Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar History: January 25 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1901: Mildred Dunnock (90 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress 1905: Edward Colman (89 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1919: Norman Newell (85 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1945: Slawomir Idziak…
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39th USC Scripter Awards
It was a foregone conclusion but we had to play it out. The Awards Best Adapted Screenplay One Battle After Another WL USC Scripter Data Year Founded: 1988 First Awards: 1987 (39)
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Predictions: 39th USC Scripter Awards
The only adapted screenplay precursor that doesn’t have a guild-member-only limitation. The Nominations Best Adapted Screenplay Frankenstein Nil Hamnet WL PP One Battle After Another WL Peter Hujar’s Day Nil Train Dreams PP Wesley Lovell: One Battle will be hard to beat but if anyone understands the significance of Hamnet, it’s this group. Pete Patrick:…
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Oscar History: January 24 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Henry King (96 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing 1892: Gladys Lehman (101 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1914: Frank R. McKelvy (66 at death) {7 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White),…
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Predictions: First Winners
We kick things off today with our first winner predictions for the year. Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Wesley Lovell: Our first predictions will be interesting. Pete Patrick: There were no big surprises in the nominations other than the failure of Wicked: For…
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Oscar History: January 23 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1903: Fred Niblo Jr. (70 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adaptation 1906: Arthur Lonergan (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1910: Irene Sharaff (83 at death) {16 Noms, 5 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume…
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2025 Nomination Predictions: Our Statistics
Based on our nominations predictions, here’s how we did. Let’s start out with this year’s winner, Wesley Lovell, who managed 96 correct predictions out of 125. Thomas La Tourrette came in second with 92 with Pete Patrick following closely with 91. We agreed on a lot of predictions, but there were still several nominations that…
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98th Oscar Nominations
Let’s start with the top news most people will be hearing, Sinners has set a new record for most nominations in Oscar history, topping the previous record of 14 by two. That means even without the Best Casting category being new, the film would have set the record. Delroy Lindo’s performance in Supporting Actor and…
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Oscar History: January 22 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: The Oscar Guy Became Cinema Sight (15) Born 1875: David Wark Griffith (73 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1884: Fred Fox (65 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing Oscar Win: Assistant Directing 1900: Fredric Hope (37…
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16th Denver Film Critics Nominations
Nothing revelatory in these picks. Nominations Tallies (14) Sinners (12) One Battle After Another (8) Frankenstein, Sentimental Value (7) Hamnet (4) F1, Marty Supreme, Train Dreams (3) Avatar: Fire and Ash, Bugonia, KPop Demon Hunters, Weapons, Zootopia 2 (2) Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Predator: Badlands, Tron: Ares, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives…
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19th Houston Critics Awards
The winners are pretty much as expected. Awards Tallies (9) Sinners (2) KPop Demon Hunters (1) Avatar: Fire and Ash, Hamnet, The Librarians, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, The Perfect Neighbor, Sentimental Value, Weapons The Awards Best Picture Sinners Best Animated Film KPop Demon Hunters Best Director Ryan Coogler – Sinners Best Actor Michael…
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19th Houston Critics Nominations
Pretty standard nomination offerings with a few odd ball picks thrown in the mix. Nominations Tallies (15) Sinners (13) One Battle After Another (7) Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value (6) Frankenstein (5) F1, Hamnet (3) The Secret Agent, Train Dreams (2) Bugonia, KPop Demon Hunters, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Weapons (1) The…
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2026 Nominations Predictions: January
Tomorrow’s the big day. After months of predictions and critics awards, it’s time to see how much the Academy agrees with the critics and prognosticators. We agreed fully on only two categories: Animated Feature and Actor. Beyond that, we are largely in agreement with several small discrepancies in each category, so predictable? Maybe. KEY: Appears…
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98th Oscar Morning: Final Nomination Thoughts
Tomorrow morning, the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards will be announced. They’ll be revealed by Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman. Want to follow along tomorrow. See the checklist at the end of this article and mark off the selections as they are revealed. Before the nominations are announced, I wanted to put down in…
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Oscar History: January 21 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: J. Carrol Naish (77 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor 1898: Rudolph Mate (66 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1903: William Lyon (71 at death) {6 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Wins: Editing…
