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Navigating Awards Season<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

By Sandra Olmsted<\/span><\/h3>\n
\"Felicity<\/a>
Felicity Jones inspires as Ruth Bader Ginsberg in \u2018On the Basis of Sex\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the oldest organization honoring expertise, talent, and innovation in the art of cinema, it is now, by no means, the only organization handing out awards this time of year. The Oscars are still the Big Kahuna and most of the rest of the awards, well-known to obscure, are considered harbingers of what might or might not happen on Oscar night, providing one can read the signs in the tea leaves of award dregs.<\/p>\n

\"Golden<\/a>
Golden Globe winner Rami Malek in \u2018Bohemian Rhapsody\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), Golden Globe Awards open the season; however, being first has its negatives. Since the best films of the year open in theaters closest to the Christmas and New Years, sometimes the HFPA does not get to consider those films, which this year is the case with ‘On the Basis of Sex,’ the inspiring biopic about Ruth Bader Ginsburg\u2019s early career. Although the HFPA\u2019s \u201cyear\u201d ended December 1 for the screening of\u00a0 films for their consideration, the films that come out in December of this year may well be forgotten by next year\u2019s nominations.<\/p>\n

\"Golden<\/a>
Golden Globe Winner Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce in \u2018The Wife\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Golden Globe going to some and not others can be an indicator of the Oscars. Much has been made of Lady Gaga not getting the HFPA\u2019s Best Actress award although I felt Lady Gaga was channeling Barbra Streisand\u2019s performance in the 1976 version until Gaga switched to parodying her own fame at the end of ‘A Star is Born.’ Also, HFPA awarded Best Motion Picture, Drama to ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama to its star Rami Malek; however, the film is rumored to not be much of a favorite with the Academy voters. ‘Green Book’ has buzz regarding it being a favorite with the Academy. ‘Roma,’ the Netflix film, earning Golden Globes for Best Director, Motion Picture, for Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n and Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language, bodes well for ‘Roma’ when the Oscar nominations are announced.<\/p>\n

\"Mahershala<\/a>
Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen, in \u2018Green Book,\u2019 battle Jim Crow while on a classical music tour in the South<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meanwhile, other organizations which have either regional or member-specific niche foci, struggle to balance not being overshadowed by the Golden Globes with getting most of the films screened before nominating and voting. One organization with a very specific focus is the Association of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ), of which I am a member. AWFJ\u2019s voting members completed voting earlier this week and will announce their EDA Awards on Jan. 10 on their website, awfj.org.<\/p>\n

\"Director<\/a>
Director Debra Granik and Jeffery Rifflard on the set of ‘Leave No Trace’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With more women finally getting the opportunity to direct films, the AWFJ\u2019s list of Best Women Directors might indicate additional directors that the Academy might nominate. Their list of women screenwriters is also relevant for potential Oscars nominees; however, I would doubt that more than one woman per category is nominated, except in the screenwriting one because the work was shared with men. I\u2019d put directors Debra Granik, ‘Leave No Trace’; Marielle Heller, ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’; and Chloe Zhao, ‘The Rider’ on that short list of women who might be Best Director Oscar nominees.<\/p>\n

\"Amandla<\/a>
Amandla Stenberg in \u2018The Hate U Give\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Only one woman has ever won the Academy Award for Best Director, Kathryn Bigelow (2010) for ‘The Hurt Locker,’ and she also won the DGA\u2019s Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film award. As of 2018, only four other women have ever even been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director: Italian director Lina Wertm\u00fcller (1977) for ‘Seven Beauties’ (‘Pasqualino Sette Bellezze’); New Zealand director Jane Campion (1994) for ‘The Piano,’ Sofia Coppola (2004) for ‘Lost in Translation,’ and Greta Gerwig (2018) for ‘Lady Bird.’<\/p>\n

