Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #4
See Awards Season from a New Perspective
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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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Contenders: May Update
For our May update, a small number of 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 one film moving into Stage 2. This means that these films have finally…
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Oscar History: May 8 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2007: Cinema Sight: Home Viewing with Peter (formerly The DVD Report) (17) Born 1890: John Meehan (64 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Writing, Screenplay 1897: Henry Ginsberg (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture 1903: Walter Thompson (72 at…
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Contender: Long Day’s Journey Into Night (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Long Day’s Journey Into Night was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 17.5 out of 25 (Stage 1 of 5…
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Oscar History: May 7 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: Benjamin Glazer (68 at death) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Adaptation, Original Story Oscar Wins: Writing, Original Story 1897: Otto Siegel (65 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1901: Gary Cooper (60 at death) {5 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar…
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Contender: Gladiator II (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Gladiator II was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Broad Contender Factor: 26.8 out of 40 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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Box Office History (Week 18, 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 6 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Harry d’Abbadie d’Arrast (70 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1902: Max Ophuls (54 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1907: Walter Bullock (46 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1908:…
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Contender: Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Mufasa: The Lion King was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Effects Contender Factor: 17.5 out of 55 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage…
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Oscar History: May 5 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1916: John Dunning (74 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Win: Editing 1933: Bert Schneider (78 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature Oscar Win: Documentary Feature 1935: Robert Rehme (89) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy President #28 & #30:…
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Contender: Despicable Me 4 (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Despicable Me 4 was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Animation Contender Factor: 55.4 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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Oscar History: May 4 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Valles (83 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Color) Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color) 1890: Percy Ikerd (64 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1896: Robert Odell (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production…
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Contender: Sing Sing (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Sing Sing was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Acting Contender Factor: 66.8 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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The Ultimate List Poll #98
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 3 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Beulah Bondi (92 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress 1899: Aline MacMahon (92 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1901: Hugo Friedhofer (80 at death) {9 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Scoring Oscar Win: Drama/Comedy Score…
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Contender: Queer (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Queer was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 20.1 out of 40 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree…
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