But as more
critics groups began to populate the awards race and as more regular folk became critics, their power was diluted.
Animals's performance in particular is unexpected — though the film has been an awards - season contender from the start, it's largely gone unnoticed by awards shows and
critics groups thus far.
But there are so many more
critics groups voting now, including the Broadcast Film Critics, who really stretch the definition of the word «critic.»
WHY: It's a little surprising that James Gray's «The Immigrant» didn't get more attention during last year's awards season (especially from
critics groups), because it's a solid period drama that, although it treads familiar ground, is elevated by the performances from its three leads.
Most guilds and
critics groups do not have a category for Makeup, so there isn't much to go on with the precursors.
I'm still convinced that the reason it isn't getting the nominations from
critics groups is that enough people still haven't seen it.
While we're in a brief lull between announcements by major
critics groups, let's take a look at the current scores that have been assigned by the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
He also has won several honors from several
critics groups, including the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn..
But groupthink often leads to organizations picking more high - profile films, and often the same film will slowly turn into a runaway train collecting dozens of wins among
critics groups.
It makes sense for
critics groups to take these events seriously.
It's that most wonderful time of the year, Oscar watchers — the marathon gauntlet of
critics groups and other film organizations handing out their year - end accolades begins this week.
It looks like
the critics groups are slowly winding down this season, the annual influx finally settling in for a post-glut nap.
More than two weeks into December and the awards season has fallen into a lull with many
critics groups building a consensus behind 12 Years A Slave.
Today three
critics groups announce their batch of selections for the best of film in 2013 with Boston, Los Angeles and New York's second critics group all chipping in before the end of the day.
But the Christopher Nolan film worked for audiences and critics, and now is firmly in the awards - season firmament (in fact, Nolan so far has received more Best Director prizes from
critics groups than any other filmmaker this... Read
The strong support from one of the country's top
critics groups gives «Boyhood» an early boost in Hollywood's awards season.
Ronan's performance has been gaining traction since the movie premiered a year ago at Sundance, with gold from the British Independent Film Awards, and
critics groups in Boston, Detroit and London.
The group also releases a Top 10 Films list, which has «La La Land» sitting right behind the aforementioned film, as well as «Sing Street,» which hasn't seen much love with
critics groups so far this season.
Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance for «Bridge of Spies» Lowdown: The Brit was very good in Spielberg's thriller, but we're not sure he's worthy of all this early
critics groups love.
In a year where most
critics groups seem like robot drones following one master, how on earth could anyone, let alone «journalists», complain about LAFCA's picks?
Despite its usual and expected slate of critical flops (yet, box office successes) as well as miscalculated projects that couldn't surpass the initial excitement they generated (see: Prometheus, and even Les Miserables), Hollywood came back soaring in with an attractive, polished fare — ranging from political thrillers and procedurals to action flicks — managing to consistently make it in to most major critics» top tens and to score awards / nominations from various
critics groups and Guilds.
Four of the U.S.» most influential film
critics groups say they will bar Disney movies from consideration for year - end awards in protest of Disney's blacklist of the Los Angeles Times.
Continuing on with the seemingly never ending wave of
critics groups awards, we head north of the border to see what the Vancouver Film...
Huppert has been picking up awards and nominations including being named Best Actress by the NY and LA film
critics groups and the Gotham Awards.
We have no consensus yet for Best Director —
the critics groups are, so far, going all over the place.
While Anderson has been a darling of festivals and
critics groups for years, he's never won an Oscar, and this is only his second nomination for directing.
Among the oldest
critics groups in the country, the NYFCC recently began trumping the National Board of Review as the first critics group out of the gate.
Note to
critics groups: it's OK to be this adventurous.»
If Universal can position «Get Out» as a crossover movie with deeper thoughts on its mind, Peele has a shot at earning support from the Writers Guild and year - end
critics groups as a writer and a director.
That will probably be the performance that resonates in the end, particularly as
critics groups are certain to push the issue on that film throughout December.
«The regional
critics groups have begun dishing out kudos, starting today with the Boston Online Film Critics Association.
It began with her performance in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, already honored by several
critics groups, winning her a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award in February.
Like other film
critics groups, one can't apply but must be chosen.
More on all these films — and what if anything this and other
critics groups» votes mean for Oscar chances — in the coming days.
Up in the Air, already the recipient of several awards from
critics groups, received six Golden Globe nominations today (Tuesday), the most for any film.
But this is just the beginning, so be sure to stay tuned as more
critics groups announce their winners.
After cleaning up with various
critics groups and other film - honoring bodies, and going 1 - 2 at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards, commercial juggernauts Wall ▪ E and The Dark Knight both got relegated to somewhat unfortunately expected, consolation - type booby prizes: a Best Animated Feature nod for the former, and a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Heath Ledger for the latter, among a mess of other, lesser nods.
' T is the season of giving, and
critics groups have been doing plenty of that in the past week.
It dominated Top Ten lists and
critics groups awards and it offered a different and daring kind of cinematic experience, something rare enough in American popular cinema.
This weekend, the following
critics groups voted on their awards: the Boston Society of Film Critics, the Indiana Film Critics, the New York Film Critics Online, the San Francisco Film Critics Circle, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Terrific performances are overlooked, because studios have not sufficiently pushed, nor
critics groups embraced, the movies in which they appeared.
But I'm not a proponent of
critics groups acting as Oscar prognosticators.
We've only just begun with the first section of the precursor season, focusing in on
the critics groups and their awards, but a trend is already emerging.
Even if you don't think it's the best film of last year, it dominated Top Ten lists and
critics groups awards and it offered a different and daring kind of cinematic experience, something rare enough in American popular cinema.
The critics groups have had their say, the Golden Globes have sprinkled their fairy dust on the proceedings, giving 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle their...
Phantom Thread goes into Hollywood's awards season with two Golden Globe nominations and more than 20 awards from film
critics groups in North America.
[Deadline] • Erik Childress looks forward to the self - aware «legitimate opinions» of
critics groups.
While other awards bodies and
critics groups jostle and move their dates around to position themselves as the «tastemakers» of the race, the NBR is the oldest and longest - running organization to give out film awards, even preceding the creation of the Academy Awards.
With that,
the critics groups» ban will be lifted, and the issue should be considered settled.
First I said that Katherine Bigelow would receive her second «Best Director» nomination from AMPAS («given how many
critics groups have already anointed her»).