2026 Nominations Predictions: April
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2026 Nominations Predictions: April
Although April may seem like it’s a bit too early for Oscar predictions, Sinners was in release at this time last year, so it’s entirely valid. Sure, a lot of films will come out in the last half of the year that will upend these predictions but for now, this is how we all see
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Oscar History: April 22 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Charles LeMaire (88 at death) {16 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) 1899: Byron Haskin (84 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award –
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Contenders 25: Final Update
For our final update of the 2025 contenders season, all outstanding productions have been moved to stage 5 and we can now look at the overall strength of our model and how certain productions fared in the final race. Let’s start with our final rankings of the top contenders in each of our four categories.
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Oscar History: April 21 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1901: William Ferrari (61 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1904: Daniel L. Fapp (82 at death) {7 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography
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Box Office History (Week 16, 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: April 20 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: This Day in Oscar History (15) Born 1888: Charles D. Hall (81 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design 1892: Roy Pomeroy (55 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Engineering Effects Oscar Win: Engineering Effects 1893: Harold Lloyd
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Oscar History: April 19 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1858: May Robson (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1894: Leonard Smith (53 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color) 1903: Frederic Ullman Jr. (45 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Documentary
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Oscar History: April 18 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: Leopold Stokowski (95 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1893: Jo Swerling (71 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1897: Ralph Dawson (65 at death) {4 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Wins: Editing 1902: Harry Owens (84 at
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Oscar History: April 17 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: Ross Dowd (58 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1910: Ivan Goff (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1911: George Seaton (68 at death) {5 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing,
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Oscar Profile: Lucile Watson
Born May 27, 1879 in Québec City, Canada, Lucille Watson was the daughter of an officer of the British Army who went to New York against her father’s wishes to enroll in a drama school. On Broadway for many years, Watson was married to actor Rockliffe Fellowes from 1906-1922. She had an uncredited role in
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Oscar History: April 16 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: R. T. Layton (57 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1889: Arthur Lange (67 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1889: Charles Chaplin (88 at death) {4 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Original Screenplay,
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The Contenders 26: March Retrospective/May Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of March and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to May and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts March Retrospective Looking back
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Oscar History: April 15 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: William McGann (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1896: Harry Jackson (57 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color) 1906: Jack D. Moore (92 at death) {7 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design
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Oscar History: April 14 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: James Stephenson (52 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1890: Scott Beal (83 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Assistant Directing Oscar Win: Assistant Directing 1898: Lee Tracy (70 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1901:
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Box Office History (Week 15, 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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