Category: 2025 Precursors
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24th Visual Effects Society Awards
No real surprises and the appreciation for the Avatar series shows no evidence of slowing down. Awards Tallies (7) Avatar: Fire and Ash (3) KPop Demon Hunters (1) F1, Sinners, Zootopia 2 The Awards Best Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature Avatar: Fire and Ash WL PP TL Best Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal…
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66th British Academy Awards
Before BAFTA started announcing winners prior to the Oscars, they were idiosyncratic to the extreme. Although the nominees this year came after the Oscars, their awards come before, and their uniqueness comes through strongly this year. Let’s start with the surprises. Robert Aramayo picking up Best Actor over Oscar nominees Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael…
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6th Set Decorators Society Awards
No huge shocks and this should easily foreshadow the upcoming Oscar winner. The Awards Best Comedy/Musical Décor/Design Wicked: For Good WL TL Best Period Décor/Design Hamnet WL PP TL Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Décor/Design Frankenstein WL PP TL Best Contemporary Décor/Design One Battle After Another WL PP TL Set Decorators Society of America Data Year Founded: 1993…
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53rd Annie Awards
KPop Demon Hunters would seem unstoppable but let’s recall that they are not the best at predicting the Oscars. Still, a ten-award sweep will sure have some impact. Awards Tallies (10) KPop Demon Hunters (1) Arco, The Bad Guys 2, How to Train Your Dragon, Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical, Snow Bear The Awards Best…
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41st Spirit Awards
There were a couple of surprises but nothing earth-shattering. Awards Tallies (3) Train Dreams (2) Lurker, Sorry, Baby (1) Esta Isla, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, The Long Walk, The Perfect Neighbor, The Plague, The Secret Agent, The Testament of Ann Lee The Awards Best Feature Train Dreams WL PP TL Best Director…
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6th Make-Up Artists Guild Awards
The One Battle/Sinners fight continues to blaze brightly. Awards Tallies (2) One Battle After Another, Sinners (1) Frankenstein The Awards Best Special Make-up Prosthetics Frankenstein WL PP TL Best Period and/or Character Make-up Sinners WL PP Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling Sinners PP TL Best Contemporary Make-up One Battle After Another WL PP TL…
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30th OFTA Film Awards
Sinners took a commanding lead with this group and might signal a shift at the Academy as well. Awards Tallies (10) Sinners (11) (4) Frankenstein, One Battle After Another (2) F1, Hamnet, KPop Demon Hunters, Marty Supreme Sentimental Value (1) Avatar: Fire and Ash, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, The Perfect Neighbor, Sorry, Baby,…
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28th Costume Designers Guild Awards
No real surprises this year. The Avatar nomination at the Oscars was indeed a fluke. The Awards Best Period Costume Design Frankenstein WL PP TL Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Costume Design Wicked: For Good WL PP TL Best Contemporary Costume Design One Battle After Another WL TL Costume Designers Guild Data First Awards: 1998 (28)
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49th Sundance Film Festival Awards
All of the awards that are fit to print. The Festival Grand Jury Prize U.S. Dramatic Josephine Audience Award U.S. Dramatic Josephine Directing Award U.S. Dramatic Josef Kubota Wladyka – Ha-Chun, Shake Your Booty! Screenwriting Take Me Home Editing Barbara Forever Grand Jury World Cinema Dramatic Shame and Money Audience Award World Cinema Dramatic Hold…
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16th Denver Film Critics Awards
Another good day for Sinners. Awards Tallies (7) Sinners (2) Avatar: Fire and Ash, KPop Demon Hunters, One Battle After Another (1) Bugonia, F1, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, The Perfect Neighbor, Sentimental Value, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Weapons The Awards Best Picture Sinners Best Animated Film…