Plus, our critics' Oscars wishlist.
It's a big week for awards season watchers. After the tarnished Golden Globes are handed out on Tuesday, the directors and actors guilds weigh in with their nominations on Wednesday and the Producers Guild follows suit on Thursday. Then on Sunday, the Critics Choice Awards are announced. |
Why is so much concentrated in one week? A look at the Oscar calendar holds the answer. Academy members begin voting on Thursday and they have until Jan. 17 to register their choices. For films and stars hoping to make the cut, getting recognition from the guilds or on televised affairs like the Globes and the Critics Choice can be helpful. |
That said, the ceremonies, while high-profile, aren't a great indicator of what to expect from the academy — mainly because there's no overlap in voters. The Globes are decided by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization that was at the heart of financial, ethical and diversity scandals surrounding those prizes. And the Critics Choice honors are, just like they sound, handed out by working film journalists. |
The nominations from the guilds, on the other hand, can be indicative of what producers, directors and performers in the academy will vote for. What films are likely to be on their lists? Kyle Buchanan, our awards season expert, came up with an educated guess about the 10 movies that will be in the running for best picture. (Under new Oscars rules, the top category will have 10 contenders no matter what.) |
Still, he wrote, "this is an unusual year when even the strongest movies come with significant debits, which means there's still room for big-budget entertainments (like 'Babylon,' 'Nope,' 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' and 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'), foreign-language films (including 'RRR,' 'Decision to Leave' and 'All Quiet on the Western Front'), and indie films with strong performances (like 'The Whale,' 'Till,' 'She Said' and 'Aftersun') to pull through." |
It sounds like this one's going to be a nail-biter, and I can't wait! |
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