• Contenders: July Update

    Contenders: July Update

    For our July 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 seven films moving into Stage 2. This means that these films have finally had all of

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  • Oscar History: July 10 (2024)

    Oscar History: July 10 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Sam Wood (66 at death)   {3 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Directing 1893: Jimmy McHugh (75 at death)   {5 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1901: Ralph Jester (90 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Color) 1905: Thomas Gomez

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  • Oscar History: July 9 (2024)

    Oscar History: July 9 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1881: William Anthony McGuire (59 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1882: Richard Hageman (83 at death)   {6 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score      Oscar Win: Scoring 1890: Hy Heath (74 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}

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  • Box Office History (Week 27, 2024)

    Box Office History (Week 27, 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: July 8 (2024)

    Oscar History: July 8 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Arthur Miller (75 at death)   {6 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1900: Paul Weatherwax (60 at death)   {2 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Editing      Oscar Wins: Editing 1930: John Calley (81 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar

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  • Oscar History: July 7 (2024)

    Oscar History: July 7 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: Cinema Sight: Film Previews / Trailer Watch (14) 2011: Cinema Sight: Polls: Oscar’s Best/Oscar Revisionist (13) Born 1898: Edward Curtiss (72 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Editing 1899: George Cukor (83 at death)   {5 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Directing      Oscar

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  • Oscar History: July 6 (2024)

    Oscar History: July 6 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Ralph Morgan (72 at death)   {0 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1898: Hanns Eisler (64 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score 1911: Rudi Fehr (87 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Editing 1912: Milton Sperling (76 at death)   {1

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  • Contender: Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)

    Contender: Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)

    CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Bad Boys: Ride or Die was added to this list based on the following criteria: $100 Million+ Box Office Type of Contender: Effects Contender Factor: 61.6 out of 100 (Stage 5 of

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  • The Ultimate List Poll #106

    The Ultimate List Poll #106

    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: July 5 (2024)

    Oscar History: July 5 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1901: Harry Wild (59 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1912: Mack David (81 at death)   {8 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1918: Moss Mabry (87 at death)   {4 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)

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  • Contender: Grand Tour (2024)

    Contender: Grand Tour (2024)

    CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Grand Tour was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Type of Contender: International Contender Factor: 24.1 out of 50 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –

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  • Oscar Profile: Dan Dailey

    Oscar Profile: Dan Dailey

    Born December 14, 1915 in New York, New York, Daniel James Dailey, Jr.’s father ran a hotel for show people on Long Island.  The star struck kid made his first appearance in show business as a performer in a minstrel show in 1921 when he was just five years old.  He then moved on to

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  • Oscar History: July 4 (2024)

    Oscar History: July 4 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2011: Cinema Sight: Polls: What Are You Watching? (13) Born 1882: Louis B. Mayer (75 at death)   {0 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1883: William Hedgecock (64 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1889: Joseph Ruttenberg (93 at death)   {10

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  • Contender: In the Summers (2024)

    Contender: In the Summers (2024)

    CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. In the Summers was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 54.1 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1

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  • Oscar History: July 3 (2024)

    Oscar History: July 3 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1906: George Sanders (65 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor      Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1908: Lewis J. Rachmil (75 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1914: George Bruns (68 at death)   {4 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations:

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