Category: Academy Awards History
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Path to Oscar 2024: Documentary Feature
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, Producers Guild of America. Below are our predictions in Best Documentary Feature. Best Documentary Feature Winner Predictions Black Box Diaries No Other Land (TL…
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Oscar Profile: James Mangold
Born December 16, 1963 in New York, New York, James Mangold is the son of artists Robert and Sylvia Plimack Mangold. He was raised in Washingtonville in New York’s Hudson Valley. After high school in New York, he attended the California Institute of the Arts film and video program under Alexander Mackendrick (Sweet Smell of…
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97th Oscars Poll: Best Production Design
Every day through the Friday before the Oscars, we’re running polls to determine which of the Oscar nominees are the best. Keep checking back daily. Best Production Design Loading…
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Oscar History: February 13 (2025)
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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Path to Oscar 2024: Animated Feature
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, Annie Awards. Below are our predictions in Best Animated Feature. Best Animated Feature Winner Predictions Flow (TL O) Inside Out 2 Memoir of a…
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Path to Oscar 2024: Animated Short Film
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, Annie Awards. Below are our predictions in Best Animated Short Film. Best Animated Short Film Winner Predictions Beautiful Men In the Shadow of the…
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The Contenders 25: January Retrospective/March Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of January and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to March and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts January Retrospective Although I…
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97th Oscars Poll: Best Documentary Short Subject
Every day through the Friday before the Oscars, we’re running polls to determine which of the Oscar nominees are the best. Keep checking back daily. Best Documentary Short Subject Loading…
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Oscar History: February 12 (2025)
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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97th Oscars: More Presenters Announced
MORE STARS TAKE THE STAGE TO PRESENT AT THE 97TH OSCARS®: HALLE BERRY, PENÉLOPE CRUZ, ELLE FANNING, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, SCARLETT JOHANSSON, JOHN LITHGOW, AMY POEHLER, JUNE SQUIBB AND BOWEN YANG THE OSCARS SET TO AIR LIVE MARCH 2, AT 7 P.M. ET/4 P.M. PT, ON ABC AND HULU LOS ANGELES, CA – Halle Berry, Penélope…
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Path to Oscar 2024: Directing
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, Directing. Below are our predictions in Best Directing. Best Directing Winner Predictions Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez Sean Baker – Anora (WL P) [New]…
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97th Oscars Poll: Best Cinematography
Every day through the Friday before the Oscars, we’re running polls to determine which of the Oscar nominees are the best. Keep checking back daily. Best Cinematography Loading…
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Predictions: Society of Composers & Lyricists
A group that hasn’t got the greatest reputation when it comes to predicting the Oscars but could matter this year with its later due date giving us more info than the Critics Choice or Golden Globe winners did. SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions:…
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Oscar History: February 11 (2025)
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:…
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Predictions: Visual Effects Society
The Visual Effects Society is the guild that represents all visual effects artists in the industry, a small subset of which are members of the Academy. Their choices can sometimes predict the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete…
