Category: 2024 Precursors
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5th Make-Up Artists Guild Awards
An expected line-up of winners. If there is a competition for the Oscars, it will be The Substance versus Wicked, but it’s that special make-up effects category that will likely determine the final outcome. Awards Tallies (2) The Substance, Wicked (1) The Last Showgirl The Awards Best Special Make-up Effects The Substance WL PP TL…
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77th Writers Guild Awards
The winners are out and it looks like things went exactly as expected. Not much to see here except that Anora will secure its place in Oscar history while the competition between Nickel Boys and the non-nominated Conclave will come down to the wire. The Awards Best Original Screenplay Anora WL PP TL Best Adapted…
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16th GALECA Awards
Pretty standard group of winners this year. Nothing genuinely inspired. Awards Tallies (5) The Substance (2) Challengers, I Saw the TV Glow, Will & Harper (1) Flow, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys, Problemista, The People’s Joker, Wicked The Awards Best Film of the Year The Substance Best Animated Film of the Year Flow Best Director…
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28th Film Music Critics Nominations
Seldom a good precursor for the Oscars, they are one of the few film critic organizations that look solely at film music. As such, it’s always a bit fascinating to see what obscure scores they adore. Nominations Tallies (4) The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (3) Here, The Wild Robot (2) Avatar:…
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41st Casting Society Awards
While these awards won’t mean much this year, pay attention for next year, they might. That said, it’s interesting to see how few of the major Oscar contenders picked up a prize here. Four of the Oscar nominees for Best Picture won, so that’s a positive for those films but Anora and The Brutalist weren’t…
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6th Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards
An intriguing list of winners. Some expected, some less so. Some of these are the Oscar nominees, so they should get a boost from this recognition. The Awards Best Original Score for a Studio Film The Wild Robot WL Best Original Score for an Independent Film The Brutalist WL PP TL Best Original Song for…
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23rd Visual Effects Society Awards
There’s an odd thing happening this year. Sometimes the expected winner isn’t as sure as it was once thought. This is the case of Dune: Part Two. Perhaps there’s a sense of déjà-vu but I’m not so sure. Dune: Part Two won nearly every other prize but lost the big one to Kingdom of the…
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2nd Michigan Critics Guild Awards
Anora did quite well as did The Brutalist. Awards Tallies (4) Anora (3) The Brutalist (1) Conclave, The Fire Inside, Monkey Man, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Wicked, The Wild Robot The Awards Best Picture Anora Best Animated Feature The Wild Robot Best Director Brady Corbet – The Brutalist Best Actor Adrien Brody – The…
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41st Casting Society Nominations
Some of the year’s biggest films are not among the nominees but we need to start paying attention here to see what the Academy might be thinking when nominating for next year’s addition of the Best Casting award. The Nominations Best Feature Big Budget Drama Casting A Complete Unknown Blitz Civil War Dune: Part Two…
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24th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
Another spread the love kind of event with some rather unusual selections. Awards Tallies (2) A Complete Unknown (1) The Brutalist, Dìdi, Emilia Pérez, September 5, Sing, Sing, The Substance, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Thelma, Wicked The Awards Best Movie for Grownups A Complete Unknown Best Director Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez Best Actor…