comparing them to one another. The most effective way to do that is pit each winner against each other winner. This long-running series will ultimately result in a final ranking of every winner in every category (except the documentary…
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The first televised awards show of the season is the reformed Golden Globe Awards. While they are still ostensibly voted on by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the HFPA no longer controls the awards, which are now a corporation of their own. How will that affect the outcomes? We won’t really know until…
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The British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) have announced their longlists. These are the semifinalists for nominations at this year’s BAFTA awards. (Updated: 10:10am Central) Big news in several categories this morning. Here are some of the highlights. Major Best Picture misses: American Fiction (didn’t do well elsewhere either), The Color Purple (same),…
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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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