Oscar History: May 6 (2026)
See Awards Season from a New Perspective
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Oscar History: July 18 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Georges Annenkov (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White) 1891: Gene Lockhart (65 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1893: Richard Dix (56 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1893: M. K. Jerome (83
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Contender: The Lost Bus (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 Lost Bus was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 76.03 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1
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Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #37
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: Ray Heindorf
Born August 25, 1908 in Haverstraw, New York, Ray(mond) John Heindorf worked as a pianist in a silent movie house in Mechanicville in his early teens. In 1928, he moved to New York City, where he landed a job as a musical arranger before moving to Hollywood in February 1929. Heindorf’s first job in Hollywood was as an orchestrator
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Oscar History: July 17 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Osmond Borradaile (100 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} 1899: James Cagney (86 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor 1905: William Gargan (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1909: James W. Sullivan (65 at death)
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Contender: Father, Mother, Sister, Brother (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Father Mother Sister Brother was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 76.57 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete)
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Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #37
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: June Retrospective/August 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 June and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to August and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts June Retrospective Much of
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Oscar History: July 16 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1901: Leon Shamroy (72 at death) {18 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Color) 1902: Andrew L. Stone (96 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1907: Barbara Stanwyck (82 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar
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Contender: Dreams (Sex 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. Dreams (Sex Love) was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award (Berlin, Golden Bear) Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 57.42 out of 85 (Stage 4 of 5
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Rating the Nominees, Group 2, #37
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: July 15 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Nathan Levinson (64 at death) {24 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special/Honorary, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate) 1889: Marjorie Rambeau (80 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress 1893: William Dieterle (79 at death)
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Contender: Eternity (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Eternity was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Wide Contender Factor: 70 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –
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Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #37
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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Box Office History (Week 28, 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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