“The Power of the Dog” has 12 nominations at this year’s Academy Awards, and somehow most pundits, myself included, only have it winning 1 or 2 Oscars. That doesn’t feel quite right, but here we are. There’s a chance it only wins Best Directing for Jane Campion. But I believe it will win the night’s top prize over “CODA.” And I’m happy to be … Read More Oscars Watch: 94th Academy Awards Predictions
FILM #37 OF 38 94TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2022 OSCARS CHALLENGE“The Power of the Dog”MARCH 24, 2022NETFLIX DAY 45 OF 48 Best Motion Picture of the YearProduced by Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Roger Frappier Best Achievement in DirectingDirected by Jane Campion Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading RolePerformance by Benedict Cumberbatch Best Performance by an actor in … Read More 2022 Oscars Challenge: [37] “The Power of the Dog” (Twelve Nominations)
BEST PICTURE “Belfast”Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik, and Tamar Thomas(Focus Features) “CODA”Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi, and Patrick Wachsberger(Apple Original Films) “Don’t Look Up”Adam McKay and Kevin Messick(Netflix) “Drive My Car”Teruhisa Yamamoto(Janus Films) “Dune”Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve and Cale Boyter(Warner Bros. Pictures) “King Richard”Tim White, Trevor White, and Will Smith(Warner Bros. Pictures) “Licorice Pizza”Sara Murphy, Adam Somner and Paul Thomas Anderson(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) “Nightmare Alley”Guillermo del … Read More Oscars Watch: 94th Academy Awards Nominees
On Tuesday, February 8, the Academy will announce its nominees for the 94th Academy Awards. As with every year, it wouldn’t be complete without a bit of conjecture. Sifting through all the guilds, critics awards, and other major film awards so far this year, I’ve compiled what I believe to be the contenders in each category. Some categories were more challenging than others, but … Read More Oscars Watch: 94th Academy Awards Nominee Predictions
BEST FILM “Belfast”Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik, and Tamar Thomas(Focus Features) “Don’t Look Up”Adam McKay and Kevin Messick(Netflix) “Dune”Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, and Denis Villeneuve(Warner Bros. Pictures) “Licorice Pizza”Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Adam Somner(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) “The Power Of The Dog”Jane Campion, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Tanya Seghatchian, and Emile Sherman(Netflix) OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM “After Love”Aleem Khan and Matthieu de Braconier(BBC Film) “Ali … Read More Oscars Watch: 75th Annual EE British Academy Of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) Award Nominees
With the announcement of the Producer Guild nominees, we’re much closer to the seeing Academy Award’s Best Picture landscape this year. One film that was nominated for the Best Ensemble Award by the Screen Actor’s Guild that is missing here is “House of Gucci.” Some pundits are also taking a flier on “Drive My Car” getting a Best Picture nomination despite not showing up … Read More Oscars Watch: 33rd Annual Producers Guild Award Nominees
The American Cinema Editors announced their nominees today, with “Dune” and “The Power of the Dog” leading the pack. As only five nominees will make the cut for the eventual Oscar for Best Editing, at least half of the Eddie nominees will not make it. “No Time to Die” and “Cruella” are among the ones likely not to make the cut. It is interesting … Read More Oscars Watch: 72nd Annual American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Award Nominees
Most of the cinematographers nominated for the American Society Of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Awards were expected, with Greig Fraser for “Dune” and Ari Wegner for “The Power of the Dog” being the front-runners. Dan Laustsen for “Nightmare Alley” and Bruno Delbonnel for “The Tragedy of Macbeth” have been fairly talked about. Haris Zambarloukos for “Belfast” is probably the one surprise of the bunch, which … Read More Oscars Watch: 36th Annual American Society Of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Award Nominees
The Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts announced all their International Award winners. Who should win for Best Picture but the critical darling “The Power of the Dog.” Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee also won for their performances, but Jane Campion missed out for Best Direction and Screenplay. Nicole Kidman and Aaron Sorkin were both awarded for “Being the Ricardos” while Judi Dench … Read More Oscars Watch: 11th Annual Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts International Awards
One cannot deny the dominance of “The Power of the Dog” and the Music City Film Critics Association have reinforced that with yet another Best Film of the year awarded to it. Jane Campion also won another award for Best Director and Screenplay while Kodi Smit-McPhee received another win for Supporting Actor. QUICK LIST Best Film: “The Power of the Dog”Best Director: Jane Campion … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Music City Film Critics Association Awards
The Alliance Of Women Film Journalists named “The Power of the Dog” the Best Film of the Year along with ten other awards. EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS (These awards honor WOMEN only) EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS QUICK LIST Best Film: “The Power Of The Dog”Best Director: Jane Campion – “The Power Of The Dog”Best Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch – “The Power Of The Dog”Best Actress: … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Alliance Of Women Film Journalists Awards
