Some people might say the guild awards don't always translate to excelence and that they are an awards vehicle for Americanized productions...! Well, that's kinda true, but they are useful precursor in what comes to Oscar predictions, specially Best Picture (and each's guild respective categories).
The AMPAS is divided in multiple branches - each branch votes a certain (or more than one) specific category, but all branches' members vote for Best Picture! This means, overall guild awards support often translates to Best Picture love! Of course there are always a couple of critics' pushes that pops-up in the Oscars shortlist, but most spots in each category were previously "predicted" by the guilds.
So, let's have a look at all the guilds nominations (I am not going to include SAG Awards here, since SAG was "explored" in the previous post):
PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA (PGA) AWARDS
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Being the Ricardos (Producer: Todd Black, p.g.a.)
- Belfast (Producers: Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik, Tamar Thomas)
- CODA (Producers: Philippe Rousselet, p.g.a., Fabrice Gianfermi, p.g.a., Patrick Wachsberger, p.g.a.)
- Don’t Look Up (Producers: Adam McKay, p.g.a., Kevin Messick, p.g.a.)
- Dune (Producers: Mary Parent, p.g.a., Cale Boyter, p.g.a., Denis Villeneuve, p.g.a.)
- King Richard (Producers: Tim White, p.g.a., Trevor White, p.g.a., Will Smith, p.g.a.)
- Licorice Pizza (Producers: Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner)
- The Power of the Dog (Producers: Jane Campion, p.g.a., Tanya Seghatchian, p.g.a., Emile Sherman, p.g.a. & Iain Canning, p.g.a., Roger Frappier, p.g.a.)
- tick, tick…BOOM! (Producers: Julie Oh, p.g.a., Lin-Manuel Miranda, p.g.a.)
- West Side Story (Producers: Steven Spielberg, p.g.a., Kristie Macosko Krieger, p.g.a.)
Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Encanto (Producers: Yvett Merino, p.g.a., Clark Spencer, p.g.a.)
- Luca (Producers: Andrea Warren, p.g.a.)
- The Mitchells vs. The Machines (Producers: Phil Lord, p.g.a. & Christopher Miller, p.g.a., Kurt Albrecht, p.g.a.)
- Raya and the Last Dragon (Producers: Osnat Shurer, p.g.a., Peter Del Vecho, p.g.a.)
- Sing 2 (Producers: Chris Meledandri, p.g.a., Janet Healy, p.g.a.)
DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA (DGA) AWARDS
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film
- Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
- Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
- Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
- Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
- Denis Villeneuve, Dune
Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter
- Rebecca Hall, Passing
- Tatiana Huezo, Prayers for the Stolen
- Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tick, Tick... Boom!
- Michael Sarnoski, Pig
WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA (WGA) AWARDS
Best Original Screenplay
- Being the Ricardos, Written by Aaron Sorkin; Amazon Studios
- Don’t Look Up, Screenplay by Adam McKay, Story by Adam McKay & David Sirota; Netflix
- The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun, Screenplay by Wes Anderson, Story by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola & Hugo Guinness & Jason Schwartzman; Searchlight Pictures
- King Richard, Written by Zach Baylin; Warner Bros. Pictures
- Licorice Pizza, Written by Paul Thomas Anderson; United Artists
Best Adapted Screenplay
- CODA - Screenplay by Siân Heder, Based on the Original Motion Picture La Famille Belier Directed by Eric Lartigau, Written by Victoria Bedos, Stanislas Carree de Malberg, Eric Lartigau and Thomas Bidegain; Apple
- Dune - Screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth, Based on the novel Dune Written by Frank Herbert; Warner Bros. Pictures
- Nightmare Alley - Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro & Kim Morgan, Based on the Novel by William Lindsay Gresham; Searchlight Pictures
- Tick, Tick … Boom! - Screenplay by Steven Levenson, Based on the play by Jonathan Larson; Netflix
- West Side Story - Screenplay by Tony Kushner, Based on the Stage Play, Book by Arthur Laurents, Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Play Conceived, Directed and Choreographed by Jerome Robbins; 20th Century Studios
AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS (ACE) EDDIE AWARDS
