• 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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  • Oscar History: September 16 (2024)

    Oscar History: September 16 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Samuel Spewack (72 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1903: Russell Harlan (70 at death)   {6 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1911: Paul Henning (93 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1911: Jerry Wald…

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  • Oscar History: September 15 (2024)

    Oscar History: September 15 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Jean Renoir (84 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Directing      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1895: Frank X. Shaw (81 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1908: Jules Schermer (87 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1910:…

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  • Oscar History: September 14 (2024)

    Oscar History: September 14 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: William S. Darling (82 at death)   {7 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)      Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1899: Hal B. Wallis (87 at death)   {4 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Award…

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  • The Ultimate List Poll #115

    The Ultimate List Poll #115

    We’re looking back at all of the Oscar winners and selecting what films and performances and comparing them to one another. The most effective way to do that is pit each winner against each other winner. This long-running series will ultimately result in a final ranking of every winner in every category (except the documentary…

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  • Oscar History: September 13 (2024)

    Oscar History: September 13 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Gladys George (54 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actress 1902: Leland Hayward (68 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Picture 1903: Claudette Colbert (92 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Actress      Oscar Win: Actress      Academy Awards Host: 28th-Co |…

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  • Oscar Profile: James Earl Jones Revisited

    Oscar Profile: James Earl Jones Revisited

    Born January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi to actor Robert Earl Jones and his wife, James Earl Jones suffered from a childhood stutter that he studied dramatics to overcome. Writing and reading poetry in class helped him overcome the disability that he had all his life despite his reputation as the possessor of one of…

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  • Oscar History: September 12 (2024)

    Oscar History: September 12 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: William Slavens McNutt (52 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Screenplay 1888: Maurice Chevalier (83 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Actor      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1907: Ruby Levitt (84 at death)   {4 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design,…

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  • The Contenders 2024: August Retrospective/October Forecast

    The Contenders 2024: August Retrospective/October 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 August and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to October and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts August Retrospective August and…

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  • Oscar History: September 11 (2024)

    Oscar History: September 11 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Herbert Stothart (63 at death)   {12 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score      Oscar Win: Original Score 1898: Ralph Wheelwright (72 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1903: Roger K. Furse (68 at death)   {2 Noms, 2…

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  • Oscar History: September 10 (2024)

    Oscar History: September 10 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Bessie Love (87 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actress 1911: Jack Davies (82 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1914: Robert Wise (91 at death)   {7 Noms, 5 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Editing      Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing, Irving…

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  • Box Office History (Week 36, 2024)

    Box Office History (Week 36, 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: September 9 (2024)

    Oscar History: September 9 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Arthur Freed (78 at death)   {3 Noms, 4 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Song      Oscar Wins: Picture, Special/Honorary, Irving G. Thalberg Award      Academy President #18: 1963-67, 4 terms 1900: James Hilton (54 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Screenplay      Oscar Win: Screenplay 1902: Chester…

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  • Oscar History: September 8 (2024)

    Oscar History: September 8 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Al Herman (84 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1905: William Bradford (53 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1912: Alexander Mackendrick (81 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1922: Arthur Ibbetson (75 at…

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  • Oscar History: September 7 (2024)

    Oscar History: September 7 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1867: Albert Basserman (84 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1909: Elia Kazan (94 at death)   {7 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay      Oscar Wins: Directing, Special/Honorary 1913: Anthony Quayle (76 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting…

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  • Contender: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)

    Contender: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)

    CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Animation Contender Factor: 27.9 out of 50 (Stage 2 of…

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