Return Links Polls What’s the Best of Jan. 2025, Limited?
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Charles Previn (85 at death) {7 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Musical Score Oscar Win: Scoring 1894: Alexander Hall (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing 1899: Eva Legallienne (92 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1900: Borden…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Bernard Herzbrun (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1898: Arthur Johnston (56 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1899: John Mescall (63 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1917: Jerry Wexler (91…
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Another strong showing for One Battle with Sinners the only other multi-award winner. Awards Tallies (7) One Battle After Another (3) Sinners (1) Blue Moon, The History of Sound, It Was Just an Accident, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, The Mastermind, One of Them Days, Predators, Rebuilding, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives…
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F1 and Weapons make surprise appearances while Wicked: For Good is left out entirely. The Secret Agent, No Other Choice, and It Was Just an Accident were injured by their exclusions but the PGA isn’t huge on foreign features and Sentimental Value is the one they chose to recognize. Train Dreams finally gets a boost…
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The second televised awards show of the season and the last for a while, the Globes have changed a lot since they were spun off from the now-defunct Hollywood Foreign Press Association. They have certainly come a more appropriately international organization but their Oscar prognosticative capabilities are in the air for now. We’ll see how…
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BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television Arts) is one of the biggest precursors currently out there. Their nominations won’t be coming out before the Oscar nominations, so these longlists (or semifinalists) are the best we can do right now. Commentary added (10:31AM CST). Longlists Tallies (16) One Battle After Another (14) Hamnet, Sinners (13)…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1908: William B. Murphy (62 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1941: Susannah York (70 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1955: J. K. Simmons (70) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1956: Imelda…
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Page Revisions: (January 4, 2026) Original Release Date: June 13, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young woman visits her grandparents on a break from university. While she’s there, she discovers a dark secret about them and potentially herself.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review.…
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Page Revisions: (January 4, 2026) Original Release Date: November 26, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “John Madden’s remarkable journey-from a Super Bowl-winning partnership with Al Davis and the Raiders, to creating Madden NFL, and becoming one of the most iconic voices in football history.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster…
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Page Revisions: (January 4, 2026) Original Release Date: November 6, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “America’s most-beloved actor and the iconic role that saved him.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this section will be updated. Trailer Rating:…
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Only a couple of minor surprises here or there but a not-terribly-shocking result. Nominations Tallies (18) Sinners (12) One Battle After Another (9) Frankenstein (7) Marty Supreme (5) 28 Years Later, F1, Hamnet (4) It Was Just an Accident, Weapons (3) Avatar: Fire and Ash, Bugonia, Sorry, Baby, Superman, Train Dreams (2) The Fantastic Four:…
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All of the primary contenders for Best Picture show up on the 201-film eligibility list, so no surprises. 317 FEATURE FILMS IN CONTENTION FOR 98TH ACADEMY AWARDS® 201 FEATURE FILMS IN CONTENTION FOR BEST PICTURE CATEGORY LOS ANGELES, CA – Three hundred seventeen feature films are eligible for the 98th Academy Awards®, the Academy of…
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This list is almost exactly like we’ve been predicting with F1, Hamnet, and Wicked: For Good the most harmed by their omissions. The Nominations Best Cinematography Frankenstein Marty Supreme One Battle After Another Sinners Train Dreams Documentary Cinematography 2000 Meters from Andriivka Come See Me in the Good Light Folktales Spotlight Award Amrum Orphan The…
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Joachim Trier, Jafar Panahi, Park Chan-wook, and Clint Bentley can’t be pleased with their omissions. Otherwise, the list looks like much of what we’ve been predicting so far. The Nominations Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another Ryan Coogler – Sinners Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme Chloé…
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