The Online Film Critics Society named “The Power of the Dog” the Best Picture of the year, as well as seven other awards including Best Picture and three acting awards. QUICK LIST Best Picture: “The Power of the Dog”Best Director: Jane Campion — “The Power of the Dog”Best Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch — “The Power of the Dog”Best Actress: Olivia Colman — “The Lost Daughter”Best … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Online Film Critics Society Awards
The Houston Film Critics Society named “The Power of the Dog” their Best Picture of the year in their fifteenth year. Jane Campion won two awards, for Best Director and Screenplay, and Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee both won acting awards for their work in “The Power of the Dog.” QUICK LIST Best Picture: “The Power of the Dog”Best Director: Jane Campion — “The … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Houston Film Critics Society Awards
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In their third year, the North Dakota Film Society named “The Power of the Dog” the Best Picture of the year, along with Jane Campion as the Best Director. Not only that, they awarded three of the four acting awards to the cast. The film also won Best Cinematography, Film Editing, and Original Score. QUICK LIST Best Picture: “The Power of the Dog”Best Director: … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 North Dakota Film Society Awards
If “The Power of the Dog” had not yet proved its dominance in the critical acclaim department, the Denver Film Critics Society continued to instill that sentiment, awarding it the Best Picture of the year. It also won Best Director, Actor, and Adapted Screenplay. One notable win was J.K. SImmons winning his first Supporting Actor award for his work in “Being the Ricardos.” QUICK … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Denver Film Critics Society Awards
The Pandora International Film Critics presented their 3rd annual awards ceremony with “Titane” and director Julia Ducournau taking the top prizes of Best International Motion Picture and Best Director. “The Power of the Dog” still won Best English Language Motion Picture as well as Cinematography and Score Composing. I find these enlightening as it shows what films are showing up on an international level, … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Pandora International Film Critics Awards
“The Power of the Dog” continues its steamrolling of the critics awards this year, this time being awarded Best Picture by the Kansas City Film Critics Circle. Jane Campion wins Best Director and Benedict Cumberbatch also wins Best Actor. QUICK LIST Best Picture: “The Power of the Dog”Robert Altman Award for Best Director: Jane Campion — “The Power of the Dog”Best Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
“Licorice Pizza” was the big winner with the Georgia Film Critics Association, as they honored it with six awards including Best Picture, Actress, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Ensemble, and the Breakthrough award. “Dune” and “The Power of the Dog” won multiple awards as well. QUICK LIST Best Picture: “Licorice Pizza”Best Director: Jane Campion — “The Power of the Dog”Best Actor: Nicolas Cage — “Pig”Best Actress: Alana Haim — … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
The Austin Film Critics Association awarded “The Power of the Dog” five trophies including Best Film ad Best Director. “Pig” was also represented well, winning three awards including Best First Film and Original Screenplay. QUICK LIST Best Film: “The Power of the Dog”Best Director: Jane Campion — “The Power of the Dog”Best Actor: Nicolas Cage — “Pig”Best Actress: Agathe Rouselle — “Titane”Best Supporting Actor: … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Austin Film Critics Association Awards
After all the love “The Power of the Dog” has received from the critics, it is hard to imagine a world in which it is not a decent contender for the Academy Award for Best Picture. The latest group to give it that honor was the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle, who also awarded Jane Campion with the Best Director and Adapted … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards
The San Diego Film Critics Society named “The Power of the Dog” and Jane Campion their Best Picture and Best Director winners. Nicolas Cage wins another Best Actor award while Jason Isaacs wins his first Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in “Mass.” QUICK LIST Best Picture: “The Power of the Dog”Best Director: Jane Campion — “The Power of the Dog”Best Actor: Nicolas … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
The 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards marked the first time the ceremony was untelevised since 1979. The winners were announced online, with hopes of returning to a broadcast next year, barring any set backs to their representation initiative. The big winners were mostly echoes of the critics’ awards consensus, with “The Power of the Dog” and Jane Campion winning Best Motion Picture (Drama) and … Read More Oscars Watch: 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards
The Chicago Indie Critics honored the best of both worlds, awarding “CODA” their Best Independent Film Award (budgets under $20 million), while awarding “The Power of the Dog” their Best Studio Film Award (budgets over $20 million). Jane Campion also won a pair of awards for Best Director and Adapted Screenplay for her work on “The Power of the Dog.” QUICK LIST Best Independent … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Chicago Indie Critics Awards
Add the Columbus Film Critics Association to the growing list of critic groups that support “The Power of the Dog” as the Best Film of the Year. The film and its players earned a total of seven awards. “Licorice Pizza” was the runner-up for Best Film, earning itself three awards, two of which went to lead actress Alana Haim. QUICK LIST Best Film: “The … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Columbus Film Critics Association Awards
Fresh into the New Year, the North Carolina Film Critics Association has continued the praise for Jane Campion and her film “The Power of the Dog.” Not only did she win Best Director and Adapted Screenplay and the film Best Narrative Film, Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee both won acting awards as well. “Mass” won Best Ensemble, with Ann Dowd winning Best Supporting Actress. … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards
