• New Poll Series Debuts This Week

    New Poll Series Debuts This Week

    With the closure of the Friday Face-Off, we decided to start up a new polling series that asks you to rate every Oscar nominee in most of the major categories. Every day of the week at noon (Central), a new poll group will post with anywhere between 30 and 35 nominees across two to four…

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  • Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #3

    Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #3

    Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…

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  • 2024 Nominations Predictions: November

    2024 Nominations Predictions: November

    Our final predictions for the preponderance of critics announce their nominees. We’ve seen a lot of changes and while there seems to be some coalescence among us, there are some categories we’re still very far apart on. Our next predictions will be releasing just after the shortlists are announced so we may be a bit…

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  • Oscar History: November 20 (2024)

    Oscar History: November 20 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Tony Gaudio (67 at death)   {5 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Win: Cinematography 1909: Piero Gherardi (61 at death)   {6 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)      Oscar…

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  • Rating the Nominees, Group 2, #3

    Rating the Nominees, Group 2, #3

    Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…

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  • Oscar History: November 19 (2024)

    Oscar History: November 19 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Oscar Lagerstrom (83 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing 1893: Bert Glennon (73 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1903: Nancy Carroll (61 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actress 1903: Walter G. Elliott…

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  • Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #3

    Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #3

    Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…

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  • Box Office History (Week 46, 2024)

    Box Office History (Week 46, 2024)

    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: November 18 (2024)

    Oscar History: November 18 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Frances Marion (84 at death)   {3 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Writing, Original Story      Oscar Wins: Writing, Original Story 1900: Kim Gannon (73 at death)   {3 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1900: Don Hartman (57 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original…

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  • Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #2

    Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #2

    Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…

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  • Oscar History: November 17 (2024)

    Oscar History: November 17 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Charles Rosher (88 at death)   {6 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Wins: Cinematography, Cinematography (Color) 1898: William Flannery (60 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)      Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1899: Douglas Shearer (71 at…

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  • Rating the Nominees, Group 6, #2

    Rating the Nominees, Group 6, #2

    Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…

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  • Oscar History: November 16 (2024)

    Oscar History: November 16 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Ray Binger (81 at death)   {3 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Special Effects 1890: Max Terr (60 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Drama/Comedy Score 1896: Lawrence Tibbett (63 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actor 1903: Thorold Dickinson (80 at death)…

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  • Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #2

    Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #2

    Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…

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  • Oscar History: November 15 (2024)

    Oscar History: November 15 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Lewis Stone (73 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actor 1893: Grover Jones (46 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Screenplay 1905: Frank Tuttle (63 at death)   {3 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White),…

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  • Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #2

    Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #2

    Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…

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