Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar History: February 17 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Sol Lesser (90 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 1898: Fred Guiol (66 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay 1904: Milton Krasner (84 at death) {7 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)…
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Box Office History (Week 7, 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: Original Score
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, Society of Composers & Lyricists. Below are our predictions in Best Original Score. Best Original Score Winner Predictions Bugonia Frankenstein Hamnet One Battle After…
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Oscar History: February 16 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Bert Kalmar (63 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1884: Robert Flaherty (67 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1896: Carl Dreher (80 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing 1899: Leland Fuller (63…
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Oscar History: February 15 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 1996: The Oscar Guy Launched on GeoCities (29) Born 1893: Walter Donaldson (54 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1896: William H. Pine (59 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature 1899: Gale Sondergaard (86 at death) {2…
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Oscar History: February 14 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Jack Benny (80 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 16th | 2 times 1896: Werner Heyman (65 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1903: Stuart Erwin (64 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins}…
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Predictions: 41st Spirit Awards
Having significantly less influence over this year’s Oscar winners, with perhaps one exception, these awards are largely just going to be for the fun of it. We’ll find out the winners on Sunday. SPIRIT AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Feature Peter…
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Predictions: 6th Make Up Artists Guild
Will any of these five categories match up, will some of them, or will none of them. We’ll find out which films are going to try on Saturday. MAKE UP ARTISTS & HAIR STYLISTS GUILD AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Special…
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Path to Oscar 2025: International Feature
We’re looking at each individual category for the Oscars and what our thoughts are going into the final stretch. Below are our predictions in Best International Feature. Best International Feature Winner Predictions It Was Just an Accident The Secret Agent Sentimental Value WL PP TL Sirât The Voice of Hind Rajab Runner-Up Predictions The Secret…
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Oscar History: February 13 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1908: Lennie Hayton (63 at death) {6 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Musical Score Oscar Wins: Musical Score 1918: Nino Oliviero (62 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1918: Oliver Smith (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design…
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Profile: Kathy Bates Revisited
Born Kathleen Doyle Bates in Memphis, Tennessee on June 28, 1948, the third child of a mechanical engineer and a homemaker, Kathy Bates’ paternal grandfather was writer Finis Bates. A great-great grandfather was Andrew Jackson’s physician in New Orleans. Majoring in theatre at Southern Methodist University from which she graduated in 1969, Bates immediately moved…
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Oscar History: February 12 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Bess Meredyth (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Writing 1892: Al Alborn (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1896: Charles G. Booth (53 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story Oscar Win: Motion Picture…
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Predictions: Costume Designers Guild
The Costume Designers Guild is next up on Thursday. Will they confirm current thinking on the Oscar categories? The Sci-Fi category might not have bearing until it does. ORGNAME AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Period Costume Design Downton Abbey: The Grand…
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Contenders 25: February Update
For our February update, we’re getting closer to the point where all box office numbers are finalized. Certainly, most of them are in the range of not making further impact on contenders’ chances. We’re still missing a few numbers on the audience side but for the most part, we’re about to the point where this…
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Oscar History: February 11 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1908: Philip Dunne (84 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Story and Screenplay, Screenplay 1909: Joseph L. Mankiewicz (83 at death) {9 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Adaptation, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay Oscar Wins: Directing, Screenplay Academy Awards Host: 28th-Co | 1 time 1916:…
