Category: 2023 Precursors

This group keeps changing its rules, which is fine, but when you ask them a question, you should get a response. Several things didn’t add up with this list, so I asked about them. Radio silence. Their selections are all over the place, so probably not much value to them anyway. They don’t have a…

The Satellite Awards are run by the International Press Academy. Unlike the Hollywood Foreign Press who are now semi-independent of the Golden Globes, the Satellites are still acting like the Globes of Old while taking a few cues from them in terms of foreign language nominees. Napoleon and Ferrari had their best showings here in…

London’s critics have a different sensibility than American ones hence All of Us Strangers dominating everything yet coming up short all over the American Precursor slate. Nominations Tallies (9) All of Us Strangers (7) Oppenheimer (6) Poor Things, The Zone of Interest (5) Barbie, Past Lives (4) Anatomy of a Fall, Killers of the Flower…

Not surprisingly, Barbie and Poor Things were this group’s top choices. Oppenheimer also did well in the nominations. Nominations Tallies (10) Barbie, Poor Things (9) Oppenheimer (6) The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Past Lives (5) Anatomy of a Fall (4) Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (3) American Fiction, May December, Saltburn…

Black critics do their best to recognize the best in films, but they are almost always films that highlight the Black experience, which is to be expected. As such, American Fiction crushed all others. The strangest selection is Danielle Brooks over Da’Vine Joy Randolph. Brooks has barely been a blip during the precursors while Randolph…

Phoenix critics went with Oppenheimer and Barbie for the most awards, but named Killers of the Flower Moon Best Picture. Award Tallies (6) Oppenheimer (4) Barbie (3) Killers of the Flower Moon (2) The Holdovers (1) Anatomy of a Fall, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, The Boys in the Boat, The Creator, Poor…

North Texas critics loved Oppenheimer most, but also adored The Holdovers splitting most of the awards between them. Award Tallies (5) Oppenheimer (4) The Holdovers (1) Anatomy of a Fall, BlackBerry, Killers of the Flower Moon, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie The Awards Best Picture Oppenheimer Best Animated Film Spider-Man:…

Oppenheimer and Poor Things were on fairly even footing in terms of awards, but Poor Things came out with the top award while Oppenheimer pulled out the most nominations. Award Tallies (5) Oppenheimer (4) Poor Things (2) The Boy and the Heron (1) 20 Days in Mariupol, The Holdovers, May December, Mission: Impossible – Dead…

Southeastern film critics have settled on Oppenheimer as the dominant title this year giving it quadruple the number of prizes as the next title on the list. Award Tallies (8) Oppenheimer (2) The Holdovers (1) Anatomy of a Fall, Killers of the Flower Moon, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie The…

The Holdovers won Best Picture but Oppenheimer narrowly beat it out for most awards. Award Tallies (4) Oppenheimer (3) The Holdovers (2) Killers of the Flower Moon (1) American Symphony, Anatomy of a Fall, The Boy and the Heron, The Zone of Interest The Awards Top Ten Films The Holdovers Oppenheimer Killers of the Flower…