Category: 2023 Precursors
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35th Producers Guild Documentary Nominations
The Producers Guild of America has announced the seven films that will compete for their award for Best Documentary. The list has a few notable omissions, the leading of which are Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie and Menus-Plaisirs- Les Troisgros, but also glaringly absent are The Eternal Memory and Kokomo City among several other…
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22nd DC Critics Awards
Although it won significantly more honors than American Fiction, Oppenheimer lost out on the top award, something that the film may need to get used to as the season progresses. Award Tallies (6) Oppenheimer (2) American Fiction, The Holdovers, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (1) American Symphony, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, Killers of the Flower…
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81st Golden Globe Nominations
Now that the Golden Globes is no longer run by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, they can now attempt to be as populist as possible. They’ve expanded all categories to six and have a far higher recognition rate for non-American features. That said, A lot of their selections are already Oscar contenders and with now…
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44th Boston Critics Awards
While Los Angeles used to honor films that were set in their city, Boston can also do that with a small, significant section of The Holdovers taking place in Boston. That could explain its strength and overall victory. Award Tallies (4) The Holdovers (3) Killers of the Flower Moon, The Zone of Interest (1) Barbie,…
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49th Los Angeles Critics Awards
Non-English language films performed quite well in Los Angeles, winning more than English-language efforts, with four of the top eight categories. The Zone of Interest picked up some momentum as did Rachel McAdams who seems to be coming in as a dark-horse contender this year. Award Tallies (3) Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of…
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22nd DC Critics Nominations
Another big set of nominations for Barbenheimer with strong showings by Killers of the Flower Moon and The Holdovers. Nominations Tallies (11) Oppenheimer (10) Barbie (8) Killers of the Flower Moon (7) The Holdovers (6) Poor Things (5) American Fiction (4) Past Lives, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (3) Anatomy of a Fall, Maestro (2) Air,…
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36th Chicago Critics Nominations (2023)
A fairly traditional group gives a fairly traditional list. There are a few unexpected names on this list, but nothing outside the realm of possibility. Nominations Tallies (10) Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer, Poor Things (9) Barbie (7) May December (5) The Zone of Interest (4) Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Past Lives…
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1st Michigan Critics Guild Awards (2023)
Another example of a small group result, there are two ties on the list. Most of the choices seem conventional with Anatomy of a Fall‘s screenplay win the only surprising result. Awards Tallies (3) Barbie (1) American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, John Wick: Chapter 4, Migration, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part…
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23rd American Film Institute Top Ten (2023)
The most interesting thing to say about this list is that it feels a bit vanilla. Sure, these are all largely acclaimed films, but other than Spider-Man, there are no shocking inclusions. Some of the major Oscar players that aren’t listed are Air and The Color Purple. The former really needed this posting to remain…
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51st Saturn Award Nominations
Avatar: The Way of Water was dominant, but Barbenheimer also did quite well. Very niche choices here and nothing that will impact the Oscars. Award Tallies (12) Avatar: The Way of Water (11) Oppenheimer (9) Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (8) Barbie (7) Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 (5) The Menu, Renfield…