Road to the 2019 Oscars: January — Golden Globes, Oscar nominations, predictions
THE GOLDEN Globe Awards ceremony takes place on Jan 6, and the Academy unveils its Oscar nominations on Jan 22. Alongside those, expect Oscar predictions to heat up — and increase in accuracy — following awards ceremonies from four key guilds representing fi lm producers, actors, editors, and reviewers.
Golden Globe Awards, 76th (Jan 6)
Hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and a prestigious combined fi lm and TV event. For Oscar watchers, the Globes’ leading actor, actress, and supporting actor awards for fi lm dramas tend to line up with Academy Award winners. Biopics “Vice,” “The Favourite,” “Green Book” and popstar drama “A Star Is Born” lead fi lm nominations; “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” is a nose ahead on the TV side.
Critics’ Choice Awards (Jan 13)
With a membership larger than that of the Globes’ HFPA, the Broadcast Film Critics Association has this year put forward regal loyalty drama “The Favourite” in 14 wideranging categories and “Black Panther” in 12. Both are part of a ten-fi lm set put forward for Best Picture. Despite the apparently distinct voter base, the CCAs have proven particularly adept at predicting the Oscars’ best director, actor, supporting actress and best fi lm awards, in that order.
Producers Guild of America Awards (Jan 19)
A very strong predictor of the Academy Awards’ Best Picture Oscar (which is awarded to a fi lm’s team of producers). Only the Directors Guild of America has a better track record. Nominees are announced on Jan 4.
Academy Awards, 91st — nominations (Jan 22)
It was too soon for the Best Popular Film, a new category proposed and then withdrawn in August and September of 2018; still, talk is that Marvel’s “Black Panther” is being pushed for nods in prestige non-technical categories. The ceremony itself takes place on Feb 24.
Screen Actors Awards (Jan 27)
Rivalling the Guild Oscars for glitz and glamour as top-fl ight actors and actresses gather. This year, “A Star is Born” is in the running for actor, actress, supporting actor and ensemble awards, while “The Favourite” and “BlacKkKlansman” have three nominations each. TV shows “Ozark” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” are among those expected to win small- screen SAGs. — Relaxnews