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic)
- Belfast - Úna Ní Dhonghaíle, ACE, BFE
- Dune - Joe Walker, ACE
- King Richard - Pamela Martin, ACE
- No Time to Die - Tom Cross, ACE, Elliot Graham, ACE
- The Power of the Dog - Peter Sciberras
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):
- Cruella - Tatiana S. Riegel ACE
- Don’t Look Up - Hank Corwin, ACE
- The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun - Andrew Weisblum, ACE
- Licorice Pizza - Andy Jurgensen
- tick, tick…BOOM! - Myron Kerstein, ACE, Andrew Weisblum, ACE
Best Edited Animated Feature Film:
- Encanto - Jeremy Milton, ACE
- Luca - Catherine Apple, ACE, Jason Hudak
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines - Greg Levitan
- Raya and the Last Dragon - Fabienne Rawley, ACE, Shannon Stein
- Sing 2 - Gregory Perler, ACE
Best Edited Documentary (Feature):
- Flee - Janus Billeskov Jansen
- The Rescue - Bob Eisenhardt, ACE
- Summer of Soul……Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised - Joshua L. Pearson
- Val - Ting Poo, Leo Scott
- The Velvet Underground - Affonso Gonçalves, ACE, Adam Kurnitz
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS (ASC) AWARDS
Feature Film
- Bruno Delbonnel, ASC, AFC for The Tragedy of Macbeth
- Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS for Dune
- Dan Laustsen, ASC, DFF for Nightmare Alley
- Ari Wegner, ACS for The Power of the Dog
- Haris Zambarloukos, BSC, GSC for Belfast
Spotlight
- Ruben Impens, SBC for Titane
- Pat Scola for Pig
- Adolpho Veloso, ABC for Jockey
Documentary
- Jessica Beshir for Faya Dayi
- Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill for Cusp
- Daniel Schönauer for The Hidden Life of Trees
CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING SOUND MIXING
Motion Picture - Live Action
- Dune - Production Mixer: Mac Ruth CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Ron Bartlett CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Douglas Hemphill CAS, Scoring Mixer: Alan Meyerson CAS, ADR Mixer: Tommy O’Connell, Foley Mixer: Don White
- No Time To Die - Production Mixer: Simon Hayes CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Paul Massey CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Mark Taylor, Scoring Mixer: Stephen Lipson, ADR Mixer: Mark Appleby, Foley Mixer: Adam Mendez CAS
- Spider-Man: No Way Home - Production Mixer: Willie Burton CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Kevin O’Connell CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Tony Lamberti CAS, Scoring Mixer: Warren Brown, ADR Mixer: Howard London CAS, Foley Mixer: Randy K. Singer CAS
- The Power of the Dog - Production Mixer: Richard Flynn , Re-Recording Mixer: Robert Mackenzie, Re-Recording Mixer: Tara Webb, Scoring Mixer: Graeme Stewart, Foley Mixer: Steve Burgess
- West Side Story - Production Mixer: Tod Maitland CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Andy Nelson CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Gary Rydstrom CAS, Scoring Mixer: Shawn Murphy, ADR Mixer: Doc Kane CAS, Foley Mixer: Frank Rinella
Motion Picture - Animated
- Encanto - Original Dialogue Mixer: Paul McGrath CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: David E. Fluhr CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Gabriel Guy CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: David Boucher CAS, Scoring Mixer: Alvin Wee, ADR Mixer: Doc Kane CAS, Foley Mixer: Scott Curtis
- Luca - Original Dialogue Mixer: Vince Caro CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Christopher Scarabosio CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Tony Villaflor, Scoring Mixer: Greg Hayes, Foley Mixer: Jason Butler, Foley Mixer: Richard Duarte
- Raya and the Last Dragon - Original Dialogue Mixer: Paul McGrath CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: David E. Fluhr CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Gabriel Guy CAS, Scoring Mixer: Alan Meyerson CAS, ADR Mixer: Doc Kane CAS, Foley Mixer: Scott Curtis
- Sing 2 - Original Dialogue Mixer: Edward Sutton, Re-Recording Mixer: Gary A. Rizzo CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Juan Peralta, Scoring Mixer: Alan Meyerson CAS, ADR Mixer: Robert Edwards, Foley Mixer: Frank Rinella
