First Day Of 2024/2025 Awards Race

 

It is about that time of year again where Hollywood gives out its most prestigious awards to most of the time the least deserving. But that doesn't mean I'm not gonna pay attention like always. But this year we will be shaking things up a little. Allow me to explain;

Here's How This Works: Each year, I will have a target subject I'm rooting for this season. When the nominations for each award show are announced, I will do a small commentary on whether or not the subject has a chance of winning. However, this year instead of focusing on just the target, I will also be focusing on those I think are frontrunners in different categories for the season as a whole, whether I'm rooting for them or not. I will most likely say a last minute thought the day before the award show. I will be tracking down all the way up to the big dogs: THE OSCARS.

The Awards:

We will be focusing on 5 awards;

-The Golden Globes

-The BAFTA's

-The Critics Choice

-The SAG Awards

and Of Course

-The Oscars

The Target

The targets will be a movie or an actor/actress that I'm rooting for this season. The subject doing well some-what depends on the success of the movie. So it is possible for me to think the subject will do poorly, but I will root for it either way.

This Year's Subject:

Denzel Washington

Like I said in my review, My family is probably Washington's biggest fans. It was no surprise that he killed it in Gladiator 2, so I might as well make him my target for this year. Also, he loves Jesus and is unashamed so he gets extra points for that. Do I believe he'll win, probably not. But I will say that I'm not even sure if he cares at this point considering that if he does get a nomination this year, it will be his millionth (11th). And if he wins, it'll be his 3rd. Why I believe he'll probably lose, I'll explain down below.

Frontrunners;

In addition to the target, I will also be tracking those whom I think (or at least aware of) are frontrunners for this years' race from now on. I will be speaking on different categories. Me speaking on these subjects does not mean I'm rooting for them or even like them. It just means that I acknowledge the chances each subject has at winning

Let's start with Best Picture:

 Conclave                         Wicked

Have Not Seen, Will Not See                       Have Seen, Have Reviewed

 Dune: Part Two                Anora
Have Seen, Will Not Review                        Have Not Seen, Will Not See

Best Actor;

Ralph Fiennes          Colman Domingo

Conclave                                                      Sing Sing

 Adrien Brody                 Daniel Craig

The Brutalist                                                 Queer

Best Actress;

 Cynthia Erivo    Mikey Madison

Wicked                                                        Anora

 Angelina Jolie

Maria

Supporting Actor;

Denzel WashingtonKieran Culkin

 Gladiator 2 (Of Course)                                     A Real Pain (Will Probably Win)

Supporting Actress;

 Ariana Grande                 Zoe Saldana
Wicked                                                                  Emilia Perez

 Isabella Rossellini

Conclave

Director;

 Denis Villeneuve Jon M. Chu

Dune: Part Two                                             Wicked

Animated Feature;

 Inside Out 2                  The Wild Robot

Have Seen, Have Reviewed                       Have Seen, Have Reviewed, Will Win

Dates:

Golden Globes:

Nominations- Today   Event- January 5, 2025

Critics Choice:

Nominations- Thursday   Event- January 12, 2025

BAFTAs:

Nominations- January 15, 2025    Event- February 16, 2025

SAG Awards;

Nominations- January 8, 2025    Event- February 23, 2025

The Oscars:

Nominations- January 17, 2025    Event- March 2, 2025

Golden Globe Results & Thoughts

Not really too much surprises except one; neither Villeneuve or Chu got nominations. Expected them to get nominations due to the hype surrounding both movies (which did get nominations themselves). But I guess one thing that hurt Villenuve's chances of getting nominated is that he was already nominated for the first Dune. With Chu, I'm not sure what happened. Denzel did get his nomination, but I do think he's gonna lose to Culkin. By the way; shout out to Glen Powell on his nomination. 

That's it for now. We will return on Thursday for Critics Choice. Thanks For Reading. 

Last Year- https://naesnotlikeyou.blogspot.com/2023/12/first-day-of-20232024-awards-race.html