Our final update of the 2025 contenders season will be unfortunately delayed. One of my data sources has gone through a recent site change and all of their features aren’t available yet so I can’t fully update this year’s contenders. The new contenders series should begin in April but I can’t finalize the 98th Oscar
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Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Mar. 27-29, 2026)
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Bella Spewack (91 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1901: Ed Begley (69 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1901: Richard Myers (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1908:
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It’s always interesting to compare this year’s Oscar winners with those of previous years. In that spirit, let’s look at the 1965 Oscars and see how the 98th Academy Awards compares to the 38th. This Oscar winner for Best Film of 2025 was an anti-fascist comedy-drama. The winner for Best Picture of 1965 was an
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Page Revisions: (March 22, 2026) Original Release Date: December 18, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “It follows Muad’dib, heir to unimaginable power, as he brings to fruition the ancient scheme to create a superbeing ruler among men, not in the heavens.” Poster Rating: C- (9) SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1-#9, C) Starting with character posters
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Page Revisions: (March 22, 2026) Original Release Date: March 20, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Two friends, aspiring YouTubers, trespass where they shouldn’t. Their adventure takes a terrifying turn as they confront an unimaginable horror.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C+) Although it’s a generic horror poster design, it takes some interesting
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Stephen Goosson (84 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1894: Ralph Hammeras (75 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Special Effects, Engineering Effects 1901: Ub Iwerks (70 at
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Below are six previews for films opening next weekend. Forbidden Fruits (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview They Will Kill You (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Fantasy Life (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Holy Days (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Our Hero, Balthazar (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview You’re Dating a Narcissist (Limited) Cinema Sight
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Page Revisions: (March 22, 2026) Original Release Date: September 18, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “On Halloween Eve at Mossy Bottom Farm, excitement turns to dismay when the clumsy Farmer ruins the pumpkin patch. Shaun tries fixing it with science experiments, but things go wrong when a wild beast appears in the woods.” Poster Rating: –
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New Trailer (#3) — New Poster (#3) Disclosure Day, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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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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Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen Project Hail Mary…?
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Cedric Gibbons (67 at death) {39 Noms, 11 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1896: George James Hopkins (88 at death) {13 Noms, 4 Wins}
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Return Links Polls What Are You Most Anticipating? (Apr. 2026, Wide)
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Joseph Schildkraut (67 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1901: John Link (67 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1908: Louis L’Amour (80 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} 1912: Karl Malden (97 at death)
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