Oscar History: May 6 (2026)
See Awards Season from a New Perspective
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Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #25
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: Sidney Lumet Revisited
Born in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1924, Sidney Lumet was one of the most prolific film directors of his time. His films received a total of forty-six Oscar nominations and won four. He directed seventeen actors to eighteen Oscar nominations and was nominated himself five times. He won an honorary award at the 2005 Academy Awards.
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Oscar History: April 24 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: Gabriel Figueroa (90 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1909: Bernhard Grzimek (77 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature Oscar Win: Documentary Feature 1920: Ugo Pirro (87 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted
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Contender: The Roses (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 Roses was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 64.41 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1
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Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #25
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: Opening
Our first set of predictions are always wildly divergent with a handful of agreements between us. Things will of course get more complex as the year goes on but this is of many monthly updates with our new predictions. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter
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Oscar History: April 23 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1876: John DuCasse Schulze (67 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1893: Frank Borzage (69 at death) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Drama Directing Oscar Wins: Directing, Drama Directing 1898: Ernest Laszlo (85 at death) {8 Noms, 1 Win}
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98th Oscars: Rules and Dates Set
There’s not a lot to say about these rule changes. The AI stance is weak and the mandating of viewership of all nominees is overdue but flawed. Their rules regarding AI needed to be a more in depth rather than leaving it up to the individual voter to decide. The viewership requirement sucks for active
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Contender: My Dead Friend Zoe (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. My Dead Friend Zoe was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 69.1 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage
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Rating the Nominees, Group 2, #25
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: April 22 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Charles LeMaire (88 at death) {16 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) 1899: Byron Haskin (84 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award –
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Contender: Sinners (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Sinners was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Wide Contender Factor: 81.65 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –
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Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #25
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 16, 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: April 21 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1901: William Ferrari (61 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1904: Daniel L. Fapp (82 at death) {7 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography
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