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Category: Academy Awards History

  • Oscar in Box Office History (Week 9, 2022)

    Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the box office (as well as a section looking…

  • 2021 Precursor Predictions: American Cinema Editors

    The Academy has only one film editing category, the American Cinema Editors have four. Two of them, the ones for animation and documentary, never have a bearing on the Oscar version and while comedy/musical editing can sometimes impact the Oscar selection, it’s the drama category you have to pay the most attention to. (Editor’s Note:…

  • 2021 Precursor Predictions: Art Directors Guild

    The art directors give out awards in four categories, but the period and fantasy ones are the ones that best align with the Oscars’ Production Design category.

  • 2021 Precursor Predictions: Spirit Awards

    Film Independent’s Spirit Awards, which used to be scheduled the Saturday evening before the Oscars, is way ahead of this year’s ceremony, likely do to how few Oscar nominees are on the list and how little influence they are likely to have this year.

  • The Rundown 2021: Supporting Actor

    For our seventh Rundown article, screen test some Supporting Actor predictions. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Supporting Actor as well as general commentary about the race. Next week, we’ll start off on Monday with Supporting Actress.

  • 94th Oscars: The Polls – Best Costume Design

    For the next 23 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2021 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 4 (2022)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released

  • Oscar Profile #588: Giuseppe Rotunno

    Born March 19, 1923, Giuseppe Rotunno entered the film industry as a still photographer at Cinecitta Studios in Rome but lost his job due to his anti-fascist views. Conscripted and sent to Greece in 1942, he then served as a newsreel cameraman with the Italian army film unit. In 1943, he was captured during the…

  • The Rundown 2021: Makeup & Hairstyling

    For our sixth Rundown article, give our reflections on Makeup & Hairstyling. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Makeup & Hairstyling as well as general commentary about the race. Friday, we’ll cover Supporting Actor.

  • 94th Oscars: The Polls – Best Makeup & Hairstyling

    For the next 23 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2021 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 3 (2022)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released

  • The Rundown 2021: Documentary Categories

    For our fifth Rundown article, we’re looking at the documentary categories, feature and short subject. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short Subject as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, it’s time for Best Makeup & Hairstyling

  • 94th Oscars: The Polls – Best Visual Effects

    For the next 23 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2021 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 2 (2022)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Ceremonies

  • The Rundown 2021: Live Action Short Film

    For our fourth Rundown article, it’s time to look at the Live Action Short Film category. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Live Action Short Film as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover the documentary categories.

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