The Georgia film critics announced their nominations and apart from a lack of love for Vice, they have mainly stuck with the current wisdom on the awards race. The Won’t You Be My Neighbor? citation in Best Picture is a first. If Beale Street Could Talk continues to do better with critics than with the…

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For a film that’s not nominated for their Best Film award, the Denver film critics sure loved Black Panther, giving it a nomination-topping 7 citations, including Best Director. Just below that is The Favourite, which did land a Best Film nomination. These selections are a smattering of expected and not-quite-expected, but not unexpected choices. Nominations…

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Once again If Beale Street Could Talk is proving to be anathema to the guilds with its failure to place in the cinematography category over the less well received lensings of First Man, The Favourite, and A Star Is Born. A disappointing development. The Nominations Best Cinematography Cold War The Favourite First Man Roma A…

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As a prelude to their bigger announcement of Best Feature and First Feature categories, they have announced their choices for best directed documentaries. These five titles have gotten consistent recognition, so there are no real surprises. The Nominations Best Documentary Director Free Solo Hale County This Morning, This Evening RBG Three Identical Strangers Won’t You…

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Thanks to its annual raft of exclusions (The Favourite and The Death of Stalin were not eligible) due to obscure signatory rules, the Writers Guild of America has still managed to put together a list of the most commonly cited Best Picture contenders out there. The biggest miss here is Paul Schrader’s screenplay for First…

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Three films topped this year’s nominations for the Hawaii Film Critics Society, a small four-person group. This generates some rather eclectic selections, though most of the films we’ve been talking about all year are here as well. Award Tallies (9) Black Panther, The Favourite, A Star Is Born (7) First Man Roma (4) BlacKkKlansman, Green…

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Although it won Best Picture, If Beale Street Could Talk was the group’s 7th best film of the year. That’s a very strange way to select the best of the year. Most of the selections were the same we’ve seen all year, so there isn’t much to discuss. Award Tallies (5) If Beale Street Could…

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The Art Directors Guild have made their nominations for this year and there aren’t a lot of omissions that seem obvious, though Mary Queen of Scots was a notable one. Annihilation, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Can You Ever Forgive Me? were possibilities as well, but got no love. Bohemian Rhapsody is not the…

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Looking over this list of nominatinos, it’s easy to see what films are Oscar contenders. Only Deadpool 2 is really out of the run, but the rest certainly are competing. If Beale Street Could Talk is the most injured here. The Nominations Best Drama Editing BlacKkKlansman Bohemian Rhapsody First Man Roma A Star Is Born…

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