Category: Academy Awards History
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Path to Oscar 2025: Original Screenplay
We’re looking at each individual category for the Oscars and what our thoughts are going into the final stretch. We’ve adjusted our thoughts based on the precursor associated with this category, Writers Guild of America. Below are our predictions in Best Original Screenplay. Best Original Screenplay Winner Predictions Blue Moon It Was Just an Accident…
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Oscar History: March 10 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Barry Fitzgerald (72 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1891: Sam Jaffe (93 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1892: Gregory La Cava (59 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing…
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Box Office History (Week 10, 2026)
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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Path to Oscar 2025: Actor
We’re looking at each individual category for the Oscars and what our thoughts are going into the final stretch. We’ll adjust our thoughts based on the precursor associated with this category, Screen Actors Guild. Below are our predictions in Best Actor. Best Actor Winner Predictions Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle…
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Oscar History: March 9 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: George Froeschel (88 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay 1892: Arthur Caesar (61 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Story Oscar Win: Original Story 1900: Loren L. Ryder (85 at death) {14 Noms, 8 Wins} Oscar Nominations:…
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Oscar History: March 8 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1903: D’Eaubonne (67 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1909: Stuart Gilmore (62 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing 1910: Claire Trevor (90 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1913:…
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Oscar History: March 7 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Ernest Miller (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1908: Anna Magnani (65 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress 1913: Liam O’Brien (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1914: Morton Da…
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Predictions: Motion Picture Sound Editors
Although there’s no Sound Editing Oscar any longer, this will likely give us a clue as to which Best Sound nominees at the Oscars have a chance. MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Sound Editing: Feature Effects /…
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Predictions: American Society of Cinematographers
With a perfect match record for nominations, we could also be seeing the Oscar winner selected. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Cinematography Frankenstein Nil Marty Supreme Nil One Battle After Another WL PP Sinners WL PP TL…
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Predictions: Writers Guild of America
With their arcane rules, these won’t be terribly predictive unless the two Oscar frontrunners come up short here. WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Original Screenplay Black Bag Nil If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Nil Marty…
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Predictions: Cinema Audio Society
The primary guild that links up to the Best Sound prize should give us some indication of the strength of its nominees going into the Oscars. CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Sound Mixing – Live Action F1 WL…
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Path to Oscar 2025: Actress
We’re looking at each individual category for the Oscars and what our thoughts are going into the final stretch. We’ll adjust our thoughts based on the precursor associated with this category, Screen Actors Guild. Below are our predictions in Best Actress. Best Actress Winner Predictions Jessie Buckley – Hamnet (WL) (PP) (TL) Rose Byrne –…
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Oscar History: March 6 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2011: Cinema Sight: Weekend Preview (14) Born 1920: Lewis Gilbert (97 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture 1926: Andrzej Wajda (90 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1928: Robert Clouse (68 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations:…
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Path to Oscar 2025: Supporting Actress
%We’re looking at each individual category for the Oscars and what our thoughts are going into the final stretch. We’ll adjust our thoughts based on the precursor associated with this category, Screen Actors Guild. Below are our predictions in Best Supporting Actress. Best Supporting Actress Winner Predictions Elle Fanning – Sentimental Value Inga Ibsdotter Lilleas…
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Oscar Profile: Franco Zeffirelli
Born February 12, 1923 in Florence, Italy, Franco Zeffirelli was the product of an affair between a fashion designer and a wool and silk dealer, both of whom were married to others. Unable to give her child either name, his mother came up with “Zeffiretti”, the little breezes mentioned in Mozart’s opera, Indomeneo. However, the name…
