• Oscar History: February 14 (2026)

    Oscar History: February 14 (2026)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Jack Benny (80 at death)   {0 Noms, 0 Wins}      Academy Awards Host: 16th | 2 times 1896: Werner Heyman (65 at death)   {4 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1903: Stuart Erwin (64 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}

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  • Predictions: 41st Spirit Awards

    Predictions: 41st Spirit Awards

    Having significantly less influence over this year’s Oscar winners, with perhaps one exception, these awards are largely just going to be for the fun of it. We’ll find out the winners on Sunday. SPIRIT AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Feature Peter

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  • Predictions: 6th Make Up Artists Guild

    Predictions: 6th Make Up Artists Guild

    Will any of these five categories match up, will some of them, or will none of them. We’ll find out which films are going to try on Saturday. MAKE UP ARTISTS & HAIR STYLISTS GUILD AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Special

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  • Path to Oscar 2025: International Feature

    Path to Oscar 2025: International Feature

    We’re looking at each individual category for the Oscars and what our thoughts are going into the final stretch. Below are our predictions in Best International Feature. Best International Feature Winner Predictions It Was Just an Accident The Secret Agent Sentimental Value WL PP TL Sirât The Voice of Hind Rajab Runner-Up Predictions The Secret

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  • 28th Costume Designers Guild Awards

    28th Costume Designers Guild Awards

    No real surprises this year. The Avatar nomination at the Oscars was indeed a fluke. The Awards Best Period Costume Design Frankenstein WL PP TL Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Costume Design Wicked: For Good WL PP TL Best Contemporary Costume Design One Battle After Another WL TL Costume Designers Guild Data First Awards: 1998 (28)

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  • Oscar History: February 13 (2026)

    Oscar History: February 13 (2026)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1908: Lennie Hayton (63 at death)   {6 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Musical Score      Oscar Wins: Musical Score 1918: Nino Oliviero (62 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1918: Oliver Smith (75 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design

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  • Profile: Kathy Bates Revisited

    Profile: Kathy Bates Revisited

    Born Kathleen Doyle Bates in Memphis, Tennessee on June 28, 1948, the third child of a mechanical engineer and a homemaker, Kathy Bates’ paternal grandfather was writer Finis Bates. A great-great grandfather was Andrew Jackson’s physician in New Orleans. Majoring in theatre at Southern Methodist University from which she graduated in 1969, Bates immediately moved

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  • Oscar History: February 12 (2026)

    Oscar History: February 12 (2026)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Bess Meredyth (79 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Writing 1892: Al Alborn (76 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1896: Charles G. Booth (53 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story      Oscar Win: Motion Picture

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  • Predictions: Costume Designers Guild

    Predictions: Costume Designers Guild

    The Costume Designers Guild is next up on Thursday. Will they confirm current thinking on the Oscar categories? The Sci-Fi category might not have bearing until it does. ORGNAME AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Period Costume Design Downton Abbey: The Grand

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  • Contenders 25: February Update

    Contenders 25: February Update

    For our February update, we’re getting closer to the point where all box office numbers are finalized. Certainly, most of them are in the range of not making further impact on contenders’ chances. We’re still missing a few numbers on the audience side but for the most part, we’re about to the point where this

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  • Oscar History: February 11 (2026)

    Oscar History: February 11 (2026)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1908: Philip Dunne (84 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Story and Screenplay, Screenplay 1909: Joseph L. Mankiewicz (83 at death)   {9 Noms, 4 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Directing, Adaptation, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay      Oscar Wins: Directing, Screenplay      Academy Awards Host: 28th-Co | 1 time 1916:

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  • Oscar History: February 10 (2026)

    Oscar History: February 10 (2026)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: George Leverett (85 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1888: Harry Beaumont (78 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Directing 1897: Judith Anderson (94 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1903: Lewis Allan (83 at death)

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  • Box Office History (Week 6, 2026)

    Box Office History (Week 6, 2026)

    Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look

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  • Oscar History: February 9 (2026)

    Oscar History: February 9 (2026)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Ronald Colman (67 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Actor      Oscar Win: Actor 1892: Peggy Wood (86 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1900: Robert De Grasse (70 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1901: Brian Donlevy

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  • 49th Sundance Film Festival Awards

    49th Sundance Film Festival Awards

    All of the awards that are fit to print. The Festival Grand Jury Prize U.S. Dramatic Josephine Audience Award U.S. Dramatic Josephine Directing Award U.S. Dramatic Josef Kubota Wladyka – Ha-Chun, Shake Your Booty! Screenwriting Take Me Home Editing Barbara Forever Grand Jury World Cinema Dramatic Shame and Money Audience Award World Cinema Dramatic Hold

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