Category: Precursors
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Predictions: British Academy Awards
They have become one of the most prescient precursors out there. Can they clarify some of the races this year? BRITISH ACADEMY OF FILM & TELEVISION ARTS AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Film Anora WL The Brutalist WL PP TL A…
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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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Predictions: Society of Composers & Lyricists
A group that hasn’t got the greatest reputation when it comes to predicting the Oscars but could matter this year with its later due date giving us more info than the Critics Choice or Golden Globe winners did. SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions:…
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Predictions: Visual Effects Society
The Visual Effects Society is the guild that represents all visual effects artists in the industry, a small subset of which are members of the Academy. Their choices can sometimes predict the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete…
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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…