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Category: Academy Awards

  • This Day in Oscar History: April 5 (2021)

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

  • Precursor: 25th Online Film & Television Awards (2020)

    The slow-building popularity gave Minari a boost in the Best Picture race. Other selections were pretty well expected. Award Tallies (7) Promising Young Woman (9 with poster/trailer nominations) (4) Minari (3) Nomadland, One Night in Miami, Soul, Sound of Metal (2) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom The Awards

  • Precursor: 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards (2020)

    Two frontrunners retained their leads, one category may have been clarified, and another was muddied. SAG/AFTRA has a larger number of television actors in their membership, which might explain Viola Davis’ unexpected victory in a category that has had too many ups-and-downs this season. Awards Tallies (2) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (1) Judas and the…

  • 93rd Oscars: The Polls – Best Animated Short Film

    Over the course of 23 days, we will present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2020 were 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: April 4 (2021)

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

  • Precursor: 12th Make-Up Artists Guild Awards (2020)

    Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Birds of Prey were the big winners at this year’s Make-Up Artists Guild Awards, but Pinocchio took the prize that could translate into an Oscar win. Awards Tallies (2) Birds of Prey, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom The Awards

  • 93rd Oscars: The Polls – Best Live Action Short Film

    Over the course of 23 days, we will present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2020 were 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: April 3 (2021)

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

  • Oscar in Box Office History (Week 14, 2021)

    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…

  • The Rundown 2020: Adapted Screenplay

    For our seventh Rundown article, we take a gander at Best Adapted Screenplay. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Adapted Screenplay as well as general commentary about the race. Next week, we’ll start off on Monday with Best Original Screenplay.

  • 2020 Precursor Predictions: Screen Actors Guild

    The last most important televised precursor prior to the Oscars (BAFTA doesn’t count this year due to its wonky rules in the top categories), the Screen Actors Guild can make or break a trend, or at least the conversation around such a trend. While Cast won’t be much help in the Best Picture race this…

  • 2020 Precursor Predictions: Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild

    This group has a middling history of predicting the Oscars, though certain nomination trends can be spotted by looking here. That said, we look to a single category for its potential and beyond that, it will just be interesting to see what industry professionals really think.

  • 93rd Oscars: The Polls – Best Makeup & Hairstyling

    Over the course of 23 days, we will present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2020 were 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: April 2 (2021)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Ceremonies Our Site Milestones 2010: Looking at the Weekend (11)

  • Oscar Profile #542: Shirley Temple

    Born April 23, 1928 in Santa Monica, California, Shirley Temple was the third child and only daughter of homemaker Grace and bank employee George Temple. When she was three, her determined stage mother enrolled her in Meglin’s Dance School where she honed her singing, dancing, and acting skills. At the same time, Mrs. Temple began…

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