Oscar History: May 6 (2026)
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Oscar History: May 23 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: John Hughes (72 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1883: Douglas Fairbanks (56 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary Academy President #1: 1927-29, 3 terms; Academy Awards Host: 1st-Co, 1 time 1885: James
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Contender: F1 (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. F1 was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Craft Contender Factor: 74.92 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –
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Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #29
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: Brenda Vaccaro
Born November 18, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, Brenda Vaccaro is the daughter of Italian-Americans who raised her in Dallas, Texas where her parents founded Mario’s Restaurant. At 17, Vaccaro returned to New York to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse. She made her Broadway debut in 1961’s Everybody Loves Opel for which received a
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Oscar History: May 22 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: Laurence Olivier (82 at death) {11 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Actor, Supporting Actor Oscar Wins: Actor, Special/Honorary Academy Awards Host: 31st-Co | 1 time 1922: Walter Scheuer (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature 1927: George R. Nelson (65 at
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Contender: Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Highest 2 Lowest was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 76.5 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage
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Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #29
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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2025 Nominations Predictions: May
Cannes will start some speculation at its conclusion but it will be a few months before getting solid vibes about this year’s Oscar contest. Still, we’re going to try to get a sense of where things stand at this moment. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell
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Oscar History: May 21 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Glen MacWilliams (85 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1904: Robert Montgomery (77 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor Academy Awards Host: 21st | 1 time 1907: James G. Stewart (89 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations:
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Contender: The Ballad of a Small Player (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Ballad of a Small Player was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 62.07 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5
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Rating the Nominees, Group 2, #29
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: May 20 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2022: Friday Face-Off: The Ultimate List (3) Born 1884: Leon Schlesinger (65 at death) {6 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film 1891: Jack Wagner (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1894: Adela Rogers St. Johns (94 at
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Contender: Hamnet (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Hamnet was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Wide Contender Factor: 85.4 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –
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Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #29
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 20, 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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