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OscarGuy wrote:According to The Numbers website, Nomadland got an Oscar Qualifying run on 12/4 even though it's limited release will be 2/4/21. IMDb still shows it with a 12/4 release date in the U.S.
It was a virtual opening through Lincoln Center. It played for a week, with very limited tickets and streaming times.
Yes, and the NYFCC rules stipulate that in order to qualify for their awards a film must be shown in a theatre (or amended now to include widely available streaming in lieu of a theatrical showing) that is available to the general public. The fact that the New York Times has not reviewed it suggests that the Lincoln Center showing was tantamount to a New York Film Festival event that doesn't qualify as a New York release date.

IMDb. is generally a good source of information but is not infallible. I have submitted a number of updates to date with proof positive of errors in opening dates. Most of the time they fix the errors on my submissions but not always. I recently gave them proof that Tennessee Johnson was not shown anywhere until 1943 yet they failed to update their information and never gave me a reason why. I suspect it was because Warner Bros. objected, having just put out a Blu-ray of the film with the incorrect release date plastered all over the box cover.

A lot of the IMDb. release date information is based on the date a film was first mentioned in a column in the New York Times for New York release date information and the Los Angeles Times for L.A. release dates but these mentions are often in Sunday supplements announcing forthcoming releases. Always be suspicious of any film showing a release date on a Sunday. They occur, but they are rare.

I don't know what The Numbers website uses to determine an Oscar qualifying run. I thought that meant a showing in a Los Angeles theatre which I thought were also closed. However, if it did receive a showing in L.A. it may be eligible for the Los Angeles Film critics, but not the New York Film critics unless they make a change to their rules.
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OscarGuy wrote:According to The Numbers website, Nomadland got an Oscar Qualifying run on 12/4 even though it's limited release will be 2/4/21. IMDb still shows it with a 12/4 release date in the U.S.
It was a virtual opening through Lincoln Center. It played for a week, with very limited tickets and streaming times.
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According to The Numbers website, Nomadland got an Oscar Qualifying run on 12/4 even though it's limited release will be 2/4/21. IMDb still shows it with a 12/4 release date in the U.S.
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The new release date? Yes, it's from a news source, but I can't recall which. I think it's connected to the newly released trailer which is eons better than the teaser trailer.

If I find it, I'll post it.
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Its scheduled release date of 12/4 didn't happen in New York. The film has not been reviewed by the New York Times. The new opening date is apparently 2/21/2021. Probably the same for L.A.
Is this from a news source?
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Nomadland is off the table.

Its scheduled release date of 12/4 didn't happen in New York. The film has not been reviewed by the New York Times. The new opening date is apparently 2/21/2021. Probably the same for L.A.

Without Nomadland, The Father, and anything else originally scheduled to open in New York theatres before the end of December being postponed, it looks like this year will be between the few films that did open theatrically in New York or were or will be available to New Yorkers via the internet by 12/31.
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These are good predictions. Not quite ready to make mine, but...

- In general, I think it's important to remember where the NYFCC's taste is at these days. There's a wistfulness in all their Best Film winners: The Irishman, Roma, Lady Bird, La La Land... they're all a bit looking backwards, let's say. They seem to go for ennui. Nomadland looks to be squarely of that mindset.

- What of Small Axe? Which group wants to be the first to break with form and go for Lovers Rock, or honor Steve McQueen for the whole? I sense an eagerness to honor Chloe Zhao though.

- I think Best Actor looks likelier between Anthony Hopkins for The Father or Delroy Lindo for Da 5 Bloods. I think Hopkins is all around a good bet for either winner or runner up, so when in doubt he's probably the smartest choice. For whatever reasons, I think Riz Ahmed seems more like a LAFCAA winner.

- I have no idea about Best Actress. I have doubts about McDormand taking it but I wonder who else? I keep thinking that this is the group that went for Cameron Diaz for There's Something About Mary. Carey Mulligan for Promising Young Woman might make some sense.

- Best Supporting Actor feels a bit empty-ish this year. I have my doubts about Bill Murray getting a nomination for On the Rocks but there's something about his role that seems like critics might have an easier time remembering it than Academy voters.

- I like the idea of Maria Bakalova for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. To be honest, I found most of her performance to be a bit... hype. She's fine. It could certainly happen though. If not her, I think Amanda Seyfriend has a good chance. So does Candice Bergen for Let Them All Talk, which definitely seems like a NYFCC win -- or voter.

- For Best Screenplay They tend to honor an auteur. All but three of their past winners (Carol, Lincoln, Moneyball) went to the film's writer/directors. Normally, The Trial of the Chicago 7 would make sense. But I don't know if passions for the film are that high. But it going to First Cow isn't a bad idea.

- I found the cinematography for Mank to be underwhelming. I haven't seen Nomadland but it seems like that's going to sweep their awards this year.
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They announce on the 18th. Here are my predictions:

PICTURE: Nomadland
DIRECTOR: Chloe Zhao, Nomadland
ACTOR: Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
ACTRESS: Frances McDormand, Nomadland
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
SCREENPLAY: Kelly Reichart and Jonathan Raymond, First Cow
ANIMATED FILM: Wolfwalkers
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Eric Messerschmidt, Mank
NON-FICTION FILM: Time
FIRST FILM: Radha Blank, The 40 Year Old Version
FOREIGN FILM: Another Round, Denmark
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