Month: February 2026
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Oscar History: February 27 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: William Demarest (91 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1898: Roger Heman (71 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects Oscar Win: Special Effects 1901: Elizabeth Hill (77 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1901: Robert…
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Predictions: American Cinema Editors
The American Cinema Editors were late out of the gate last year and for nominations this year but we have them in time for this year’s Oscars. The eventual Oscar winner is likely to be one of the winners in the drama and/or comedy categories. AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete…
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Oscar Profile: Dustin Hoffman Revisited
Born August 8, 1937 to Lillian and Harry Hoffman, a prop supervisor at Columbia, Dustin Hoffman had originally wanted to be a concert pianist but turned to acting instead, making his stage debut at the Pasadena Playhouse opposite Gene Hackman in the late 1950s. He and Hackman moved to New York in pursuit of Broadway…
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Path to Oscar 2025: Animated Short Film
We’re looking at each individual category for the Oscars and what our thoughts are going into the final stretch. We’ll adjust our thoughts based on the precursor associated with this category, Annie Awards. Below are our predictions in Best Animated Short Film. Best Animated Short Film Winner Predictions Butterfly (TL) [New] Forevergreen The Girl Who…
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24th Visual Effects Society Awards
No real surprises and the appreciation for the Avatar series shows no evidence of slowing down. Awards Tallies (7) Avatar: Fire and Ash (3) KPop Demon Hunters (1) F1, Sinners, Zootopia 2 The Awards Best Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature Avatar: Fire and Ash WL PP TL Best Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal…
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Oscar History: February 26 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: John Leipold (82 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Scoring Oscar Win: Scoring 1900: Jean Negulesco (93 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing 1905: Vernon Harris (93 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay 1916: Jackie Gleason (71…
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Predictions: Casting Society of America
This is our first year forecasting the Casting Society of America Awards since it’s the first year of the Casting award. Since we haven’t predicted before, these guesses could be way off. (Editor’s Note: Somehow the source of this information had last year’s short film nominations listed. This has been updated to reflect the actual…
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Path to Oscar 2025: Animated Feature
We’re looking at each individual category for the Oscars and what our thoughts are going into the final stretch. We’ll adjust our thoughts based on the precursor associated with this category, Annie Awards. Below are our predictions in Best Animated Feature. Best Animated Feature Winner Predictions Arco Elio KPop Demon Hunters (WL) [New] (PP) (TL)…
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Oscar History: February 25 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Jed Harris (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1908: George Duning (92 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1911: Ingo Preminger (95 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture 1925: Larry Gelbart…
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Path to Oscar 2025: Makeup & Hairstyling
We’re looking at each individual category for the Oscars and what our thoughts are going into the final stretch. We’ll adjust our thoughts based on the precursor associated with this category, Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists guild. Below are our predictions in Best Makeup & Hairstyling. Best Makeup & Hairstyling Winner Predictions Frankenstein (WL) (PP)…