This week's glut of awards wins and nominations ( deep breath: Indie Spirits, Gothams, NYFCC, NBR, AFI, oh my!) is wrapping up in double-stuffed fashion with today's announcement of the Critics Choice Awards nominations for both film and television. This year's pack of nominees is led by "Sinners," "Adolescence," "One Battle After Another," and "Nobody Wants This." Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" leads the film contenders with 17 nominations, nearly matching the record of 18 that Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" achieved two years ago.
Recently, Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another proved that even new characters can lead their own movies, but the biggest original movie of the year was undoubtedly , Ryan Coogler's period vampire thriller that brought bloodsuckers to the Mississippi Delta. While Sinners was a box office hit, it wasn't available as it was meant to be seen for very long in the format that served it best.