Oscar History: May 6 (2026)
See Awards Season from a New Perspective
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Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #41
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be
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Oscar History: August 15 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Ethel Barrymore (79 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1901: John B. Goodman (89 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design
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Contender: Ricky (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Ricky was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award (Sundance, Directing Award) Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: out of 10 (Stage 1 of 5 complete) Stage 1
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Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #41
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be
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Oscar Profile: Mike Nichols
Born Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky November 6, 1931 to wealthy Russian-Jewish parents in Berlin, Germany, the future Mike Nichols lost his hair at the age of four due to a bad reaction to an allergic reaction to a Whooping Cough inoculation and wore wigs and false eyebrows in adulthood to hide his baldness. At the age
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Oscar History: August 14 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Paul Wing (64 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing Oscar Win: Assistant Directing 1901: Merrill Pye (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1901: Peverell Marley (62 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography,
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Contender: It Was Just an Accident (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. It Was Just an Accident was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 81.4 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5
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Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #41
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be
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The Contenders 25: July Retrospective/September Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of July and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to September and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts July Retrospective July was
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Oscar History: August 13 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Haldane Douglas (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1899: Alfred Hitchcock (80 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Directing Oscar Win: Irving G. Thalberg Award 1904: Charles Rogers (94 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win:
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Contender: Good Fortune (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Good Fortune was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 66.79 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –
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Rating the Nominees, Group 2, #41
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be
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Oscar History: August 12 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1881: Cecil B. DeMille (77 at death) {3 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing Oscar Wins: Picture, Special/Honorary, Irving G. Thalberg Award 1892: Alfred Lunt (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1898: Oscar Homolka (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar
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Contender: Dying (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Dying was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award (Berlin, Silver Bear for Best Screenplay) Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: out of 10 (Stage 1 of 5
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Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #41
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be
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