Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar Profile: Robert Rossen Revisited
Born December 4, 1913 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Mark Robson was a political science major at the University of California who found work in the prop department at 20th Century-Fox. Fired by Daryl F. Zanuck for asking for a raise, he moved to RKO. At RKO, Robson became an assistant editor under Robert Wise, working…
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Oscar History: December 18 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Gladys Cooper (82 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress 1891: Lewis Lewyn (77 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Color Short Film 1899: Rex Wimpy (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1900: Darrell Silvera (82…
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Oscars Move from Longtime Host ABC
For the first time in more than 50 years, a network other than ABC will have exclusive broadcast rights to the Oscars. The ABC partnership began in 1975 with the 48th Academy Awards and will persist through the 100th. From there on, it will move to streaming on YouTube, though there’s an open question for…
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33rd Dallas Area Critics Awards
And another group heavy on One Battle After Another. Awards Tallies (5) One Battle After Another (2) Sentimental Value, Sinners (1) If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, It Was Just an Accident, KPop Demon Hunters, The Perfect Neighbor The Awards Best Picture One Battle After Another Sinners Marty Supreme Hamnet Sentimental Value Train Dreams…
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7th Society of Composers & Lyricists Nominations
Most of our current thinking represented in a single set of nominations. Between the two categories for song and the two categories for score, I imagine the majority of the nominees will come from this list. Nominations Tallies (3) Sinners, Wicked: For Good (2) A Minecraft Movie (1) Come See Me in the Good Light,…
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2025 Nominations Predictions: December
With the shortlists revealed and many critics groups announced, this will be our most accurate list yet but we’ve still got at least a month before the finals. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Tripp Burton Thomas LaTourrette Introductions Wesley Lovell: With many of…
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Oscar History: December 17 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Leo Erdody (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Musical Score 1900: Katina Paxinou (72 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1906: Marlin Skiles (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Musical Score 1918:…
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30th Satellite Awards Nominations
Not much different from other groups we’ve seen except Avatar: Fire and Ash gets more attention than it has previously. I also wonder at what point, they’ll retcon the double nomination for Stellan Skarsgârd. I can’t imagine he should be nominated in both lead and support but who knows with this group. I’m just happy…
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98th Oscars Shortlists Announced
98TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 12 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in 12 categories for the 98th Academy Awards®: Animated Short Film, Casting, Cinematography, Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Live Action Short Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score),…
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24th New York Online Critics Awards
New York’s online film critics didn’t seem to favor any particular picture, splitting its awards and runners-up broadly. Awards Tallies (3) Sinners (2) It Was Just an Accident, One Battle After Another (1) Arco, BLKNWS Terms & Conditions, Blue Moon, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Sentimental Value, Sorry, Baby The Awards Best Picture One Battle After Another (Runner-Up:…
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25th Phoenix Critics Society Awards
One Battle fends of Sinners…barely. Awards Tallies (8) One Battle After Another (6) Sinners (2) Hamnet (1) Avatar: Fire and Ash, Frankenstein, The Life of Chuck, No Other Choice, The Perfect Neighbor, Zootopia 2 The Awards Best Picture One Battle After Another Best Animated Film Zootopia 2 Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle…
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17th Indiana Critics Awards
A pretty tight race between Sinners and One Battle with Sinners eking out a win. Awards Tallies (6) Sinners (5) One Battle After Another (1) Frankenstein, Good Boy, KPop Demon Hunters, Marty Supreme, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, No Other Choice, The Tenderness Tour, Train Dreams The Awards Best Film Sinners (Runner-Up: One Battle…
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10th Seattle Critics Awards
Another hefty haul for One Battle After Another. Awards Tallies (8) One Battle After Another (2) Frankenstein, Hamnet, Sinners (1) Avatar: Fire and Ash, It Was Just an Accident, KPop Demon Hunters, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Songs of Black Folk, Train Dreams, Weapons, WTO/99 The Awards Best Picture One Battle After Another Best…
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34th Southeastern Critics Awards
One of the few groups to favor Sinners over One Battle After Another and it wasn’t even close. Awards Tallies (6) Sinners (3) One Battle After Another (1) Hamnet, It Was Just an Accident, KPop Demon Hunters, The Perfect Neighbor, Weapons The Awards Best Film One Battle After Another Sinners Marty Supreme It Was Just…
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39th USC Scripter Nominations
The only left-field nominee here is Peter Hujar’s Day the rest are in competition for an Oscar nomination. The Nominations Best Adapted Screenplay Frankenstein Hamnet One Battle After Another Peter Hujar’s Day Train Dreams USC Scripter Data Year Founded: 1988 First Awards: 1987 (39)
