CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. KPop Demon Hunters was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Animation Contender Factor: 72.92 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage
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Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month. OCTOBER Nominations Tuesday, Oct. 14 – Critics Choice – Documentary (Nominations) (Official) Tuesday, Oct. 28 – Gotham Awards (Nominations) (Unconfirmed) Friday, Oct.
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Stanley Holloway (91 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1911: Irwin Kostal (83 at death) {5 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song or Adaptation Score, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score Oscar Wins: Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score 1920: Walter
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. A House of Dynamite was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 77.63 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete)
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: George Bancroft (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1895: Lewis Milestone (84 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Comedy Directing Oscar Wins: Directing, Comedy Directing 1903: Laszlo Gorog (93 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Nouvelle Vague was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Wide Contender Factor: 80.9 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1
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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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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Cesare Zavattini (87 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay, Motion Picture Story 1904: Greer Garson (91 at death) {7 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress 1906: Charles Wolcott (80 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Ernst Fegte (76 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1912: Peter Finch (64 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor 1924: Marcello Mastroianni (72 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Vincent Youmans (47 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1903: Robert O. Cook (92 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate) 1906: Theodore St. John (49 at death) {1 Nom, 1
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1877: Edmund Gwenn (81 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1898: George Gershwin (35 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1904: Claude Carpenter (71 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design
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Born Edythe Marrener, the daughter of a transportation worker, in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, N.Y. on June 30, 1917, the future Susan Hayward went to the movies a lot as a child to escape the boredom of her poor surroundings. A stunning beauty even as a child, she became a photographer’s model as a
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: John Howard Lawson (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1900: Robert Wyler (70 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1902: Al Hoffman (57 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1902: Ray Nazarro (83 at
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The major festivals are over. All that remains are the precursors. Will our current inklings cement or melt with the November/December precursors? We shall see. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Tripp Burton Thomas LaTourrette Introductions Wesley Lovell: While not as sizable as it
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Paul Eagler (71 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects Oscar Win: Special Effects 1908: Gile Steele (43 at death) {6 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) 1909: Ben Oakland
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