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It's still early in award season and so far there is no clear front runner. But The New York Film Critics Circle has given Carol a nice bump. Directed by Todd Haynes and staring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara the lesbian love story has been slowly percolating toward the top but now it has vaulted to the big leagues. Winning Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Film it pretty much swept the major categories. The one surprising omision was Best Actress which could go to either Blanchett or Mara and it's possible they split the vote letting Saoirse Ronan take the prize for Brooklyn. The biggest surprise win was probably Kristen Stewart for Best Supporting Actress for Clouds of Sils Maria. A movie that actually premiered at Cannes in 2014. Full list is below. Let us know what your thoughts are.
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As we get closer to the Oscars they start releasing the short list of movies that will be advancing in the race. Today we got the 15 Feature Documentaries moving on. No surprise that Amy and The Look of Silence made the list. The two docs appear to be the front runners in most awards races this year. Other notable movies are Going Clear the Scientology documentary by Alex Gibney and Where to Invade Next the new doc by Michael Moore. Finders Keepers is one that feels like it is missing. The movie got high praise during it's run on the festival circuit but failed to make the cut. If you made it to the Milwaukee Film Festival you might have seen a few movies on the list. Cartel Land, He Named Me Malala, We Come as Friends, and The Look of Silence all played at the festival. Full list below. What movies do you think are missing. One of the first big announcements of award season is the National Board of Review Top 10 Films of the Year. In the past they have been a good predictor of what will go on to get a nomination for Best Picture. While they aren't always accurate (last year A Most Violent Year never gained traction despite being named Best Film) their choices help define what movies we will be talking about the rest of award season. Their choices are usually all over the place with a few big budget movies and small indie movies ranking in the top 10. This year is no different with the big Studio action flick Mad Max: Fury Road taking the top spot. Spotlight, Room, and The Martian have all dominated the awards conversation and it was expecting one of those would take the top spot but they all did make the Top 10. Despite the Best Film win Mad Max didn't win in any other categories. The other winners were spread out over various other noteworthy films. Including The Hateful Eight (Quintin Tarantino-Best Original Screenplay, Jennifer Jason Leigh-Best Supporting Actress ), The Martian (Ridley Scott-Best Director, Matt Damon-Best Actor, Drew Goddard-Best Adapted Screenplay), and Room (Brie Larson-Best Actress). Other notable wins are Sylvester Stallone for Best Supporting Actor for Creed, Inside Out for Best Animated Feature, Amy for Best Documentary and Son of Saul for Best Foreign Language Film. The question now is can Mad Max turn this win into an Oscar nomination? And can Star Wars: The Force Awakens which didn't screen in time for the NBR get any kind of awards traction? Also what about other movies that got left off. Will Carol, Joy, Steve Jobs, Brooklyn, or The Revenant be able to get momentum. Full list of winners below. Let us know your thoughts. |
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