This is one of those years where I’ve really looked forward to the critics’ association awards and the early award-show nominations. They’ve helped clarify the Oscar race for me, because it’s one of those years where it was difficult to assess the consensus on many films and many performances. Between the critics’ awards and the Critics Choice nominations (released last Friday), certain plotlines have developed: Rose Byrne is the early frontrunner for Best Actress, Benicio del Toro is likely a sure thing for Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress is anyone’s game, the Best Actor race is going to be fascinating, and One Battle After Another is the favorite for the top awards, with Sinners in second place. Well, the Golden Globe nominations were just released today. I’m only doing the

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