Cinema News: Movies Update: Oscar Voting Continues

January 16, 2023

By Kyle Buchanan

After a hectic few days of guild nominations and awards shows, the academy started voting on Oscar nominations last week. What will wind up on the ballot when it's unveiled on Jan. 24? I'll have predictions in my column on Wednesday, but here are some takeaways now that we've seen the Golden Globe winners (remember, it never hurts to win a televised award) and nominees from the even more important actors, directors and producers guilds:

— Only three films earned nominations from all three of those guilds: Steven Spielberg's autobiographical "The Fabelmans," the sci-fi hit "Everything Everywhere All at Once," and the dark feuding-friends comedy "The Banshees of Inisherin." That trio should be considered the strongest Oscar contenders as voting for the Academy Awards continues until Jan. 17.

— But after taking the Globes for best director and best drama, "The Fabelmans" was dealt the most significant Screen Actors Guild Award snub when its star, Michelle Williams, failed to make the powerhouse best actress lineup. As a predictor of eventual Oscar success, the SAG Awards can be hit or miss: A few snubbed actors could still break through with Oscar voters, but your eventual Oscar winners were almost certainly SAG nominees.

— None of the titles nominated for the top DGA or PGA prizes were directed by women. If "Women Talking" (from Sarah Polley), "The Woman King" (Gina Prince-Bythewood) or "Aftersun" (Charlotte Wells) fail to make the Oscars best-picture list, it will be the first time the category has excluded female filmmakers in four years.

— Typically, four of the five Directors Guild Award nominees are also nominated for the best-director Oscar. This year, the DGA field includes Steven Spielberg, who also won the best director Golden Globe for "The Fabelmans," along with Todd Field ("Tár"), Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert ("Everything Everywhere All at Once"), Joseph Kosinski ("Top Gun: Maverick") and Martin McDonagh ("The Banshees of Inisherin").

Stay tuned!

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