Best Picture Frontrunners Lead In Guild Precursors
Not unexpectedly, the films topping the list of guild mentions in the pre-nominations days of this week are frontrunners for a Best Picture nomination from the Academy. Leading the way is "Babel," landing 8 mentions, missing only with the cinematographers (not the case with BAFTA) and the Visual Effects Society. Following close behind with seven guild nominations each is "Dreamgirls" and "The Queen," while "The Departed" and "Little Miss Sunshine" round up the line-up with six and five mentions respectively.
And that's the role the guilds play for prognosticators. Clearing the way and speaking up for the films that, in all likelihood, will show up at the Oscars. These are the groups that actually overlap with the AMPAS membership. They aren't critics with agendas and groupthink (though groupthink certainly comes into play). They are the people who will be voting for the big taco, and save for the Motion Picture Sound Editors, they have all spoken. (Strange that the MPSE won't be announcing until AFTER the Oscar nominations).
Gerard gave a nice rundown of what the guilds showed us the last two weeks in today's "Tech Support" column, but I'd also like to toss up a full guild list for your perusal. Check it out after the jump.
"Babel" - 8
PGA, DGA, WGA, SAG (3), ACE, ADG, CAS, CDG
"Dreamgirls" - 7
PGA, DGA, SAG (3), ACE, ADG, CAS, CDG
"The Queen" - 7
PGA, DGA, SAG (1), WGA, ACE, ADG, CDG
"The Departed" - 6
PGA, DGA, SAG (2), WGA, ACE, ADG
"Little Miss Sunshine" - 5
PGA, DGA, SAG (3), WGA, CDG
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" - 5
ACE, ADG, CAS, CDG, VES (6)
"Casino Royale" - 4
ACE, ADG, CDG, VES (1)
"The Devil Wears Prada" - 4
WGA, SAG (1), ACE, CDG
"Blood Diamond" - 3
CAS, SAG (2), VES (1)
"Children of Men" - 3
ADG, ASC, VES (2)
"Flags of Our Fathers" - 3
ADG, CAS, VES (1)
"The Good Shepherd" - 3
ADG, ASC, VES (1)
"V for Vendetta" - 3
ADG, CDG, VES (1)
"Curse of the Golden Flower" - 2
ADG, CDG
"The Da Vinci Code" - 2
ADG, VES (2)
"The Fountain" - 2
CDG, VES (1)
"The Illusionist" - 2
ASC, CDG
"Little Children" - 2
SAG (2), WGA
"Pan's Labyrinth" - 2
ADG, CDG
"Superman Returns" - 2
ADG, VES (1)
"Thank You for Smoking" - 2
WGA, ACE
"United 93" - 2
WGA, ACE
"X-Men: The Last Stand" - 2
CDG, VES (1)
One Hit Wonders:
"Apocalypto" (ASC)
"The Black Dahlia" (ASC)
"Bobby" (SAG - 1)
"Borat" (WGA)
"Cars" (VES - 1)
"Charlotte's Web" (VES - 3)
"Eragon" (CDG)
"Happy Feet" (VES - 1)
"Marie Antoinette" (CDG)
"Mission: Impossible 3" (VES - 1)
"Monster House" (VES - 1)
"Poseidon" (VES - 1)
"The Prestige" (ADG)
"Stranger than Fiction" (WGA)
ACE = American Cinema Editors
ADG = Art Directors Guild
ASC = American Society of Cinematographers
CAS = Cinema Audio Society
CDG = Costume Desingers Guild
DGA = Directors Guild of America
PGA = Producers Guild of America
SAG = Screen Actors Guild
WGA = Writers Guild of America
VES = Visual Effects Society
Comments
Hi. Does anybody know if the music guys have their own society or guild. If yes, when are their awards coming up?
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| January 19, 2007 04:49 AM