Category: Precursors

  • 9th Critics Choice Doc Awards

    9th Critics Choice Doc Awards

    It’s been clear for a bit now that Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is going to do quite well this awards season. The love the Critics Choice documentary committee has for the film is certain. It’s also the kind of documentary that the Academy has ignored even for a nomination in the past, so we’ll…

  • 67th Grammy Awards Nominations

    67th Grammy Awards Nominations

    The Grammy nominations are out and despite recent years having more current competitors on the list, this year saw a lot of 2023 features nominated. “Love Will Survive” seems to be a big contender in Song, while Challengers is unlikely to compete but might now that Dune: Part Two has been ruled ineligible by the…

  • 15th Hollywood Music in Media Nominations (2024)

    15th Hollywood Music in Media Nominations (2024)

    Not a terribly great precursor for the Oscars but some of their selections will put things in our head about potential and clearly Emilia Pérez has the most potential, especially in the Original Song category. Nominations Tallies (5) Emilia Pérez (3) Blitz (2) African Giants, Better Man, Challengers, A Complete Unknown, Elton John: Never Too…

  • 9th Seattle Critics Nominations (PNW Filmmaking)

    9th Seattle Critics Nominations (PNW Filmmaking)

    These were announced 11/1 with the rest being announced in December. The Nominations Achievement in Pacific Northwest Filmmaking All We Carry Fish War Gasoline Rainbow Rainier: A Beer Odyssey Strange Darling Seattle Film Critics Society Data First (Reboot) Awards: 2016 (9)

  • Contenders 24: November Update

    Contenders 24: November Update

    For our November update, several films moved on from one stage to the next. Today, we’ll look at where each film moved and look at a new ranking of each of the contenders. Before we get to that, please note that I have also removed four films from this year’s contenders list as it does…

  • 37th European Film Awards Nominations

    37th European Film Awards Nominations

    With a new rule this year that the documentary and animated feature nominees are also Best Picture nominees, that slate is rather lengthy. It also means that there are a lot more 2-nomination films than typically. Good news for a few major Oscar contenders, Emilia Pérez, The Room Next Door, Ralph Fiennes, and Daniel Craig.…

  • 34th Gotham Awards Nominations

    34th Gotham Awards Nominations

    The latest awards have been announced and their way of nominating is a bit bizarre. People who vote in the acting categories don’t vote in picture and vice versa. Thus the absence of The Brutalist or The Piano Lesson in Best Picture is no indication that the films in Best Picture are thought to be…

  • 9th Critics Choice Doc Nominations

    9th Critics Choice Doc Nominations

    The first precursors of the year are often the least impactful. The Critics Choice Association generally picks the most popular documentaries, which is not how the Academy typically operates. That said, it’s a good hint at what could be players at the Oscars. Below are the nominations. Winners will be announced on November 10, 2024.…

  • Contenders 2024: October Update

    Contenders 2024: October Update

    For our October update, several films moved on from one stage to the next. Today, we’ll look at where each film moved and look at a new ranking of each of the contenders. Before we get to the movement, a couple of notes on this month’s update. Four films were pulled from the 2024 contenders…

  • Contenders: September Update 2024

    Contenders: September Update 2024

    For our September update, several films moved on from one stage to the next. Today, we’ll look at where each film moved and look at a new ranking of each of the contenders. Moving to Stage 2 We have twenty-one films moving into Stage 2. This means that these films have finally had all of…