Though 1917 fever didn't immediately take after its buzzy first screenings on each coast, it was apparently just on time-delay. That's happy news for the film's supporters and campaigners though less so for those who are hoping for Parasite or Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to win the big kahuna of movie awards on February 9th, 2020... and terrible news for those (raises hand) who are always hoping that Christmas releases don't win so that we can train distributors to stop with the Christmas glut each year since it's so bad for the health of adult films to bunch them all up in just one or two months.
With 1917's triumph at the PGA (and the box office), we can safely call the film the putative 'frontrunner' though the race is far from over. Other winners and more comments after the jump...
Picture 1917
There's still the DGA and SAG announcements to come, one of which 1917 can't win so it's not over until it's over. Not every PGA winner repeats at the Oscar, though the majority of them do. The PGA has been giving out prizes since 1989 and 70% of their winners also win the Oscar.
Animated Feature Toy Story 4
This PGA category has only been around since 2005 but they have very similar taste to Oscar voters. The winner here goes on to win the Oscar 71% of the time. They've only named one winner that wasn't also an Oscar nominee (The Lego Movie).
Documentary Apollo 11
This one can't repeat at the Oscars since it wasn't nominated for Best Documentary. This is the third year in a row that the winner has been a box office hit that wasn't nominated for the parallel Oscar following Jane, and Won't You Be My Neighbor?
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TV Movie Apollo: Missions to the Moon
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