Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #4
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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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Contender: Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Animation Contender Factor: 8 out of 20 (Stage 1 of 5 complete) Stage…
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The Ultimate List Poll #96
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: April 19 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1858: May Robson (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1894: Leonard Smith (53 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color) 1903: Frederic Ullman Jr. (45 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Documentary…
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Contender: Nosferatu (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Nosferatu was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Broad Contender Factor: 15.8 out of 40 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree…
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Oscar History: April 18 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: Leopold Stokowski (95 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1893: Jo Swerling (71 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1897: Ralph Dawson (65 at death) {4 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Wins: Editing 1902: Harry Owens (84 at…
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Contender: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Craft Contender Factor: 55.3 out of 85 (Stage 4 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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2024 Nominations Predictions: First for 97th Oscars
We start our predictions for the 97th Oscars here. Let’s see where things go. KEY: Appears on Four Lists Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Tripp Burton Thomas LaTourrette Introductions Wesley Lovell: Beginning things with a surprisingly tumultuous list. There aren’t a lot of films…
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Oscar History: April 17 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: Ross Dowd (58 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1910: Ivan Goff (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1911: George Seaton (68 at death) {5 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing,…
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Contender: We Grown Now (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. We Grown Now was added to this list based on the following criteria: Precursor Citation Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 56. out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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Oscar History: April 16 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: R. T. Layton (57 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1889: Charles Chaplin (88 at death) {4 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Original Screenplay, Drama Score Oscar Wins: Drama Score, Special/Honorary 1889: Arthur Lange (67 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins}…
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Contender: Challengers (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Challengers was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 67.6 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree…
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76th Writers Guild Awards
It’s probably for the best these didn’t come out before the Oscar nominations. The Awards Best Original Screenplay The Holdovers (RU:Wesley, RU:Peter, RU:Thomas) Best Adapted Screenplay American Fiction (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) Documentary Screenplay The Pigeon Tunnel (Wesley, RU:Thomas) Writers Guild of America Data Year Founded: 1933 First Awards: 1948 (76)
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Box Office History (Week 15, 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: April 15 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: William McGann (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1896: Harry Jackson (57 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color) 1906: Jack D. Moore (92 at death) {7 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design…
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Contender: The Piano Lesson (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 Piano Lesson was added to this list based on the following criteria: 2023 Contender Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 21.5 out of 40 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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