“Licorice Pizza” ended up edging out “The Power of the Dog” for Best Picture by the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle. Not to worry, as Jane Campion won Best Director and Adapted Screenplay, along with the cast receiving three different acting awards and Jonny Greenwood grabbing the Best Score. Alana Haim grabbed the final acting award for “Licorice Pizza,” which also won Original Screenplay. QUICK … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
The Greater Western New York Film Critics Association has picked Michael Sarnoski’s “Pig” as their Best Picture of the Year, with Jane Campion and her film “The Power of the Dog” taking Best Director and Adapted Screenplay. “Pig” also won the Best Breakthrough Director for Michael Sarnoski and Lead Actor for Nicolas Cage. The Association also did not adhere to the Academy’s release window … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards
Looking at the Dublin Film Critics Circle’s top 10, you can see that a majority of the films are technically from last year’s Oscar cycle, like “Promising Young Woman,” “The Father,” and “Nomadland.” That being said, the winners are almost all from this year’s cycle, with “The Power of the Dog” and Jane Campion taking the top prizes, along with Benedict Cumberbatch. Frances McDormand … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
The Online Association of Female Film Critics picked “The Power of the Dog” as the Best Film of the Year, along with Jane Campion as Best Director and Adapted Screenplay writer. The rest of the awards were fairly spread out, mostly among performers and films that are definitely in line to be Oscar nominated by the time the nominees are announced. QUICK LIST Best … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Online Association of Female Film Critics Awards
“The Power of the Dog” claims another Best Picture prize, this time from Florida Film Critics Circle. Jane Campion also grabbed another Best Director and Adapted Screenplay award. The Florida Film Critics Circle also lifted up “Annette,” which hasn’t been mentioned much this awards season, even awarding Adam Driver the Best Actor award for his role in the film. QUICK LIST Best Picture: “The … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association awarded “The Power of the Dog” five awards including Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay. “Summer of Soul” and “Drive My Car” continue to prove their dominance in their respective categories while “Dune” won a pair of technical awards. QUICK LIST Best Picture: “The Power of the Dog”Best Director: Jane Campion — “The Power of the Dog”Best Actor: Benedict … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
The Indiana Film Journalists Association stepped outside the box this year, picking “Mass” as their Best Film of the Year. “Mass” also won Best Original Screenplay and Ensemble Acting, plus director Fran Kranz won the Breakout of the Year. The Association also boosted the lesser talked about documentary “Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time,” awarding it Best Documentary and the Edward Johnson-OTT Hoosier Award. “Annette” … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards
“Licorice Pizza” may have been named Best Film by the St. Louis Film Critics Association, “Mass” and “The Power of the Dog” actually ended up winning more award. “Mass” won three with Best Ensemble, Supporting Actress, and Original Screenplay while “The Power of the Dog” won five with Best Director, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, and Cinematography. The only other awards “Licorice Pizza” won were … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
“The Power of the Dog” has to be this year’s front-runner for the Oscars, as it is definitely the critical darling. The Phoenix Critics Circle names it their Best Picture, along with Jane Campion winning Best Director and Jonny Greenwood winning Best Score. It also won a pair of acting awards with Actor going to Benedict Cumberbatch and Supporting Actress going to Kirsten Dunst, … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Phoenix Critics Circle Awards
The Utah Film Critics Association named Jane Campion and “The Power of the Dog” their Best Director and Best Picture of the Year. The film also took Best Supporting Actor and Original Score. “CODA” won Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Lead Performance (Female) while “Flee” was able to pull off a win for Best Animated Feature and Non-English Language Feature. QUICK LIST Best Picture: … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Utah Film Critics Association Awards
Winning its second Best Picture award from a critics group, the international film “Drive My Car” continuing its bid for a Best International Film nomination at this years Oscars. “Drive My Car” also won Best Screenplay. Oddly enough, Best Film Not in the English Language did not go to “Drive My Car,” but to Celine Sciamma’s “Petite Maman.” The Los Angeles Film Critics Association … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
A consensus is building around “The Power of the Dog,” this time winning the Best Picture award from the Chicago Film Critics Association. Jane Campion wins another Best Director and Adapted Screenplay award while Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee both won acting awards. Other consensuses building are Best International film going to “Drive My Car,” Best Documetary going to “Summer of Soul,” and Best … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
In a departure from the consensus, the Portland Critics Association named “The Green Knight” the Best Picture of the year. Despite most awards going to “The Power of the Dog,” “Dune,” and “The French Dispatch,” David Lowery’s medieval tale took the top prize. QUICK LIST Best Picture: “The Green Knight”Best Director: Jane Campion — “The Power of the Dog”Best Male Leading Role: Benedict Cumberbatch … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Portland Critics Association Awards