- The Mitchells vs. The Machines - Original Dialogue Mixer: Howard London CAS, Original Dialogue Mixer: Aaron Hasson, Re-Recording Mixer: Tony Lamberti CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Michael Semanick CAS, Foley Mixer: Sanacore CAS
Motion Picture - Documentary
- Becoming Cousteau - Re-Recording Mixer: Tony Volante CAS
- Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) - Re-Recording Mixer: Paul Hsu, Re-Recording Mixer: Roberto Fernandez CAS, Re-Recording Mixer: Paul Massey CAS
- The Velvet Underground - Production Mixer: Juliana Henao Mesa, Re-Recording Mixer: Leslie Shatz
- Tina - Production Mixer: Caleb A. Mose, Re-Recording Mixer: Lawrence Everson CAS, Scoring Mixer: Phil McGowan CAS
- Val - Production Mixer: Michael Haldin, Re-Recording Mixer: John Bolen, Scoring Mixer: Garth Stevenson, ADR Mixer: Mitch Dorf
COSTUME DESIGNERS GUILD AWARDS
Excellence in Sci-Fi / Fantasy Film
- Dune - Jacqueline West & Robert Morgan
- The Green Knight - Malgosia Turzanska
- The Matrix Resurrections - Lindsay Pugh
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - Kym Barrett
- Spider-Man: No Way Home - Sanja M. Hays
- The Suicide Squad - Judianna Makovsky
Excellence in Contemporary Film
- Coming 2 America - Ruth E. Carter
- Don’t Look Up - Susan Matheson
- In The Heights - Mitchell Travers
- No Time to Die - Suttirat Anne Larlarb
- Zola - Derica Cole Washington
Excellence in Period Film
- Cruella - Jenny Beavan
- Cyrano - Massimo Cantini Parrini & Jacqueline Durran
- House of Gucci - Janty Yates
- Nightmare Alley - Luis Sequeira
- West Side Story - Paul Tazewell
ART DIRECTORS GUILD AWARDS
Period Feature Film
- The French Dispatch - Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
- Licorice Pizza - Production Designer: Florencia Martin
- Nightmare Alley - Production Designer: Tamara Deverell
- The Tragedy of Macbeth - Production Designer: Stefan Dechant
- West Side Story - Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen
Fantasy Feature Film
- Cruella - Production Designer: Fiona Crombie
- Dune - Production Designer: Patrice Vermette
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife - Production Designer: François Audouy
- The Green Knight - Production Designer: Jade Healy
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - Production Designer: Sue Chan
Contemporary Feature Film
- Candyman - Production Designer: Cara Brower
- Don’t Look Up - Production Designer: Clayton Hartley
- In the Heights - Production Designer: Nelson Coates
- The Lost Daughter - Production Designer: Inbal Weinberg
- No Time to Die - Production Designer: Mark Tildesley
Animated Feature Film
- Encanto - Production Designers: Ian Gooding, Lorelay Bové
- Luca - Production Designer: Daniela Strijleva
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines - Production Designer: Lindsey Olivares
- Raya and the Last Dragon - Production Designers: Paul Felix, Mingjue Helen Chen, Cory Loftis
- Sing 2 - Art Director: Olivier Adam
So... the big snub? Clearly, Spencer! After Stewart's snub at SAG Awards noms, other award-worthy elements of Pablo Larraín's latest like Costume Design, Cinematography and Sound missed the guilds too....! Maybe it's a sign non-critics are just not into Spencer! On the other hand there are other movies popping everywhere: from Sing 2 (which did poorly with critics) that's everywhere in the Animated Feature categories of the guilds to No Time To Die, overperforming in the "below the line" guilds. A note about Don't Look Up, a weak movie, but a strong award contender that nabbed a PGA and WGA noms (and with costume designers and art directors). Belfast feels quite safe right now and the same applies to The Power of the Dog. Dune is everywhere (thank God). West Side Story keeps strong but it got atrocious snubs from Cinematographers and Editors guilds, but it still managed a way with producers, directors, writers, costume designers, art directors and sound folks. Licorice Pizza's fullfiling its awards potential across the board and tick, tick... BOOM! isp performing well like I expected (although most people didn't have much hope in Miranda's directorial effort outside Best Actor).
Note for Visual Effects Society Awards nominations, which were dominated by both Encanto and Dune, but it also gave a strong boost to No Time to Die and Spider-Man: No Way Home and Sing 2 (not included in this post due to the extension of the its nominees shortlists in every category).
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