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Critics' Choice has a pretty large member base, so there's likely a fair amount of people like her among their ranks. Chris Evangelista from Slashfilm shared part of his ballot and he had Kristen Stewart in Crimes of the Future among his Best Supporting Actress noms, which is a very outside the box choice if you ask me (and one that I would agree with completely. She was terrific in that movie.)

If any Supporting Actress performance that isn't getting talked about that deserves to, it's the performances of Noemie Merlant, Nina Hoss, and Sophie Kauer in Tár. If they were American or English, they would be on every best performance list.

Meanwhile, if you want an example of this Critic's Choice voter that I know, here's one thing she believes: she refused to vote for Parasite for Best Picture as it wasn't in English.

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December 15th, 2022, 11:13 am

If any Supporting Actress performance that isn't getting talked about that deserves to, it's the performances of Noemie Merlant, Nina Hoss, and Sophie Kauer in Tár. If they were American or English, they would be on every best performance list.

Meanwhile, if you want an example of this Critic's Choice voter that I know, here's one thing she believes: she refused to vote for Parasite for Best Picture as it wasn't in English.

Nina Hoss might not have the volume of award nominations to back it up, but her performance has gotten plenty of critical praise. She along with Claire Foy has been at the top of nearly every Best Supporting Actress snub list that I've seen.

And as unfortunate as this is to hear from someone who has enough cache to be a Critics Choice member, it's not surprising. Plenty of Americans thumb their noses at anything that isn't in English.

The critic embargo for Babylon has been lifted and it's a mixed bag, with quote whores raising the Metacritic to a low green of 63 while the more reputable critics either judge it as so-so or outright dislike.

It might sneak in as a Best Picture nominee at the Oscars (probably knocking out a populist title like RRR or Top Gun: Maverick) but it won't get too much awards attention.

Oscar Shortlists:

Documentary Feature:
“All That Breathes”
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”
“Bad Axe”
“Children of the Mist”
“Descendant”
“Fire of Love”
“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song”
“Hidden Letters”
“A House Made of Splinters”
“The Janes”
“Last Flight Home”
“Moonage Daydream”
“Navalny”
“Retrograde”
“The Territory"

Documentary Short:
“American Justice on Trial: People v. Newton”
“Anastasia”
“Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices from a Plantation Prison”
“As Far as They Can Run”
“The Elephant Whisperers”
“The Flagmakers”
“Happiness Is £4 Million”
“Haulout”
“Holding Moses”
“How Do You Measure a Year?”
“The Martha Mitchell Effect”
“Nuisance Bear”
“Shut Up and Paint”
“Stranger at the Gate”
“38 at the Garden"

International Feature:
Argentina, “Argentina, 1985”
Austria, “Corsage”
Belgium, “Close”
Cambodia, “Return to Seoul”
Denmark, “Holy Spider”
France, “Saint Omer”
Germany, “All Quiet on the Western Front”
India, “Last Film Show”
Ireland, “The Quiet Girl”
Mexico, “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”
Morocco, “The Blue Caftan”
Pakistan, “Joyland”
Poland, “EO”
South Korea, “Decision to Leave”
Sweden, “Cairo Conspiracy”

Makeup and Hairstyling:
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Amsterdam”
“Babylon”
“The Batman”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Blonde”
“Crimes of the Future”
“Elvis”
“Emancipation”
“The Whale"

Original Score:
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
“Babylon”
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Devotion”
“Don’t Worry Darling”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“The Fabelmans”
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
“Nope”
“She Said”
“The Woman King”
“Women Talking”

Original Song:
“Time” from “Amsterdam”
“Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” from “Avatar: The Way of Water”
“Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“This Is A Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“Ciao Papa” from “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
“Til You’re Home” from “A Man Called Otto”
“Naatu Naatu” from “RRR”
“My Mind & Me” from “Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me”
“Good Afternoon” from “Spirited”
“Applause” from “Tell It like a Woman”
“Stand Up” from “Till”
“Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick”
“Dust & Ash” from “The Voice of Dust and Ash”
“Carolina” from “Where the Crawdads Sing”
“New Body Rhumba” from “White Noise"

Animated Short Film:
“Black Slide”
“The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse”
“The Debutante”
“The Flying Sailor”
“The Garbage Man”
“Ice Merchants”
“It’s Nice in Here”
“More than I Want to Remember”
“My Year of Dicks”
“New Moon”
“An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It”
“Passenger”
“Save Ralph”
“Sierra”
“Steakhouse”

Live Action Short Film:
“All in Favor”
“Almost Home”
“An Irish Goodbye”
“Ivalu”
“Le Pupille”
“The Lone Wolf”
“Nakam”
“Night Ride”
“Plastic Killer”
“The Red Suitcase”
“The Right Words”
“Sideral”
“The Treatment”
“Tula”
“Warsha”

Sound:
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
“Babylon”
“The Batman”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Elvis”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
“Moonage Daydream”
“Top Gun: Maverick”

Visual Effects:
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
“The Batman”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”
“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore”
“Jurassic World Dominion”
“Nope”
“Thirteen Lives”
“Top Gun: Maverick”

I guess the Academy will have to give Best Documentary Feature to a political documentary this year. It seems like in most years, they'll find a way to give it to something that appeals to the apolitical/politically conservative crowd (*cough*My Octopus Teacher*cough*).

Kind of surprised The Fabelmans was eligible for Best Original Score, as I was sure most of that score was adapted from classical pieces.

