Usually when award show nominations come out, that’s that. We complain about the picks that were snubbed, and celebrate the surprise inclusions. It doesn’t often happen that a movie can be so big it’s retroactively added after the fact.<\/p>\n
But then Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/strong><\/em><\/a> happened.<\/p>\n The Critics’ Choice Awards nominations were announced on December 14, before Star Wars<\/em> came out. When the film was such a massive success, the association asked its members to vote on whether or not the film would have made their top 10 had it been released earlier.<\/p>\n And it looks like the answer was yes, because The Force Awakens<\/em> was added as the 11th Best Picture nod for the show! It joins the following movies:<\/p>\n Brooklyn<\/p>\n Carol<\/p>\n Mad Max: Fury Road<\/p>\n The Martian<\/p>\n The Revenant<\/p>\n Room<\/p>\n Sicario<\/p>\n Spotlight<\/p>\n It’s unlikely it will actually win, but it’s exciting that it was included at all. Hollywood, especially recently, has a habit of looking down on blockbusters when it comes to award season. It didn’t always<\/a> used to be this way, and seeing movies like this and Mad Max<\/em> get nominated is promising (and hopefully not a fluke).<\/p>\n This isn’t an indication of whether or not these films will get an Oscar nod, but we can hope!<\/p>\n Not to mention Star Wars’<\/em> inclusion will probably help ratings.<\/p>\n The 21st Annual Critics’ Choice Awards will air on January 17 on A&E.<\/p>\n