Oscar History: May 6 (2026)
See Awards Season from a New Perspective
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Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #35
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: Leo McCarey Revisited
Born October 3, 1896, (Thomas) Leo McCarey began in films as Assistant Director to horror legend Tod Browning in 1920, but soon found his niche as a comedy writer for Hal Roach’s Our Gang comedies. He later brought Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy together and guided their early joint career. By 1929 he was VP in charge
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Oscar History: July 3 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1906: George Sanders (65 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1908: Lewis J. Rachmil (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1914: George Bruns (68 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations:
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Contender: Madden (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Madden was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: out of 10 (Stage 1 of 5 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree
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Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #35
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 2 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: George Folsey (90 at death) {13 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1905: James Edward Grant (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1910: Earl Robinson (81 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1911: Diego
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Contender: 28 Days Later (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. 28 Years Later was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 69.73 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage
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Rating the Nominees, Group 2, #35
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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Calendar Preview: July 2025
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month. JULY Awards Wednesday, Jul. 23 – Critics Choice – Super (Awards) (Official)
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Oscar History: July 1 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: Cinema Sight: Feed the Queue (7.1.2010 – 12.18.2014) (15) Born 1878: Waldemar Young (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1899: Charles Laughton (63 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor 1902: William Wyler (79 at
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Contender: Blue Moon (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Blue Moon was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award (Berlin, Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance) Type of Contender: Wide Contender Factor: 75.95 out of 100 (Stage
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Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #35
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 26, 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: June 30 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1904: Irmin Roberts (74 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1917: Susan Hayward (57 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress 1927: James Goldman (71 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay
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Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #34
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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