Category: 2023 Precursors

The DGA sometimes throws predictors off with its selections and Alexander Payne is that candidate this year. The other four were clearly expected, but Payne wasn’t. It’s not surprising, just not what’s expected. Celine Song likely got hindered by being up for the First Feature nomination, but that’s not exclusionary, so she was seriously injured…

The top four nomination-getters were close together but Killers of the Flower Moon came out on top. Nominations Tallies (11) Killers of the Flower Moon (10) Oppenheimer (9) Poor Things (8) Barbie (6) The Holdovers, Past Lives (5) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (4) American Fiction (3) Anatomy of a Fall, Are You There God? It’s…

Seattle breaking up its winners and nominations and its preliminary nominations made it difficult to follow, so here’s the last two parts together. Godzilla Minus One and The Holdovers were the big winners even if they weren’t among the big nominees. Award Tallies (3) Godzilla Minus One, The Holdovers (2) Barbie, Killers of the Flower…

A small handful of big surprises change the tenor of this year’s competition, though most of the frontrunners are present and accounted for. Before we get to the films or performances that missed in certain categories, let’s talk about the major complete omissions. None of the foreign language contenders secured nominations. Anatomy of a Fall,…

A fairly generic list from Chicago’s independent critics with Barbenheimer dominating predicatbly. Nominations Tallies (13) Barbie (12) Oppenheimer (10) Poor Things (8) The Holdovers (6) Killers of the Flower Moon, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (5) The Iron Claw, Past Lives (4) Anatomy of a Fall, Maestro (3) American Fiction, The Boy and the Heron, The…

Spreading the wealth with Oppenheimer coming out on top. Award Tallies (3) Oppenheimer (2) American Fiction, The Zone of Interest (1) 20 Days in Mariupol, Barbie, The Boy and the Heron, Earth Mama, Fremont, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Past Lives, Poor Things The Awards Best Picture Oppenheimer Best Animated Feature The Boy…

Three of the main Oscar contenders are here, so it’s a good sign for them. The Nominations Best Documentary Director Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp – Bobi Wine: The People’s President Mstyslav Chernov – 20 Days in Mariupol Madeleine Gavin – Beyond Utopia Davis Guggenheim – Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie D. Smith – Kokomo…

The Cinema Audio Society’s nominations give us a direction for what films are being considered in the Best Sound category. All of the nominees this year are prestige pics with Ferrari being the closest to a traditional contender here. Some major omissions include: The Creator, Napoleon, and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. The…

There isn’t anything too shocking here. The only potential Oscar contenders that weren’t on the list were The Color Purple, Indiana Jones, The Little Mermaid, and The Zone of Interest. The Nominations Best Period Art Direction Asteroid City Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro Napoleon Oppenheimer Best Fantasy Art Direction Barbie The Creator Guardians of…

Female-led films led the Hawai’i critics nominations with Barbie and Poor Things coming out on top. It’s also one of the few groups to give attention to Ferrari in any measurable way. Nominations Tallies (13) Barbie (11) Poor Things (9) Ferrari, Maestro, Oppenheimer (7) American Fiction, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (6) Killers of the Flower…