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 15 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: William McGann (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1896: Harry Jackson (57 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color) 1906: Jack D. Moore (92 at death) {7 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design
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Contender: Wicked: For Good (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Wicked: For Good was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Wide Contender Factor: 66.93 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1
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Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #24
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 15, 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 14 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: James Stephenson (52 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1890: Scott Beal (83 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Assistant Directing Oscar Win: Assistant Directing 1898: Lee Tracy (70 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1901:
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Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #23
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 13 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Gerald Duffy (32 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Title Writing 1908: Jerry Bresler (69 at death) {5 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: One-Reel Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film Oscar Wins: One-Reel Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film 1920: John K. Wilkinson (82 at death)
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Rating the Nominees, Group 6, #23
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 12 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1917: Reg Allen (71 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1927: Alvin Sargent (92 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay Oscar Wins: Adapted Screenplay 1940: Herbie Hancock (85) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Score Oscar Win:
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Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #23
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 11 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: Paul Douglas (52 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 22nd | 1 time 1911: Robert Saudek (85 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short 1914: Norman McLaren (72 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short, One-Reel Short
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100th Oscars: Stunts
This is not a drill. After years of needling the Academy for an award for Stunt Design, they have finally given in and in 3 years, they will add their second new category in the last decade. Casting starts this year. ACADEMY ESTABLISHES STUNT DESIGN AWARD FOR 100TH OSCARS® LOS ANGELES, CA – The Board
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Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #23
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: Hal Pereira
Born April 25, 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, art director Harold (Hal) Pereira and his brother, architect William Pereira (born in 1909), began their highly successful careers after graduating college in the 1930s. They designed, among other things, Chicago’s Esquire Theatre, one of the city’s best examples of Art Deco. They later moved to Los Angeles
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Oscar History: April 10 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1868: George Arliss (77 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor 1892: Harry Segall (83 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Story Oscar Win: Original Story 1903: Marjorie Best (94 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Costume
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