Category: 2024 Precursors

  • 23rd Utah Critics Nominations

    23rd Utah Critics Nominations

    Utah’s critics love The Brutalist as well as Conclave and Dune: Part Two plus Nosferatu and The Substance. Nothing genuinely earthshattering in the tallies, though the presence of Tuesday in the top category plus Best Actress is a bit of a surprise. Nominations Tallies (9) The Brutalist (6) Conclave, Dune: Part Two (5) Nosferatu, The…

  • 5th Make-Up Artists Guild Nominations

    5th Make-Up Artists Guild Nominations

    Another early announcer I missed and this one makes an interesting case of what the guild likes that the Academy’s members didn’t. The Apprentice, Dune: Part Two, and Waltzing with Brando didn’t make the cut with the guild while top nominees The Deliverance and The Substance were skunked by the Academy. Nominations Tallies (3) Beetlejuice…

  • 52nd Annie Awards Nominations

    52nd Annie Awards Nominations

    The Annie Award nominations came out earlier this month when I wasn’t paying enough attention. The easy winner is The Wild Robot, though Inside Out 2 and Wallace & Gromit also did well. Not doing as well as it should have were Flow and Memoir of a Snail, which barely earned nominations, though they at…

  • 27th Costume Designers Guild Nominations

    27th Costume Designers Guild Nominations

    I’m quite surprised so many guilds are announcing so far in advance. I missed three important groups because of this but we’ve got them now, so looking over these, there are some surprises such as no Blitz or The Brutalist, both not benefiting from past pro-WWI history with the guilds. Most of my expected nominees…

  • 8th Online Female Critics Nominations

    8th Online Female Critics Nominations

    The online female film critics have spoken and it’s a surprisingly male-centric set of nominees. Many of the women-oriented films (other than The Substance and Anora) were largely ignored. Most of their selections are familiar, so it largely lacks a clear voice. Nominations Tallies (9) Conclave, The Substance (7) Anora (5) The Brutalist, Dune: Part…

  • 14th Nevada Critics Awards

    14th Nevada Critics Awards

    Nevada loves The Brutalist but didn’t mind a few other titles. Nothing really earth shattering here. Award Tallies (7) The Brutalist (2) Wicked (1) Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Flow, Sugarcane The Awards Best Film The Brutalist Best Animated Movie Flow Best Director Brady Corbet – The Brutalist Best Actor Adrien Brody – The Brutalist Best Actress…

  • 28th Florida Critics Nominations & Awards

    28th Florida Critics Nominations & Awards

    Florida’s film critics have tried very hard to do some unique things. Their list strikes me as trying too hard. They avoided some baity films but their back-ups were unusual and not in an intriguing way. This is perhaps one of their most alarmingly batty lists. Award Tallies (3) The Beast (2) Dune: Part Two…

  • 6th Society of Composers & Lyricists Nominations

    6th Society of Composers & Lyricists Nominations

    The Society of Composers & Lyricists is a newer group and their influence on Oscar nominations are difficult to assess. With two TV nominees and one non-shortlisted title among their 12 total song nominations, it’s hard to assess how this might impact the result. Most of the Original Score contenders made it through as well,…

  • 9th New Mexico Critics Awards

    9th New Mexico Critics Awards

    New Mexico’s Critics are one of the hardest groups to find most years. They do very little self-advertising and their website hasn’t been updated since 2018. That they went predominantly for Anora isn’t much of a surprise but they did like Wicked a lot more than other groups, so there is something new to see…

  • 14th Black Critics Awards

    14th Black Critics Awards

    This is a result that seems more in line with what we would expect. Their top award winner also won the most prizes. For the most part, their selections are about as expected. Award Tallies (4) Sing Sing (3) Nickel Boys (1) All We Imagine as Light, The Brutalist, Daughters, Gladiator II, Malcolm Washington, The…