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The Minnesota Film Critics Alliance announced their awards late last month, and now it’s the Academy’s turn.
Ahead of the Oscars broadcast tonight, several members of the MNFCA have predicted what movies will be victorious tonight. Many also shared which nominee they want to win.
Find out who is predicting what below.
Happy Oscars week!
The past month has been a busy one for the movie world, and that includes Minnesota Film Critics. On top of selecting the winners for the 2023 MNFCA Awards, members were also reviewing several new releases and writing film-related columns.
Check out what the Alliance has been up to lately.
The multi-universe dramatic comedy “Everything Everywhere All At Once” was the big winner in the 2023 Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards.
The film earned five awards from the MNFCA, including the prize of Best Picture. The only other film winning more than one award this year was “The Batman,” taking Best Music and Best Cinematography.
The rest of the wins were spread out among several of 2022’s top films. For example, “The Banshees of Inisherin” earned Best Screenplay and “Women Talking” won Best Ensemble.
Below is the full list of winners.
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“Everything Everywhere All At Once” earned the most nominations for the 2023 Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards with 11.
This included selections for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Right behind “Everything Everywhere All At Once” was “The Banshees of Inisherin” with 10 nominations, which also received nods in Picture, Director and Screenplay.
“Tár” also had a strong showing with seven nominations, followed by “The Batman with six. Others receiving several nominations were “Elvis” and “Women Talking, with both films earning five.
The award winners will be announced Saturday, February 25.
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With another year of reviewing movies finished, Minnesota film critics have evaluated what they saw and many have ranked the best 2022 had to offer.
From lists with 10 films ranked to those with 50, the MNFCA gives insight on what pictures should be honored and remembered the most. A few even shared there thoughts on what movies were the toughest to sit through with worst of the year lists.
Find out exactly what movies earned the No. 1 rankings via the lists linked below.
February is here and with it were some new films such as the mystery movie “Missing” and the thriller “Knock at the Cabin.”
Those films, as well as pictures nominated for Oscars, were all under review by MNFCA members. This included movies such as “To Leslie” and “Living.”
Here’s what the Alliance has been up to lately.
January can sometimes be a rough month at the movies considering what Hollywood usually puts out, but 2023 started off alright.
Many MNFCA members gave positive reviews on recent releases “M3gan” and “Plane,” find out what they thought below. Also find out what they thought of more award contenders and much more.
Here’s what the Alliance has been up to lately.
A new year has started but MNFCA members aren’t quite done with 2022 yet.
Over the last few weeks of the year, Minnesota critics spent time reviewing new blockbusters such as the “Avatar” sequel, and award contenders like “Babylon.” Check out what they had to think on those movies and much more in this Alliance Lately.
Winter has hit Minnesota this week with a blast of cold weather meaning it’s a good time to stay indoors and watch movies.
Members of the MNFCA have been doing just that, and reviewing movies as well. From the action flick “Violent Night” to the drama “Empire of Light,” Minnesota critics have been keeping busy with new releases, and older films, too.
Here’s what the Alliance has been up to lately.
Eli Brau is a student at Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is passionate about the art of film.
He has put that passion into his own website, A Cinephile’s Corner, where he writes reviews, lists and more. Find out more about Brau in his own words below.
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