• 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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  • Calendar Preview: September

    Calendar Preview: September

    Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month. SEPTEMBER Festivals Thursday, Sep. 5 – Toronto Film Festival (Festival) (Official)

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  • Oscar History: September 1 (2024)

    Oscar History: September 1 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Chester Franklin (63 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Two-Reel Short Film 1901: Harry Stradling (68 at death)   {14 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1907: Nathan Juran (95 at death)   {2 Noms, 1…

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  • Oscar History: August 31 (2024)

    Oscar History: August 31 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Tom Held (72 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Editing 1899: Albert Akst (58 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Editing 1902: Phil Charig (57 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1905: Dore Schary (74 at death)   {6…

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  • The Ultimate List Poll #113

    The Ultimate List Poll #113

    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: August 30 (2024)

    Oscar History: August 30 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Edwin Burke (55 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Adaptation      Oscar Win: Adaptation 1896: Raymond Massey (86 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actor 1897: Fredric March (77 at death)   {5 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Actor      Oscar Wins: Actor      Academy Awards…

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  • Oscar Profile: Ralph Nelson

    Oscar Profile: Ralph Nelson

    Born August 12, 1916 in Long Island City, New York, Ralph Nelson had a troubled childhood.  A judge once described him as “potentially the most juvenile criminal in New York.”  His life turned around after a high school teacher got him interested in acting. Nelson won an oratory award sponsored by the New York Times…

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  • Oscar History: August 29 (2024)

    Oscar History: August 29 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Michael Chekhov (64 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1898: Preston Sturges (60 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay      Oscar Win: Original Screenplay 1901: Harry Losee (51 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Dance Direction 1901:…

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  • Oscar History: August 28 (2024)

    Oscar History: August 28 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Charles Boyer (78 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Actor      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1899: James Wong Howe (76 at death)   {10 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1903: Allen Vincent (76 at death)   {1 Nom, 0…

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  • Oscar History: August 27 (2024)

    Oscar History: August 27 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Thomas Little (98 at death)   {21 Noms, 6 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)      Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1893: Victor Heerman (84 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Adaptation      Oscar Win: Adaptation 1905:…

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  • Box Office History (Week 34, 2024)

    Box Office History (Week 34, 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: August 26 (2024)

    Oscar History: August 26 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1873: Lee De Forest (87 at death)   {0 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1896: William S. Gray (50 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Editing 1898: Clem Beauchamp (94 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Assistant Directing      Oscar Win: Assistant Directing 1903:…

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  • Oscar History: August 25 (2024)

    Oscar History: August 25 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Robert Stolz (94 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score 1894: Talbot Jennings (90 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Screenplay 1898: Van Nest Polglase (70 at death)   {6 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production…

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  • Oscar History: August 24 (2024)

    Oscar History: August 24 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Elmer Dyer (77 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1897: Boris Kaufman (82 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White)      Oscar Win: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1897: Fred Rose (57 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1926:…

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  • The Ultimate List Poll #112

    The Ultimate List Poll #112

    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: August 23 (2024)

    Oscar History: August 23 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Willard Van Der Veer (68 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography      Oscar Win: Cinematography 1901: William Hornbeck (82 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Editing      Oscar Win: Editing 1902: John Lee Mahin (81 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations:…

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