Minnesota Film Critics Association
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It was a big day for the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance, with the organization announcing the winners of its annual awards Sunday.
The day isn’t just a big one because of the awards announcement, though. It is also important because it marks a change in leadership. Running this year’s awards, the fourth in MNFCA history, is my final action as the founder and organizer for the Alliance.
“Oppenheimer” was the big winner of this year’s Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards, earning seven victories in total, including Best Picture.
The historical film by director Christopher Nolan had been nominated in 13 categories, the most by any film in MNFCA history. Also with a strong showing with this year’s awards was “Barbie,” which earned three wins, including Best Ensemble.
Find the full list of winners below.
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The Academy Award nominations are out and the Minnesota Film Critics Alliance had some thoughts.
In addition to members continuing to publish reviews about nominated films, there were also several pieces dedicated to the biggest winners in the announcement and what pictures were snubbed. The coverage wasn’t limited to just Oscar flicks, though, with several other films reviewed.
Here’s what the alliance has been up to lately.
We may be nearly a month into 2024, but as many know, January is often a month where movies from the previous year are still coming out.
With the month of January nearly over and many more films from 2023 now watched, several members of the MNFCA published lists, videos and podcasts sharing their thoughts on films from last year. From top 10 lists to honorable mentions, get a full look at what Minnesota Critics thought about film in 2023.
Christopher Nolan’s biopic “Oppenheimer” earned nominations in 13 of the 16 categories for the 2024 MNFCA Awards.
The 2023 historical film received nominations for Best Picture and Best Director, as well as several technical and acting categories. The 13 nominations is the most for any film in the history of the MNFCA.
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Films from 2023 are still making their way into theaters as 2024 gets underway.
That means MNFCA members have been busy reviewing award contenders from last year while also covering the new releases. As usual, along with keeping an eye on new films, plenty of Minnesota film critics also reviewed several classic movies, too.
Check out what the Alliance has been up to lately.
The final weeks of 2023 offered a plethora of releases, from blockbusters to arthouse award contenders.
As usual, the MNFCA was there to cover these new films and many more. Several also published pieces about holiday movies and community filmmaking, as well as ranking the works of various actors and directors.
Before we get into what the Alliance has been up to lately, small side note. A separate post will be published featuring end of year recaps and top 10 of 2023 lists once all members have released theirs!
The Golden Globe nominations were announced this week and several of the contenders were reviewed recently by the MNFCA.
From “Poor Things” to the animated feature “The Boy and the Heron,” Minnesota critics are all over the award season flicks. They’ve reviewed much more than those, though, also covering new releases such as “Saltburn” and “Wonka.”
Check out what the Alliance has been up to lately.
The Gotham Awards took place Monday, Nov. 27, meaning award season is underway.
Members of the MNFCA are certainly ready for the season, already having reviewed potential contenders “Saltburn,” “May December” and “Maestro. Plenty more was released in the month of November, though, from a “Hunger Games” prequel to a new Disney animated feature.
Those and more were reviewed by Minnesota critics. See below what the Alliance has been up to lately.
November is in full swing and that means a mix of major releases and award contenders are coming out in theaters.
Some examples include the drama “Priscilla” and the new Marvel Cinematic Universe picture “The Marvels.” Both those films and many more recent releases have been reviewed by MNFCA members.
Minnesota critics also wrapped up Halloween with some horror reviews and recapped what they saw at the Twin Cities Film Festival.
Here’s what the Alliance has been up to lately.
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