Oscar History: May 6 (2026)
See Awards Season from a New Perspective
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Box Office History (Week 32, 2025)
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: August 11 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1903: William C. Thomas (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature 1914: Hugh Martin (96 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1925: Arnold Schulman (97 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay 1954: Terry
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6th Critics Choice Super Awards
Nothing dominated the awards and nothing was unexpected. A pretty predictable lot. Nominations Tallies (2) Deadpool & Wolverine, Dune: Part Two, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Sinners (1) Companion, Heretic, The Substance, Thelma, Thunderbolts* The Nominations Best Villain Hugh Grant – Heretic Best Action Movie Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Best Actor in
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Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #40
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 10 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Marcel Vertes (66 at death) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color) 1896: Walter Lang (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing 1902: Norma Shearer (80 at death)
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Rating the Nominees, Group 6, #40
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 9 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1905: Leo Genn (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1906: Hugh Prince (53 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1906: Robert L. Surtees (78 at death) {16 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar
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Contender: Arco (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Arco was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Animation Contender Factor: 68.28 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –
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Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #40
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 8 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Owen Marks (61 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing 1899: Victor Young (57 at death) {22 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score Oscar Win: Drama/Comedy Score 1900: Robert Siodmak (72 at death) {1
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Contender: The Quiet Son (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. The Quiet Son was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award (Venice, Volpi Cup, Actor) Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: out of 10 (Stage 1 of 5
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Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #40
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: James Whale Revisited
James Whale was born in Dudley, England, a poor mining town, in 1889. He learned to direct as a prisoner of war in a German prison camp during World War I. That experience led him to the London stage, Broadway and eventually a Hollywood contract with Universal, where he made most of his films. Although
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Oscar History: August 7 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Billie Burke (85 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1901: Ann Harding (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1909: Ben Maddow (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1909: Joseph Newman (96 at death) {2
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Contender: Die, My Love (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Die, My Love was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 68.05 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage
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