Oscar History: May 6 (2026)
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The Ultimate List Poll #83
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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Predictions: Critics Choice Awards
It’s time for the Critics Choice Awards. Who will win? Will they be the Oscar frontrunners or ephemeral critics’ picks? Bet on the former, but hope for the latter. CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS Introductions Wesley Lovell: I always have a hard time mustering interest in this group’s selections. Sure, they are ostensibly a critics organization, but
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Oscar History: January 12 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Melchior Lengyel (94 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1893: Edward Selzer (77 at death) {11 Noms, 5 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short, Animated Short Film Oscar Wins: Documentary Short, Animated Short Film 1904: Joseph Gershenson (84 at death) {2 Noms, 0
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Contender: Io Capitano (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Io Capitano was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Contender Factor: 42.2 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Matteo Garrone
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Contender: Kokomo City (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Kokomo City was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Contender Factor: 44.9 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: D. Smith
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23rd AARP Movies for Grownups Nominations
The major caveat here is that outside of the writing category, no one can be nominated here who isn’t eligible for AARP membership (50 years or older). You don’t have to be American, though. A lot of Oscar contenders are here, but also a lot of non-contenders abound. Award Tallies (6) Oppenheimer (5) Killers of
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17th Houston Critics Nominations (Part 2)
Barbie, Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things, and The Holdovers came out with the most nominations, which seems to be a mirror to the current situation in the precursors. Nominations Tallies (10) Barbie (9) Oppenheimer (8) Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things (7) The Holdovers (4) The Color Purple (3) American Fiction,
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19th Austin Critics Awards
No film even came close to touching Oppenheimer for number of awards, yet it didn’t take their top prize, which went to Killers of the Flower Moon. Award Tallies (8) Oppenheimer (3) Killers of the Flower Moon (2) Past Lives (1) Fancy Dance, Godzilla Minus One, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Holdovers, John
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61st Publicists Guild Film Nominations
While not a particular accurate forecaster of the Oscars, they are an interesting option. Can anyone other than Barbie win? Not likely. The Nominations Maxwell Weinberg Publicist Showmanship Motion Picture Air Barbie John Wick: Chapter 4 The Little Mermaid Maestro Oppenheimer Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Les Mason Award, the
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38th Society of Cinematographers Nominations
The big surprise is El Conde, which was seldom mentioned as a possibility, but consider it’s Edward Lachman and it’s in black-and-white, it seems kind of like a no-brainer now. That said, it isn’t something too likely to carry over to the Oscars. Barbie is the clear loser here, but its cinematographer, Rodrigo Prieto, was
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51st Annie Awards Nominations
These nominations mostly confirm our thoughts. Super Mario Bros. looked like it wasn’t going to get a nomination at the Oscars and these nominations bare that out with the film earning a single nomination for voice acting. That’s a pretty abysmal result. Not too surprisingly, Nimona came out on top of the nominations. Netflix has
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Oscar Profile: Walter Scharf
Born August 1, 1910 in New York, New York to Yiddish comedy star, Bessie Zwerling, Walter Scharf was as much a show business baby as George M. Cohan. He started playing music at an early age, helping his uncle play the piano in theaters for silent films. At 17, he became one of the orchestrators
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Oscar History: January 11 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Charles Previn (85 at death) {7 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Musical Score Oscar Win: Scoring 1894: Alexander Hall (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing 1899: Eva Legallienne (92 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1900: Borden
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Contenders: Interim Update (Eligibility)
With the recent release of the eligibility list, we’ve found several films on our contenders list that are no longer eligible for the Oscars. Below are some titles we’ll be removing entirely from the list. After that, some shortlisted films that aren’t eligible for other categories. I’ll also highlight the films that were not eligible
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Contender: American Symphony (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. American Symphony was added to this list based on the following criteria: Precursor Citation Contender Factor: 55.8 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Matthew Heineman
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