I feel like if the movie is that good then surely the director should be the reason. The most recent example I can think of is The Substance where Coralie was snubbed and then last year where Greta was snubbed for Barbie.

The newest modern representative of scifi vs the newest representative of fantasy

2020:

Oscars - Parasite

Golden Globes - 1917 (Drama) & Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (Musical/Comedy)

SAG - Parasite

BAFTA - 1917

Critics Choice - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

2021:

Oscars - Nomadland

Golden Globes - Nomadland (Drama) & Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Musical/Comedy)

SAG - The Trial of the Chicago 7

BAFTA - Nomadland

Critics Choice - Nomadland

2022:

Oscars - CODA

Golden Globes - The Power of the Dog (Drama) & West Side Story (Musical/Comedy)

SAG - CODA

BAFTA - The Power of the Dog

Critics Choice - The Power of the Dog

2023:

Oscars - Everything Everywhere All at Once

Golden Globes - The Fablemans (Drama) & The Banshees of Inisherin (Musical/Comedy)

SAG - Everything Everywhere All at Once

BAFTA - All Quiet on the Western Front

Critics Choice - Everything Everywhere All at Once

2024:

Oscars - Oppenheimer

Golden Globes - Oppenheimer (Drama) & Poor Things (Musical/Comedy)

SAG - Oppenheimer

BAFTA - Oppenheimer

Critics Choice - Oppenheimer

2025:

Oscars - Anora

Golden Globes - The Brutalist (Drama) & Emilia Perez (Musical/Comedy)

SAG - Conclave

BAFTA - Conclave

Critics Choice - Anora

Ranking of Most Accuracies Compared to Oscars

1. SAG & Critics Choice - 4
2. Golden Globes & BAFTA - 2

Ranking:

1. The Broadway Melody

2. Crash

3. Cimarron

4. Cavalcade

5. The Greatest Show on Earth

6. The Great Ziegfeld

7. Gigi

8. Around the World in 80 Days

9. Tom Jones

10. Driving Miss Daisy

11. The Life of Emile Zola

12. Green Book

13. Out of Africa

14. Shakespeare in Love

15. Chariots of Fire

16. Going My Way

17. A Man For All Seasons

18. Oliver!

19. Gentleman's Agreement

20. Grand Hotel

21. The Artist

22. CODA

23. Nomadland

24. Braveheart

25. Dances with Wolves

26. Hamlet

27. The English Patient

28. An American in Paris

29. How Green Was My Valley

I feel like the Oscars would be way cooler and competitive if we have genres like best romance, horror yada yada and it would make directors and actors try new things just me?

​I mean, I truly think nor before nor after any lineup could beat Best Actress-1995.

Also, all performances, except for the one that actually won, have remained iconic 30 years late. Whoever won that year was stealing it from the rest of the nominees.

Since there are 18 choices, I can't do a poll, so you can just post your answer.

• Rush - Shine - 1997

• Foxx* - Ray - 2004

• Reese - Walk the Line - 2005

• PSH - Capote - 2005

• Whitaker** - Last King of Scotland - 2006

• Hudson - Dreamgirls - 2006

• Waltz - Inglorious Basterds- 2009

• Monique - Precious- 2009

• Spencer - Help - 2011

• Simmons - Whiplash- 2014

• Arquette - Boyhood - 2014

• Larson - Room - 2015

• Janney - Tonya - 2017

• Rockwell - 3 Billboards - 2017

• DeBose - West Side Story - 2021

• Da'Vine** - Holdovers - 2023

• Culkin** - Real Pain - 2024

• Saldana - Emilia Perez - 2024

(*) Foxx managed to get 2 noms that year, one of them for Collateral

(**) Managed to also win the big 5 Critics awards (NBR, NSFC, LAFCA, NYFCC, LFCC)

I noticed Wikipedia says Mother India lost the Foreign Language Oscar by one vote. The source for this comes from an article in Thaindian News from 2008, but that's the only legitimate place I can find someone making that claim. It seems dubious to me because numbers like this typically have never been made available for any other awards. Are there any others in Oscars history where the margin of victory has officially been publicized rather than just speculated over? (Other than the occasional tie, of course.)

I’ve been thinking a lot about Ariana DeBose and how her career has unfolded since she won the Oscar for West Side Story. She’s clearly a talented actress and performer — the Academy doesn’t just hand out statues — but unfortunately, her post-Oscar trajectory hasn’t done her many favors.

Since her win, she’s appeared in a string of critical and commercial flops: Wish, Argylle, I.S.S., Poolman, Kraven the Hunter, and now Love Hurts, which doesn’t exactly scream “prestige.” Outside of Schmigadoon! (which was a great fit for her), none of these projects have helped solidify her as a serious star. In fact, they’ve arguably harmed the public’s perception of her talent.

She also hasn’t returned to a prominent Broadway production since Hamilton, despite stage being her natural strength. That’s a missed opportunity, especially considering how well-respected she is in the theater world. And let’s be honest — outside of theater and musical film circles, West Side Story didn’t have the mainstream reach many expected. A lot of people were introduced to her through these underwhelming projects, and that’s skewed how the general public sees her.

Now, on top of that, she’s embroiled in controversy over an Instagram story that seemed to throw shade at Rachel Zegler — another actress who’s been the subject of her own online discourse. This has tainted Ariana’s image even more, and the backlash might be worse than what she got after her BAFTA performance.

In my opinion, she needs to: • Fire her agent or reevaluate her team. • Take a break from social media and interviews (people are probably tired of seeing her at this point). • Get really selective with her roles. Maybe return to Broadway or take on a low-key indie project that shows her range as an actress.

I say all of this with respect — she’s incredibly talented, but talent alone doesn’t shield you from bad optics or bad decisions. She still has time to pivot, but the clock’s ticking.

