• 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: May 14 (2024)

    Oscar History: May 14 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Charles L. Lootens (93 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing      Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate) 1908: James B. Clark (92 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Editing 1936: Bobby Darin (37 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}…

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  • Contender: Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 (2024)

    Contender: Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 (2024)

    CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Broad Contender Factor: 60.9 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5…

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  • Box Office History (Week 19, 2024)

    Box Office History (Week 19, 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: May 13 (2024)

    Oscar History: May 13 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: Cinema Sight: Box Office Preview: Introductions (5.13.2010 – 12.14.2022) (12) 2010: Cinema Sight: Box Office Preview: Previews (5.13.2010 – 3.22.2023) (12) Born 1906: Edward Stevenson (62 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)      Oscar Win: Costume Design…

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  • Contender: Twisters (2024)

    Contender: Twisters (2024)

    CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Twisters was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Effects Contender Factor: 64.6 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree…

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  • Oscar History: May 12 (2024)

    Oscar History: May 12 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1881: Achmed Abdullah (64 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1890: Robert N. Lee (74 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Adaptation 1899: Ira S. Webb (72 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)      Oscar Win: Art…

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  • Contender: Moana 2 (2024)

    Contender: Moana 2 (2024)

    CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Moana 2 was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Animation Contender Factor: 23.6 out of 50 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…

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  • Oscar History: May 11 (2024)

    Oscar History: May 11 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Irving Berlin (101 at death)   {9 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Motion Picture Story, Original Song      Oscar Win: Original Song 1892: Margaret Rutherford (80 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress      Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1914: Haroun Tazieff (83 at death)…

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  • Contender: The Brutalist (2024)

    Contender: The Brutalist (2024)

    CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. The Brutalist was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Acting Contender Factor: 30 out of 60 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage 1…

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  • The Ultimate List Poll #99

    The Ultimate List Poll #99

    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: May 10 (2024)

    Oscar History: May 10 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Max Steiner (83 at death)   {26 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score      Oscar Wins: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score 1890: Clarence Brown (97 at death)   {5 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Directing 1894: Dimitri Tiomkin (85 at death)   {23 Noms,…

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  • Contender: Nickel Boys (2024)

    Contender: Nickel Boys (2024)

    CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Nickel Boys was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 17.3 out of 40 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage 1…

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  • Oscar Profile: Dudley Nichols

    Oscar Profile: Dudley Nichols

    Born April 6, 1895 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, Dudley Nichols was educated at the University of Michigan.  A star reporter and feature writer for the New York World in 1928, the year he married wife Esther Varez, he moved to Hollywood in 1929. He was under contract to Fox from 1929-1935 and RKO from 1935-1938 and…

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  • Oscar History: May 9 (2024)

    Oscar History: May 9 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Richard Barthelmess (68 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actor 1896: Richard Day (76 at death)   {20 Noms, 7 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)      Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production…

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  • Contender: Maria (2024)

    Contender: Maria (2024)

    CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Maria was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 27.3 out of 40 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree…

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