On the eve of the Writers Guild Awards, let’s look back at how the Oscar contenders have been doing at the precursor prizes.
Breaking down these early awards — by both nominations and winners — as well as the top Oscar nominations by categories gives us 35 key categories that determine the strongest Oscar contenders.
These races range from the early bird Critics Choice nominations all the way to the Oscars, with stops along the way for the guilds, the Golden Globes and the Baftas.Different films will have different strengths: some will do well with acting, others with writing and directing and some will pop up here and there.
To be a strong Oscar contender, a film needs to be represented across a range of races.Last year, Damien Chazelle‘s “La La Land” was the leader of the pack, with a total of 31 boxes ticked out of 35; it only missed
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