The Women Film Critics Circle named Rebecca Hall’s “Passing” as their Best Movie About Women. The film also seemed tailor-made for some of their more specific awards. The Josephine Baker Award honors a film that embodies the American experience of women of color. The Karen Morley Award honors a film that exemplifies the female place in history/society and their search for identity. “Passing” checks … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Women Film Critics Circle Awards
An international title took the top spot at the Boston Society Of Film Critics Awards, the first time that’s happened since 1985. That year, Best Picture went to Akira Kurosawa’s “Ran.” This year, the Japanese title “Drive My Car” won Best Picture, along with Director, Actor, and Screenplay. In these years where a Non-English film wins, they flop the Non-English category to Best English … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Boston Society Of Film Critics Awards
The 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards will look a bit different this year. After the Hollywood Foreign Press Association came under fire for lack of diversity in the organization, NBC decided against airing the telecast, with many other media groups following suit. However, the HFPA has pushed forward and will continue to hold the ceremony in some fashion which has yet to be disclosed. … Read More Oscars Watch: 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards Nominees
BEST PICTURE “Belfast” (Focus Features)“CODA” (Apple Original Films)“Don’t Look Up” (Netflix)“Dune” (Warner Bros. Pictures)“King Richard” (Warner Bros. Pictures)“Licorice Pizza” (MGM)“Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures)“The Power of the Dog” (Netflix)“tick, tick…Boom!” (Netflix)“West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) BEST ACTOR Nicolas Cage – “Pig” (Neon)Benedict Cumberbatch – “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix)Peter Dinklage – “Cyrano” (United Artists)Andrew Garfield – “tick, tick…Boom!” (Netflix)Will Smith – “King Richard” … Read More Oscars Watch: 27th Annual Critics’ Choice Award Nominees
“The Power of the Dog” was once again picked as the big winner, this time by the Southeastern Film Critics Association. The film took Best Picture and Best Director, three of the four acting awards, and Adapted Screenplay. “The French Dispatch” took the Ensemble Award, “Licorice Pizza” took Best Original Screenplay, and “Dune” took a pair of technical awards. QUICK LIST Best Picture: “The … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
Last year, “Nomadland” was the clear-cut favorite throughout the critics awards. This year, that appears to go to Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog.” Philadelphia Film Critics Circle followed suit with the majority of awards so far, awarding “The Power of the Dog” Best Film along with Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Script, and Soundtrack/Score. “Passing” won a pair of awards for Best Supporting … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards
“The Power of the Dog” ravaged the New York Film Critics Online Awards, winning out in seven different categories including Best Picture and Best Director. The cast of “The Power of the Dog” took Best Ensemble, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor, while “Passing” took Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga. Director of “Passing,” Rebecca Hall, also took … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 New York Film Critics Online Awards
Last year, the Boston Online Film Critics Association picked “Nomadland” and Chloé Zhao as its top choices. This year, those honors were awarded to “The Power of the Dog” and Jane Campion. In fact, “The Power of the Dog” won seven awards, including three for acting (Cumberbatch, Smit-McPhee, and Dunst), one for Best Screenplay, and the last for Best Cinematography. “Dune” scored to technical … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Boston Online Film Critics Association Awards
The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association picked “Belfast” as the Best Film of 2021, but overall, they spread the love. Not only did “Belfast” win Best Film, it also won Best Original Screenplay. “The Power of the Dog” won Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay while “tick, tick… Boom!” won Best Actor and Best Editing. Winning three technical awards was … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
With the way the earlier awards were landing, you could have narrowed down the Atlanta Film Critics Circle’s pick for Best Picture to two films. It was either going to be “The Power of the Dog,” which won Best Director, Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Cinematography, or “Licorice Pizza,” which tied for Best Lead Actress and Best Ensemble and won for … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Atlanta Film Critics Circle Awards
The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association announced their nominees today, with “Belfast” and “The Power of the Dog” being the focus of eleven nominations each. The group will announce their winners on Monday, December 6th at 8AM ET QUICK LIST Best Film “Belfast” “The Green Knight” “The Power of the Dog” “tick, tick…BOOM!” “West Side Story” Best Director Kenneth Branagh — “Belfast” Jane … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award Nominees
It’s safe to say that most of those named winners by the New York Film Critics Circle this morning will go on to get Oscar nominations. Jane Campion, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lady Gaga, Paul Thomas Anderson, and “Flee” have to be strong contenders for the Oscars already. The one huge pleasant surprise is the Critics Circle awarding its top film of the year to the … Read More Oscars Watch: 2021 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
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