• New Poll Series Debuts This Week

    New Poll Series Debuts This Week

    With the closure of the Friday Face-Off, we decided to start up a new polling series that asks you to rate every Oscar nominee in most of the major categories. Every day of the week at noon (Central), a new poll group will post with anywhere between 30 and 35 nominees across two to four…

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  • Box Office History (Week 34, 2023)

    Box Office History (Week 34, 2023)

    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 28 (2023)

    Oscar History: August 28 (2023)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

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  • Contender: The Stroll (2023)

    Contender: The Stroll (2023)

    CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. The Stroll was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Contender Factor: 41.2 out of 80 (Stage 5 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Zackary Drucker,…

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  • Oscar History: August 27 (2023)

    Oscar History: August 27 (2023)

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  • Contender: Full Time (2023)

    Contender: Full Time (2023)

    CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Full Time was added to this list based on the following criteria: 80+ MetaCritic Score Contender Factor: 47.2 out of 80 (Stage 5 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Éric…

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  • Oscar History: August 26 (2023)

    Oscar History: August 26 (2023)

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  • Contender: Alcarràs (2023)

    Contender: Alcarràs (2023)

    CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Alcarràs was added to this list based on the following criteria: 80+ MetaCritic Score Contender Factor: 42. out of 80 (Stage 5 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Carla Simón,…

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  • The Ultimate List Poll #63

    The Ultimate List Poll #63

    We’re looking back at all of the Oscar winners and selecting what films and performances and comparing them to one another. The most effective way to do that is pit each winner against each other winner. This long-running series will ultimately result in a final ranking of every winner in every category (except the documentary…

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  • Oscar History: August 25 (2023)

    Oscar History: August 25 (2023)

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  • Contender: Ear for Eye (2023)

    Contender: Ear for Eye (2023)

    CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Ear for Eye was added to this list based on the following criteria: 80+ MetaCritic Score Contender Factor: 6.3 out of 30 (Stage 2 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director:…

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  • Oscar Profile: Betty Comden

    Oscar Profile: Betty Comden

    Born May 3, 1917 to a Brooklyn lawyer and his English teacher wife, Basya Cohen, known professionally as Betty Comden, attended Erasmus Hall High School and New York University, graduating in 1938. In 1938, mutual friends introduced Comden to aspiring actor Adolph Green, who would become her songwriting partner.  She would marry husband Steven Kyle…

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  • Oscar History: August 24 (2023)

    Oscar History: August 24 (2023)

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  • Contender: The Inventor (2023)

    Contender: The Inventor (2023)

    CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. The Inventor was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Contender Factor: 42.5 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Jim Capobianco…

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  • Oscar History: August 23 (2023)

    Oscar History: August 23 (2023)

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  • Contender: Robot Dreams (2023)

    Contender: Robot Dreams (2023)

    CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Robot Dreams was added to this list based on the following criteria: Prediction Citation Contender Factor: 39.9 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Pablo Berger…

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