The songs from Turning Red not making the Best Original Song shortlist ends Billie Eilish and her brother's shot at back-to-back Oscars. I was also sure Mel Brooks's song from The Automat would make the shortlist, which would have given him a shot at being the oldest Oscar nominee ever. However, I do see Diane Warren is still trying to get that elusive Oscar for any movie that needs her talents (she wrote another song for another film this year almost no one saw in hopes of a nomination).

SAG Nominations:

Outstanding Performance by An Ensemble:
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fablemans
Women Talking

Outstanding Performance by An Actor in a Leading Role:
Austin Butler, Elvis
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Bill Nighy, Living
Adam Sandler, Hustle

Outstanding Performance by An Actress in a Leading Role:
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Cate Blanchett, TAR
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Danielle Deadwyler, Till
Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Outstanding Performance by An Actor in a Supporting Role:
Paul Dano, The Fabelmans
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse

Outstanding Performance by An Actress in a Supporting Role:
Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau, The Whale
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble:
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Top Gun: Maverick
The Woman King

Also, here are the Golden Globe Winners from last night:
Best Picture-Drama: The Fabelmans
Best Picture-Musical or Comedy: The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Director: Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Best Actor-Drama: Austin Butler, Elvis
Best Actor-Musical or Comedy: Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Actress-Drama: Cate Blanchett, TAR
Best Actress-Musical or Comedy: Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Supporting Actress: Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Best Screenplay: Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Best Original Score: Justin Hurwitz, Babylon
Best Original Song: "Natu Natu" (RRR)
Best Animated Feature: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Best Non-English Language Film: Argentina, 1985

I really don't get the buzz for Angela Bassett's performance. It felt like nothing new was added from the previous Black Panther that suggests this was awards-worthy. I don't even recall the role getting praised that much when Wakanda Forever came out.

Or might these just be awards for her long career and not winning an Oscar for What's Love Got to Do with It?

It's because last year's Golden Globes fell apart because of the diversity issue, and this is an attempt to compensate.

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January 11th, 2023, 3:53 pm

It's because last year's Golden Globes fell apart because of the diversity issue, and this is an attempt to compensate.

While that's almost certainly why Bassett won the Golden Globe, the buzz surrounding around her performance has been building since the film premiered with a sizable of critics/fans saying she deserved an Oscar nom for it. It would be pretty shocking if she ended up any winning additional major awards, but as Boosh said, voters could see this as an opportunity to turn this into a career retrospective of sorts.

PGA Nominations:
Best Picture:
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Glass Onion
TAR
Top Gun: Maverick
The Whale

Best Animated Film:
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Turning Red

Best Documentary Feature:
All That Breathes
Descendant
Fire of Love
Navalny
Nothing Compares
Retograde
The Territory

Best TV Movie (why don't they just call this Best Streaming Exclusive Movie?):
Fire Island
Hocus Pocus 2
Pinocchio
Prey
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

DGA Nominees:
Feature Film:
Todd Field, TAR
Joseph Kosinski, Top Gun: Maverick
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDongah, The Banshees of Inisherin
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans

Documentary Feature:
Sara Dosa, Fire of Love
Matthew Heineman, Retrograde
Laura Poitras, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Daniel Roher, Navalny
Shaunek Sen, All That Breathes

First-Time Feature:
Alice Diop, Saint Omer
Audrey Diwan, Happening
John Patton Ford, Emily the Criminal
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanvoic, Murina
Charlotte Wells, Aftersun

It's a total slap in the face to the streamers to consider their films "made-for-TV movies". First of all, the terminology is extremely inconsistent as you see Glass Onion, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Navalny, and Turning Red, all titles designed or intended for streaming but played in theatres, in the regular categories. Second, Weird had For Your Consideration screenings for Oscar voters and I'm sure Prey's showings through the American Cinematheque back in August were as well. Disney even had a DCP made for the Comanche version of Prey.

All streaming titles should be eligible for regular categories of awards shows. Yes, even the third installment of 365 Days.

I'm honestly not shocked, I'm only surprised it comes now.
I'm more surprised by the inclusion of Audrey Diwan's Happening in the "Best Feature film debut" category, while Happening is actually her second feature film. I don't understand that one.

Critics' Choice Winners:
Best Picture: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Director: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Actor: Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Bes Actress: Cate Blanchett, TAR
Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Supporting Actress: Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Best Young Actor/Actress: Gabriel LaBelle, The Fabelmans
Best Acting Ensemble: Glass Onion
Best Animated Feature: Gullerimo del Toro's Pinocchio
Best Foreign Language Film: RRR
Best Comedy: Glass Onion
Best Original Screenplay: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Adapted Screenplay: Sarah Polley, Women Talking
Best Cinematography: Claudio Miranda, Top Gun: Maverick
Best Editing: Paul Rodgers, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Best Score: Hildur Guonadottir, TAR
Best Song: "Natu Natu", RRR
Best Costume Design: Ruth E. Carter, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Best Production Design: Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino, Babylon
Best Hair and Makeup: Elvis
Best Visual Effects: Avatar: The Way of Water

Everything Everywhere All at Once winning all of the Original Screenplay awards is such a laugh, considering how they basically ripped off a Simpsons episode as well as Marvel's Multiverse. Also, anyone else find it odd that during all of Kayne and Kyrie's scandals, no one brought up the anti-Semitic content of the film?