Oscar History: July 4 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Precursor Predictions: CAS, ACE & MPSE
This weekend, three of the last four guilds to announce winners will finally make their picks known. Starting things off on Saturday are the Cinema Audio Society, which honors the best in Sound Mixing, and the American Cinema Editors, which recognize the best in Editing. Following those on Sunday are the awards from the Motion…
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The Rundown: Best Actress
We finish out the week with Best Actress, one of the few categories ripe for upset. Come back next week when we do our final five articles in preparation for this year’s Academy Awards.
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Film Fun Friday #44
Welcome to the new Film Fun Friday. In an effort to make our games more fun, I’ve increased the interactivity of them. Now you’ll be responding to your fellow players or continuing their thoughts. Each game has a different set of rules, so make sure to read up before posting. And always remember to have…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 18
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Adolphe Menjou (73 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1907: Oscar Brodney (100 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1917: Ralph S. Hurst (55 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Color) – 1 Nom,…
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Feed the Queue #33
Finding no quarter on these lists, Rachel, Rachel came in tenth on this week’s rankings with only 12 points. Just above it were House of Games with 15, Bugsy and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof next up with 16 each, Mean Streets above them with 18, Goodbye, Mr. Chips next with 22 points, The…
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The Rundown: Best Actor
Our penultimate rundown article this week finds us in the final two acting categories. Today, we cover the Best Actor race and will follow it up tomorrow with Best Actress.
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Oscar Profile #25: Patricia Neal
Born January 20, 1926, Patricia Neal’s real life story, only part of which was played out by Glenda Jackson in a 1981 TV movie, was more turbulent and eventful than anything she ever did on screen. A classically trained actress, the Kentucky native made her Broadway debut as Margaret Sullavan’s understudy in 1943’s The Voice…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 17
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Sol Lesser (90 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award –0 Noms, 1 Win} 1898: Fred Guiol (66 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1904: Milton Krasner (84 at death) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Color);Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography…
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Game: Week 7 – 2011 Spring Box Office Predictions
Time for another week of box office predictions. Submit yours below. Don’t remember the rules or need a refresher? Check them out here: Game Rules. Submit the Following for this Week
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The Rundown: Animated Feature
Our humpday coverage of this year’s Oscar race covers the predictions for Animated Feature, a category where Pixar dominates year-after-year.
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Looking at the Weekend: February 18-20, 2011
A large lot of new releases hit the cineplex this weekend. Here are our thoughts on all ten of them: the three new wide releases and the seven going out in limited release. (Update, 2/16/11, 5:31p: Added Wes’ commentary on the Wide releases) Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a…
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This Day in Oscar History: February 16
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Bert Kalmar (63 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1884: Robert Flaherty (67 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1896: Carl Dreher (80 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1899: Leland…
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5 Favorites #13: 5 Favorite Best Actress Winners
Every week, we’ll pose a new “five favorites” question. You just list your five favorites that fit in that category (preferably in preference order) and you’re welcome to discuss and debate the selections and see just how much you do or do not have in common with others. More Oscar themed polls this week with…
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The Rundown: Cinematography
Today’s Rundown article takes a look at the Best Cinematography award, one of the few tech categories where name recognition is a big deal.
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The DVD Report #195: February 15, 2011
New This Week The on-line prognosticators who seem to spend all their waking hours handicapping current Oscar races act as though the world is coming to an end because early critics’ favorite The Social Network has suddenly been usurped by The King’s Speech at certain Guild Awards presentations. This is not the first time, allowing…
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