• 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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  • Path to Oscar 2023: Adapted Screenplay

    Path to Oscar 2023: Adapted Screenplay

    The Writers Guild of America may not be announcing until April but we can use the USC Scripter from this past weekend and all prior precursors for determining our Adapted Screenplay selections. Best Adapted Screenplay Winner Predictions American Fiction WLPPTL Barbie Oppenheimer Poor Things The Zone of Interest Runner-Up Predictions Barbie WL Oppenheimer PPTL (color…

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  • Box Office History (Week 9, 2023)

    Box Office History (Week 9, 2023)

    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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  • 96th Oscars Poll: Best Actor

    96th Oscars Poll: Best Actor

    Every day through the Thursday before the Oscars, we’re running polls to determine which of the Oscar nominees are the best. Keep checking back daily. Best Actor Loading…

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  • 38th Society of Cinematographers Awards

    38th Society of Cinematographers Awards

    And here are this year’s winners without much of a surprise. The Awards Best Cinematography Oppenheimer (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) Documentary King Coal (Peter, RU:Wesley, RU:Thomas) Spotlight Award The New Boy (RU:Wesley, RU:Thomas) American Society of Cinematographers Data Year Founded: 1919 First Awards: 1986 (38)

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  • Oscar History: March 4 (2024)

    Oscar History: March 4 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Victor A. Gangelin (68 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)      Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1913: Jean Bourgoin (78 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White)      Oscar Win: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1913: John…

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  • 71st Sound Editors Guild Awards

    71st Sound Editors Guild Awards

    The Motion Picture Sound Editors announced their winners and many were unsurprising, except the Music Editing – Documentary category. Award Tallies (2) Oppenheimer The Awards Best Sound Editing: Feature Effects / Foley Oppenheimer (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) Best Sound Editing: Feature Dialogue / ADR Oppenheimer (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) Best Sound Editing: Feature Animation Spider-Man: Across The…

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  • 63rd American Cinema Editors Awards

    63rd American Cinema Editors Awards

    Announced a day earlier than expected, Oppenehimer goes into the Oscar race the frontrunner as expected. The Awards Best Drama Editing Oppenheimer (Wesley, Thomas, RU:Peter) Best Comedy/Musical Editing The Holdovers (Peter, RU:Thomas) Best Animation Editing Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) Best Documentary Editing Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (RU:Wesley, RU:Peter, RU:Thomas) American…

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  • 27th Las Vegas Critics Awards

    27th Las Vegas Critics Awards

    A bit late to the stage are the winners for the Las Vegas Film Critics awards. Just about like every other award. Nominations Tallies (7) Oppenheimer (3) Barbie (2) Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., Godzilla Minus One, Maestro, Poor Things (1) American Fiction, The Creator, A Haunting in Venice, The Holdovers, John Wick:…

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  • 28th OFTA Film Awards

    28th OFTA Film Awards

    Oppenheimer won big with Barbie and The Holdovers doing quite well with Barbie picking up a lot of second place finishes as well. Award Tallies (13) Oppenheimer (5) Barbie (4) The Holdovers (2) Anatomy of a Fall, Poor Things, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (1) Godzilla Minus One, John Wick: Chapter 4, Killers of the Flower…

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  • 37th USC Scripter Awards

    37th USC Scripter Awards

    Another expected prize. Is this where the Oscars will go? Seems more and more certain at this point. The Awards Best Adapted Screenplay American Fiction (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) USC Scripter Data Year Founded: 1988 First Awards: 1987 (37)

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  • 31st Cinema Audio Society Awards

    31st Cinema Audio Society Awards

    Everything went pretty much as expected with Oppenheimer steamrolling to the Oscars. The Awards Best Sound Mixing – Live Action Oppenheimer (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) Best Sound Mixing – Animated Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) Best Sound Mixing – Documentary 32 Sounds (Wesley) Cinema Audio Society Data Year Founded: 1964 First Awards: 1993 (31)

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  • 96th Oscars Poll: Best Live Action Short Film

    96th Oscars Poll: Best Live Action Short Film

    Every day through the Thursday before the Oscars, we’re running polls to determine which of the Oscar nominees are the best. Keep checking back daily. Best Live Action Short Film Loading…

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  • Oscar History: March 3 (2024)

    Oscar History: March 3 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Roy Davidson (66 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1901: Gwen Wakeling (81 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Color)      Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color) 1917: Robert Luthardt (60 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Art…

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  • 96th Oscars Poll: Best Animated Short Film

    96th Oscars Poll: Best Animated Short Film

    Every day through the Thursday before the Oscars, we’re running polls to determine which of the Oscar nominees are the best. Keep checking back daily. Best Animated Short Film Loading…

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  • Oscar History: March 2 (2024)

    Oscar History: March 2 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: A. Earl Hedrick (89 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1900: Kurt Weill (50 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Musical Score 1905: Jerome Hill (67 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature      Oscar Win:…

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