Category: Academy Awards History
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Path to Oscar 2025: Picture
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, Producers Guild of America. Below are our predictions in Best Picture. Best Pictures Winner Predictions Bugonia F1 Frankenstein Hamnet Marty Supreme One Battle After…
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Oscar Profile: Kate Winslet Revisited
Born October 5, 1975 in Reading, Berskshire, England, Kate Elizabeth Winslet was one of four children of a barmaid and a swimming pool contractor, both of whom were part-time actors. Actor Robert Bridges was her mother’s brother. Winslet made her acting debut in a TV commercial at the age of 2, and as a teenager…
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98th Oscars: Oscar Guy’s Final Thoughts
A mid-March broadcast gives the Oscars a lot of room to breathe, whether that’s because most of the precursors were done in January to avoid the Olympics or that even after the Olympics, the majors kept their distance from the Oscars. That doesn’t mean anything is settled but it does leave room for last minute…
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Oscar History: March 12 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1910: Dale Butts (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Drama/Comedy Score 1911: Angelo Ross (78 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1911: Edmund H. North (79 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay 1917:…
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Path to Oscar 2025: Sound
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 precursors associated with this category, Cinema Audio Society and Motion Picture Sound Editors. Below are our predictions in Best Sound. Best Sound Winner Predictions F1 (WL) (PP) [New] (TL)…
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Path to Oscar 2025: Cinematography
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, American Society of Cinematographers. Below are our predictions in Best Cinematography. Best Cinematography Winner Predictions Frankenstein Marty Supreme One Battle After Another (WL) [New]…
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Oscar History: March 11 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Dave Gould (70 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Dance Direction Oscar Win: Dance Direction 1901: Richard Flournoy (66 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1909: Jules Engel (94 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film 1909:…
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Path to Oscar 2025: Adapted 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 Adapted Screenplay. Best Adapted Screenplay Winner Predictions Bugonia Frankenstein Hamnet One Battle After Another…
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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…