\"Director<\/a>
Director Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone on the set of \u2018The Favourite\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although women directed many films before the advent of sound, women directors fell out of favor as budgets increased; however, they continued to write a great number of screenplays and still do. Combining both adapted and original screenwriting, I would think that the women writers with a chance at an Oscar nod are Diablo Cody, ‘Tully’; Deborah Davis, with Tony McNamara, ‘The Favourite’, Debra Granik and Anne Rossellini, ‘Leave No Trace’; Nicole Holofcener, with Jeff Whitty, ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’; and Audrey Wells, ‘The Hate U Give.’ The lists that critics\u2019 organizations come up with usually have about the same films and performances on them, as do the motion picture industry guilds\u2019 nominations. The red herring nominations can, however, mean that some surprises are in store; especially on the guilds lists.
\nThe motion picture industry\u2019s guilds, however, and their nominations and awards remain possibly the best barometer of the Academy nominations and winners. The alphabet soup of guilds includes Art Directors (ADG), Cinematographers (ASC), Editors (ACE), Writers (WGA), Directors (DGA), Screen Actors Guild (SAG), and Producers Guild (PGA, not to be mistake for the golf association although plenty of producers play golf, usually with agents and financiers). Since many members of the guilds are also among the Academy\u2019s 8176 eligible voting members, their awards often provide a predictor of the Academy nominations and even winners. The guilds announce their nominees and winners in January and February.
\nWhile the guild awards are specific to each one\u2019s specialty, the AWFJ extends their focus on women journalists to the female characters in films and the women making films. In addition to the standard round of \u201cBest\u201d this and that, the AWFJ votes for women-specific awards which speak to cultural and industry trends in the motion pictures. The AWFJ website also lists several usual categories, such as the AWFJ\u2019s ‘Outstanding Achievement by A Woman in The Film Industry’ and ‘Bravest Performance,’ that might also be indicators of which direction the Oscar winds are blowing. The inclusion of Golden Globe winner for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama: Glenn Close, ‘The Wife’ in the AWFJ\u2019s ‘Actress Defying Age and Ageism’ category seems an indicator that the younger actresses may not fair as well as those with more chops. The process of predicting the Oscars quickly becomes reading one list against another to see the red herrings and interesting variations.
\nAlthough critics generally are not a part of the Academy unless they are also a major filmmaker on the side, critics have some sway over what is nominated through their reviews, which means that what happened at the Golden Globes this past Sunday and with the myriad other critics\u2019 awards is also relevant for Oscar predicting. By nominating early and handing out their awards earlier than the other organizations, the Golden Globes set in motion the publicity that drives much of the Oscar nomination and voting. The average moviegoer sees little of this advertisement which includes positioning certain performances and films for nomination in specific categories. The Oscar advertising primarily targets the 8176 voting members of Academy although the critics are also a target, too. The Academy\u2019s nominations will be announced Tuesday, January 22, and the 91st annual Academy Awards will air Sunday, February 24 on ABC.<\/p>\n

AWFJ\u2019s Best Woman Director
\nElizabeth Chomko \u2013 WHAT THEY HAD
\nDebra Granik \u2013 LEAVE NO TRACE
\nMarielle Heller \u2013 CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
\nTamara Jenkins \u2013 PRIVATE LIFE
\nKaryn Kusama – DESTROYER
\nNadine Labiki \u2013 CAPERNAUM
\nRungano Nyoni \u2013 I AM NOT A WITCH
\nSally Potter \u2013 THE PARTY
\nLynn Ramsay \u2013 YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
\nChloe Zhao \u2013 THE RIDER<\/p>\n

AWFJ\u2019s Best Woman Screenwriter
\nDiablo Cody – TULLY
\nDeborah Davis \u2013 THE FAVOURITE (with Tony McNamara)
\nDebra Granik and Anne Rossellini \u2013 LEAVE NO TRACE
\nNicole Holofcener \u2013 CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? (with Jeff Whitty)
\nTamara Jenkins \u2013 PRIVATE LIFE
\nLynne Ramsay \u2013 YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
\nAudrey Wells \u2013 THE HATE U GIVE
\nChloe Zhao \u2013 THE RIDER<\/p>\n

AWFJ\u2019s Outstanding Achievement by A Woman in The Film Industry
\n82 women who stood on the Palais des Festivals steps at the Cannes Film Festival to protest gender inequality in festival programming.
\nAva DuVernay for hiring women filmmakers for QUEEN SUGAR and other projects.
\nMegan Ellison for challenging the status quo and producing projects by unique and diverse voices at Annapurna Pictures.
\nNicole Kidman for a banner year of performances in DESTROYER, BOY ERASED and AQUAMAN, and for opening opportunities for\u00a0women in production.
\nRachel Morrison for paving the road for women cinematographers with her Oscar nomination for MUDBOUND and scoring as DP on BLACK PANTHER.
\nShondra Rhimes, Reese Witherspoon and all the women speaking out in the #MeToo movement.<\/p>\n

AWFJ\u2019s Actress Defying Age and Ageism
\nGlenn Close \u2013 THE WIFE
\nViola Davis – WIDOWS
\nNicole Kidman – DESTROYER
\nSissy Spacek \u2013THE OLD MAN & THE GUN
\nTEA WITH THE DAMES \u2013 Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith<\/p>\n

AWFJ\u2019s Bravest Performance
\nToni Collette – HEREDITY
\nOlivia Colman \u2013 THE FAVOURITE
\nViola Davis -WIDOWS
\nNicole Kidman – DESTROYER
\nMelissa McCarthy \u2013 CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
\nCharlize Theron \u2013 TULLY
\nMary Elizabeth Winstead \u2013 ALL ABOUT NINA<\/p>\n

Golden Globe Winners in Film Categories
\nBest Motion Picture, Drama: Bohemian Rhapsody
\nBest Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Green Book
\nBest Director, Motion Picture: Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n, Roma
\nBest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama: Glenn Close, The Wife
\nBest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama: Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
\nBest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Olivia Colman, The Favourite
\nBest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Christian Bale, Vice
\nBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture: Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk
\nBest Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture: Mahershala Ali, Green Book
\nBest Screenplay, Motion Picture:Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly, Green Book
\nBest Motion Picture, Animated: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
\nBest Motion Picture, Foreign Language: Roma
\nBest Original Score, Motion Picture: Justin Hurwitz, First Man
\nBest Original Song, Motion Picture: \u201cShallow\u201d \u2014 A Star Is Born<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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