Oscar History: May 15 (2026)
See Awards Season from a New Perspective
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Reunited and It Feels So Good
Cinema Sight and Awards Landscape are, for lack of a better word, reuniting. Although both sites will have their own URLs and, eventually, their own landing pages, all posts from both sites will be visible from both sites. We put a lot of effort into ensuring both sides are regularly updated, we want everyone to
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Oscar History: April 29 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Robert Presnell (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1898: Adele Comandini (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1899: Duke Ellington (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Musical Score 1904: Eleanore Griffin (91 at
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Contender: The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. The Ballad of Wallis Island was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 76.2 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete)
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Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #26
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be
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Box Office History (Week 17, 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: April 28 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1878: Lionel Barrymore (76 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Actor Oscar Win: Actor Academy Awards Host: 5th-Co | 1 time 1893: Charles Schoenbaum (57 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color) 1894: Warren Newcombe (66 at death) {3 Noms, 2
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Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #25
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be
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Oscar History: April 27 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Fritz Maurischat (93 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1899: Walter Lantz (94 at death) {10 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1932: Anouk Aimee (93) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1937: Sandy
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Rating the Nominees, Group 6, #25
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be
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Oscar History: April 26 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Joseph H. August (57 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1896: Jules C. Stein (85 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 1898: C. Bakaleinikoff (68 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score,
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Contender: Dog Man (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Dog Man was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Animation Contender Factor: 59.4 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1
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Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #25
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be
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Oscar History: April 25 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Bunny Dull (90 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Assistant Directing, Documentary Feature Oscar Win: Documentary Feature 1909: William L. Pereira (76 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects Oscar Win: Special Effects 1912: Franklin Coen (78 at death) {1 Nom,
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Contender: Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Avatar: Fire and Ash was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Craft Contender Factor: 64.86 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete)
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Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #25
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be
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Oscar Profile: Sidney Lumet Revisited
Born in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1924, Sidney Lumet was one of the most prolific film directors of his time. His films received a total of forty-six Oscar nominations and won four. He directed seventeen actors to eighteen Oscar nominations and was nominated himself five times. He won an honorary award at the 2005 Academy Awards.
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