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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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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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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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: George Hively (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1889: Louis Silvers (64 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring Oscar Win: Scoring 1903: Murray Spivack (90 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Win:…
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Memoir of a Snail was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Animation Contender Factor: 27.5 out of 50 (Stage 2 of 5 complete)…
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Born January 30, 1974 in Norfolk, England, Sarah Caroline Colman, known professionally as Olivia Colman, is the daughter of a nurse mother and chartered surveyor father. Privately schooled, Colman’s first acting assignment was in a school production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. She made her professional acting debut in 2000 in the British…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Darryl F. Zanuck (77 at death) {2 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: PicturePicture, Original Story, Irving G. Thalberg Award Oscar Wins: Irving G. Thalberg Award 1912: Ray Gilbert (63 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1919: Paul Claudon…
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. The Room Next Door was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 35.6 out of 40 (Stage 2 of 5 complete)…
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For our September update, several films moved on from one stage to the next. Today, we’ll look at where each film moved and look at a new ranking of each of the contenders. Moving to Stage 2 We have twenty-one films moving into Stage 2. This means that these films have finally had all of…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Pete Smith (86 at death) {16 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Color Short Film, Novelty Short Film, One-Reel Short Film Oscar Wins: Color Short Film, One-Reel Short Film, Special/Honorary 1899: Ida Kaminska (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1901: Paul Osborn (86…
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. It Ends with Us was added to this list based on the following criteria: $100 Million+ Box Office Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 39.6 out of 85 (Stage 4 of 5…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Anthony Collins (70 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Musical Score 1897: Sally Benson (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1903: Wilfred M. Cline (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color) 1921: Ruth…
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Acting Contender Factor: 51.2 out of 90 (Stage 4 of 5…
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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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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: Oscar Profile by Peter J. Patrick (14) 2010: Cinema Sight: Box Office Preview: Wrap-Ups (9.2.2010 – 9.13.2023) (13) Born 1905: Lionel Lindon (66 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color) 1923: Shinobu Muraki (73 at…
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