Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar Profile: Rob Reiner Revisited
Born March 6, 1947 in the Bronx, Robert Norman Reiner was the son of Estelle and Carl Reiner, the renown comedian, actor, writer, producer, director. It would only be a matter of time before Rob followed his father into show business. Sure enough, he began his acting career in TV’s Manhunt in 1961 when he was only…
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Oscar History: December 25 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1878: Joseph M. Schenck (82 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1888: Sonya Levien (71 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Adaptation, Story and Screenplay Oscar Win: Story and Screenplay 1889: Nathaniel Shilkret (92 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination:…
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35th Razzie Nominations
Not that you expect quality productions to be selected but they really should verify release vectors before confirming eligibility. Star Trek: Section 31 never released to theaters and is thus considered a “TV movie,” which would mean it’s not eligible for the Oscars, which makes it inclusion petty rather than fitting. It was definitely called…
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8th Greater WNY Critics Nominations
Other than the strong support for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, this list looks like most of the others. Nominations Tallies (12) One Battle After Another (11) Sinners (10) Marty Supreme (6) Frankenstein, Sentimental Value (5) If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, It Was Just an Accident (4) Bugonia, Train Dreams (3)…
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Oscar History: December 24 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Michael Curtiz (75 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Directing Oscar Win: Directing 1893: Harry Warren (87 at death) {11 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Wins: Original Song 1893: Ruth Chatterton (67 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress…
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Oscar History: December 23 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: John Cromwell (91 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 17th-Co | 1 time 1899: Richard Schweizer (65 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay, Motion Picture Story Oscar Wins: Original Screenplay, Motion Picture Story 1914: Fred Coe (64 at…
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9th Philadelphia Critics Awards
One Battle was won for the top prize, the other for most nominated was won by Sinners. Awards Tallies (6) Sinners (5) One Battle After Another (1) Grand Theft Hamlet, Hamnet, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, It was Just an Accident, KPop Demon Hunters, The Plague, Superman The Awards Best Picture One Battle…
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Box Office History (Week 51, 2025)
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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Oscar History: December 22 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Lucien Hubbard (83 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Story 1907: Peggy Ashcroft (83 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1917: Freddie Francis (89 at death) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White)…
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24th Utah Critics Nominations
This is among the best Hamnet has performed with critics all season but the rest is pretty well expected. Nominations Tallies (13) One Battle After Another (12) Sinners (8) Hamnet (5) F1, Frankenstein, Sentimental Value (4) Sorry, Baby (3) Marty Supreme, Predator: Badlands, Train Dreams, Warfare (2) Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Weapons (1)…
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Oscar History: December 21 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Frances Goodrich (93 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Adaptation, Screenplay 1905: Harry Revel (52 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1914: Eustace Lycett (91 at death) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects, Special Effects Oscar Wins: Visual…
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Oscar History: December 20 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: Virgil E. Miller (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1893: Stephen Avery (54 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1898: Irene Dunne (91 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress 1907: Paul Francis Webster (76…
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14th Georgia Critics Nominations
Another batch of fairly predictable choices with Black Bag and Sorry, Baby upsetting the narrative. Nominations Tallies (12) One Battle After Another (10) Sinners (8) Sentimental Value (7) Train Dreams (6) Hamnet (5) Marty Supreme (4) Frankenstein, Weapons (3) Sorry, Baby (2) Black Bag, F1, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, It Was Just…
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29th Las Vegas Critics Awards
Vegas Critics were split between the year’s two big contenders. Awards Tallies (5) Sinners (4) One Battle After Another (2) Frankenstein, KPop Demon Hunters, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Sentimental Value, Train Dreams (1) Avatar: Fire and Ash, Eternity, F1, Good Boy, Left-Handed Girl, Marty Supreme, The Perfect Neighbor, The Testament of Ann Lee,…
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29th Florida Critics Awards
While their nominations were a bit unusual, their selections were less so with Grand Tour and Resurrection still doing well but coming in behind the season’s bigger juggernaut. Awards Tallies (6) One Battle After Another (2) No Other Choice, Resurrection, Sinners (1) Avatar: Fire and Ash, Grand Tour, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,…
