• 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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  • 35th Producers Guild Awards

    35th Producers Guild Awards

    Nothing terribly surprising this year. The Awards Best Picture Oppenheimer (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) Best Animated Feature Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Wesley, RU:Peter) Best Documentary American Symphony (RU:Wesley, RU:Peter) Producers Guild of America Data Year Founded: 1950 Film; 1957 TV; 1962 Unified First Awards: 1989 (35)

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  • Oscar History: February 26 (2024)

    Oscar History: February 26 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: John Leipold (82 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Scoring      Oscar Win: Scoring 1900: Jean Negulesco (93 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Directing 1905: Vernon Harris (93 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay 1916: Jackie Gleason (71…

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  • 39th Spirit Awards

    39th Spirit Awards

    The Spirit Awards went largely as expected with few genuine surprises. Award Tallies (3) The Holdovers (2) American Fiction, Past Lives (1) Anatomy of a Fall, Four Daughters, Fremont, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, May December, Showing Up, A Thousand and One The Awards Best Feature Past Lives (Peter, Thomas, RU:Wesley) Best Director Celine…

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  • 96th Oscars Poll: Best Documentary Short Subject

    96th Oscars Poll: Best Documentary Short Subject

    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 Documentary Short Subject Loading…

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  • Oscar History: February 25 (2024)

    Oscar History: February 25 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Jed Harris (79 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1908: George Duning (92 at death)   {5 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1911: Ingo Preminger (95 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Picture 1925: Larry Gelbart…

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  • 96th Oscars Poll: Best Documentary Feature

    96th Oscars Poll: Best Documentary Feature

    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 Documentary Feature Loading…

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  • Oscar History: February 24 (2024)

    Oscar History: February 24 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Marjorie Main (85 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1890: Fred Sersen (72 at death)   {8 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Special Effects      Oscar Wins: Special Effects 1895: Nat W. Finston (84 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Scoring 1897:…

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  • 26th Film Music Critics Awards

    26th Film Music Critics Awards

    They do love their John Williams. Award Tallies (2) Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny The Awards Score of the Year Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Best Original Score for a Drama Film Oppenheimer Best Original Score for a Comedy Film American Fiction Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film Indiana Jones…

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  • 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards

    30th Screen Actors Guild Awards

    With the final precursor in several categories, the Oscar winners may well be set. Each of the leads needed this award to win the Oscar and they got it. Murphy and Gladstone are still in a tight race with Giamatti and Stone but, in the end, this will likely carry over 100% to the Oscars.…

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  • Predictions: Producers Guild of America

    Predictions: Producers Guild of America

    While the Oscar outcome may seem inevitable, a shock victory here could turn the tides. PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARDS Best Picture American Fiction Anatomy of a Fall Barbie (RU:Wesley, RU:Thomas) The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon (RU:Peter) Maestro Oppenheimer (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) Past Lives Poor Things The Zone of Interest Wesley Lovell: The…

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  • Predictions: Spirit Awards

    Predictions: Spirit Awards

    With an uncharacteristically Oscar nominee-limited slate makes this particular set of awards even less representative than it typically is. SPIRIT AWARDS Best Feature All of Us Strangers (RU:Peter, RU:Thomas) American Fiction (Wesley) May December Passages Past Lives (Peter, Thomas, RU:Wesley) We Grown Now Wesley Lovell: While it’s not 100% sacrosanct, an Oscar nomination is a…

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  • Predictions: Screen Actors Guild

    Predictions: Screen Actors Guild

    Will they affirm the current frontrunners or will they strike out on their own. SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS Best Cast American Fiction Barbie (RU:Wesley, RU:Thomas) The Color Purple Killers of the Flower Moon (RU:Peter) Oppenheimer (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) Wesley Lovell: There are two potential outcomes here. One, Oppenheimer, as the Best Picture frontrunner, runs away…

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  • Path to Oscar 2023: Animated Feature

    Path to Oscar 2023: Animated Feature

    The Annies have had their say, as have other groups. Here’s what we think. Best Animated Feature Winner Predictions The Boy and the Heron PP Elemental Nimona Robot Dreams Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse WLTL Runner-Up Predictions The Boy and the Heron WLTL Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse PP (color and symbol key at bottom of page)…

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  • The Ultimate List Poll #89

    The Ultimate List Poll #89

    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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  • 96th Oscars Poll: Best International Feature

    96th Oscars Poll: Best International Feature

    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 International Feature Loading…

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