LOS ANGELES — Oscar nominations voting began Thursday morning, the same day the Producers Guild, the Directors Guild, the Writers Guild and American Cinema Editors announced their nominees.
Judging from these groups' slates, it would appear that reflecting the tastes of moviegoers — particularly from the PGA, a body that has recognized box office hits in the past — is pretty low on the priority list this awards season.
Two movies showed up on all four lists — the sci-fi spectacle "Dune" and the soaring, San Fernando Valley-set "Licorice Pizza" — although others, like "The Power of the Dog" and "Belfast," might have done so as well, had they been eligible for Writers Guild consideration.