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• 25. Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)
• 24. Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
• 23. Reneé Zellweger (Judy)
• 22. Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye)
• 21. Reese Witherspoon (Walk The Line)
• 20. Frances McDormand (Nomadland)

The lineup for Best Makeup and Hairstyling has been decided! Nominees are:

- La Vie en Rose (2007, France)

- Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, Mexico)

- Ran (1985, Japan)

- Society of the Snow (2023, Spain)

- Titane (2021, France)

Today's category is Best Costume Design.

Rules:

1. Only feature films not primarily in English allowed - no documentaries or short films
2. No 2025 films
3. Films and performances do not have to be previous Oscar nominees or winners
4. Comment the name of the film, the year it was released and its primary language/country. If your choice has already been commented, give it an upvote instead of commenting again
5. If you don’t agree with a film choice, please don’t downvote. Downvoting essentially takes someone else’s upvote away, which makes the system unfair. If you don’t like a film, ignore it and upvote the one you do like so it can get ahead.

Top 5 upvoted comments will decide the nominees, which will be voted on once all the categories have been decided. Voting will be open for 24 hours.

Have fun!

(Tomorrow's category will be Best Supporting Actress)

The nominees for the All-Time Oscar for Best MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING are:

• AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981)
• THE ELEPHANT MAN (1980)
• THE FLY (1986)
• THE SUBSTANCE (2024)
• THE THING (1982)

Now let's nominate for All-Time BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

1. Please format your answer as follows: Movie (Year). For example: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001).
2. Nominate a film released during the years the Oscars have been active (1927- 2024)
3. One film per comment
4. The film does NOT have to be a former nominee or winner
5. No 2025 movies
6. The FIVE top comments with the most upvotes will be our Best Costume nominees

(FYI: EGOT is someone who has won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony)

Who is your favorite person who has won 3/4? Mine are Steve Martin (missing the Tony, funnily enough lost to Lin-Manuel), Paul McCartney (missing the Tony), and Lin-Manuel Miranda (missing the Oscar)

I will have to watch it again, but I remember Al Pacino being incredible in taking on the hammy portrayal of Frank Slade in Scent of a Women the last time I watched a little time ago. I know people complain about Denzel losing in Malcolm X, but I though Pacino did truly well. I'm not sure if people are actually more annoyed by the approach of his character or Denzel losing.

2020:

Oscars: Frances McDormand - Nomadland

Golden Globes: Andrea Day - The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Drama) & Rosamund Pike - I Care a Lot (Musical/Comedy)

SAG: Viola Davis - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

BAFTA: Frances McDormand - Nomadland

Critics Choice: Carey Mulligan - Promising Young Woman

2021:

Oscars: Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Golden Globes: Nicole Kidman - Being the Ricardos (Drama) & Rachel Zegler - West Side Story (Musical/Comedy)

SAG: Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

BAFTA: Joanna Scanlan - After Love

Critics Choice: Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Faye

2022:

Oscars: Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All at Once

Golden Globes: Cate Blanchett - Tár (Drama) & Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All at Once (Musical/Comedy)

SAG: Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All at Once

BAFTA: Cate Blanchett - Tár

Critics Choice: Cate Blanchett - Tár

2023:

Oscars: Emma Stone - Poor Things

Golden Globes: Lily Gladstone - Killers of the Flower Moon (Drama) & Emma Stone - Poor Things (Musical/Comedy)

SAG: Lily Gladstone - Killers of the Flower Moon

BAFTA: Emma Stone - Poor Things

Critics Choice: Emma Stone - Poor Things

2024:

Oscars: Mikey Madison - Anora

Golden Globes: Fernanda Torres - I'm Still Here (Drama) & Demi Moore - The Substance (Musical/Comedy)

SAG: Demi Moore - The Substance

BAFTA: Mikey Madison - Anora

Critics Choice: Demi Moore - The Substance

Ranking of Most Accuracies Compared to Oscars

1. BAFTA - 3
2. Golden Globes & SAG & Critics Choice - 2

In some ways, the expected results. It was close for both rounds, but the final round is the Best Picture winner Anora versus the breakout genre film of the year The Substance. I've also included a second question about whether to do this for another year.

The Rules:

• Voting will close at midnight EST on Tuesday, April 8.
• A match-up needs a minimum of 10 votes total before the results are considered. Highest seed advances by default if not enough votes are submitted.
• Try to avoid voting for a matchup where you have not seen both films. It's an honor system since I can't really enforce that, though.

https://forms.gle/nt7KuJNssYPKVmiw8

• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Nominated for Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects, Film Editing and Production Design)
• War Horse (Nominated for Original Score, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Production Design and Cinematography)
• Selma (Nominated for Original Song)
• Black Panther (Nominated for Original Score, Original Song, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Production Design and Costume Design)
• Ford vs. Ferrari (Nominated for Sound Mixing, Sound Editing and Film Editing)
• Nightmare Alley (Nominated for Production Design, Cinematography and Costume Design)
• Avatar: The Way of Water (Nominated for Sound, Production Design and Visual Effects)
• Dune: Part 2 (Nominated for Sound, Cinematography, Production Design and Visual Effects)

With 22.5% of the vote, Kim Basinger (L.A. Confidential) has been eliminated. Vote for the performance you like the least in the form below and the one with the most votes will be eliminated.

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40: Roberto Bengini (Life is Beautiful)

39: Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love)

38: Jessica Lange (Blue Sky)

37: Michael Caine (The Cider House Rules)

36: Jack Palance (City Slickers)

35: Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets)

34: Jack Nicholson (As Good As It Gets)

33: James Coburn (Affliction)

32: Kim Basinger (L.A. Confidential)