Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar History: February 19 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: Paul Terry (84 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film 1895: Louis Calhern (61 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1899: Homer G. Tasker (90 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing 1911: Merle Oberon (68…
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Path to Oscar 2025: Original Song
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 Song. Best Original Song Winner Predictions Dear Me – Diane Warren: Relentless…
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The Contenders 26: 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 A surprising…
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Oscar History: February 18 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Adolphe Menjou (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1907: Oscar Brodney (100 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay 1917: Ralph S. Hurst (55 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1918: Ivan…
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Path to Oscar 2025: Live Action Short
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 Live Action Short Film. Best Live Action Short Film Winner Predictions Butcher’s Stain A Friend of Dorothy (PP) (TL) [New] Jane Austen’s Period Drama (WL) The Singers Two People Exchanging…
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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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8th Latino Journalists Awards
Sinners wins another prize and while some of the awards went different directions than could be expected, these were largely as expected. Awards Tallies (6) Sinners (3) Frankenstein, One Battle After Another (2) Avatar: Fire and Ash, F1, KPop Demon Hunters, The Secret Agent (1) If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Kiss of the…
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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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41st Spirit Awards
There were a couple of surprises but nothing earth-shattering. Awards Tallies (3) Train Dreams (2) Lurker, Sorry, Baby (1) Esta Isla, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, The Long Walk, The Perfect Neighbor, The Plague, The Secret Agent, The Testament of Ann Lee The Awards Best Feature Train Dreams WL PP TL Best Director…
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6th Make-Up Artists Guild Awards
The One Battle/Sinners fight continues to blaze brightly. Awards Tallies (2) One Battle After Another, Sinners (1) Frankenstein The Awards Best Special Make-up Prosthetics Frankenstein WL PP TL Best Period and/or Character Make-up Sinners WL PP Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling Sinners PP TL Best Contemporary Make-up One Battle After Another WL PP TL…
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30th OFTA Film Awards
Sinners took a commanding lead with this group and might signal a shift at the Academy as well. Awards Tallies (10) Sinners (11) (4) Frankenstein, One Battle After Another (2) F1, Hamnet, KPop Demon Hunters, Marty Supreme Sentimental Value (1) Avatar: Fire and Ash, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, The Perfect Neighbor, Sorry, Baby,…
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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}…
