Past Predictions
With this years Academy Awards done and over with, it’s time to take a look back at my prediction success rate. I’ve updated both pages of prediction information. My nominations predictions saw a downturn (4th worst) while my winner predictions saw an increase (3rd best).
Award Prediction Success Rate
Nod Prediction Success Rate
-Wesley Lovell (May 22, 2006)
Upcoming Updates
Late last year, I introduced a new section focusing on side-by-side comparisons of the various precursor awards and the Academy Awards. It was very well received and, throughout this year, I will be improving and expanding this section.
In addition, I’ll be looking to add even more content to this section of my website. In addition to the current offering of Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Presidents, we’ll be looking at more information about various guilds, such as the Directors Guild of America (headquarters pictured at left), Screen Actors Guild and other organizations.
But it won’t end there. Look for updates that include past Oscar Hosts and Presenters, show dates and other information about the Academy Awards themselves.
I’ll also try and tempt some of my friends around the ‘net to contribute some content. Who those friends are and what they might contribute is my secret for now, but keep an eye out for other intriguing changes throughout the year.
-Wesley Lovell (May 22, 2006)
Site Awards
In February, cinemasight.com was awarded with the Online Film & Television Association award for Best Personal Film Website. In the eight years the award has been given out, cinemasight.com has won three times with a fourth mention for our Discussion Board. The UAADB (Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board) received separate nominations five times while cinemasight.com received six nominations.
-Wesley Lovell (May 23, 2006)
78th Collection
Around May of each year, I start collecting all of the content posted over the last year and create individual pages for each year’s ceremony. WIth the 78th section, I complete my 10th such section.
See a compilation of the precursor awards, foreign film submissions, Hopefuls, Predictions and more at the link below.
-Wesley Lovell (May 22, 2006)
History Area Update
This week brings an end to a two-week project. To the right, you will now notice one major difference. It’s not that the 79th Academy Awards area is up but rather it is a symbol that captures the essence of my changes.
Typically, every May, as noted below, I collate all of my awards year data into one page for easy access. From this point forward, any updates will take place right on the page so you can always have an easy place to access the various aspects of the awards year.
Every Academy Awards page from last year’s 78th Academy Awards back to the 69th Annual (when I first began recording such information) have been totally updated to match the design style of the entire website.
The 79th page only contains one item, my annual Hopefuls list cataloguing the various competitions as they develop over the year. August already saw a slight update but September’s list will find a much larger set of changes as many of the fall’s big Oscar contenders emerge from the Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals. We’ve already seen the works by David Lynch falter while movies that were mere blips months ago solidify into bigger contenders.
-Wesley Lovell (September 7, 2006)
History Consolidation
A lot of things change. I made promises back in September regarding the information to be updated in this section of the site. Unfortunately, many other items have gotten in the way and I’ve been woefully under-updating this section.
While I can’t promise the level of updates to this section as I have others, I do plan on updating these pages a little more frequently. The first step in updating is this area you see before you. I have consolidated the Site History and Awards History sections together. They both seemed to have crossed purposes. Therefore, I have brought them together in one page.
The new Oscar History page will be where each year’s Academy Awards data will be stored. While it contains information only from the 69th awards through the 79th awards, it will be slowly increasing. The reason for those areas being there is that those are the pages containing my site’s history. While the Academy Awards have been around 79 years this year, my site has not. Now, the 69th through 79th awards years will still hold the same data as before (my predictions, foreign film submissions, etc.). In addition, new sections will be popping up covering the ceremonies themselevs (along with the nomination presentations).
The Precursors area will be getting more attention when the precursor awards actually begin issuing. That means that with each new precursor the associated organization page should be updated. It will hopefully contain data for the last few years and, time willing, also the statistics.
The Awards section will also slowly fill with data on the last 79 years of Oscar nominees and winners. While I had not planned on returning them to their former position on the site, I have had time to think and, though I won’t likely get to them this Oscar season, I will get to them as soon as possible.
-Wesley Lovell (October 26, 2006)
New Section
So as not to create confusion, I’m posting this update to let you know how to find everything now that The Oscars section has been revamped and re-organized.
Oscars By Year: The most comprehensive section of the site. This will feature an annual look at each Academy Awards race including presenters (if there were any), information on the ceremony, a full list of winners and nominees, and for more recent years, my person take and information on the Academy Awards. This will specifically include every page I’ve ever created providing information on the Oscar competition each year. This site’s information goes all the way back to 1996.
Statistics: Want to know who the most nominated person in Oscar history is or other mundane and interesting facts about the Academy Awards? This is the place to find that info.
The People: Contained here is an alphabetical list of every person ever nominated for an Academy Awards. This data will be broken out in a number of ways, giving you a better understanding of how your favorites stack up historically.
The Films: Similar to The People section, this area provides an alphabetical list of every film that ever received an Oscar nomination. The list is extensive, so it will be broken out as appropriate.
Precursors: Those special awards that often act as bellwethers for the Oscar race deserve separate attention. This area will focus on each of the major precursors (expanding slowly over time) and their history in comparison to Oscar.
Presidents: This section will list the current and past Presidents of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Should I ever lay my hands on some rather crucial records, this section would be expanded to cover who made up the Board of Governors as well.
Prediction Success: This section will feature my history as an Oscar prognosticator in handy statistical form. This includes both nomination and winner predictions.
Everything you might have ever wanted to know. Not really, for new ideas pop into my head frequently of new content I’d like to include. Patience is a virtue and some day it will all be contained, but if you have suggestions or corrections, please feel free to use the Contact link at the bottom of this page.
-Wesley Lovell (August 12, 2007)
Nominees and Winners Updated
One of the first major updates in some time, I’ve finally updated the Winners and Nominations pages for every year of the last 79 Oscars. Other pages are not updated yet, though links still exist. Please be patient and more updates will be forthcoming.
-Wesley Lovell (September 15, 2007)
More New Hopefuls
After seeing the trailer for Atonement, I believe it very well could be this year’s big Oscar winner. It’s right up Oscar’s alley and with the similarities in style to Out of Africa and The English Patient, we could see a huge day.
-Wesley Lovell (September 15, 2007)
Short Documentary Finalists
The Motion Picture Academy announced today the eight films competing for the Documentary Short Subject award at the 80th Academy Awards. From these eight, listed in the Hopefuls section for the 80th Oscars, three to five nominees will be selected.
-Wesley Lovell (October 11, 2007)
Update
The 81st Oscars section is up, but otherwise there are no new updates to report. Life has been hectic and all I’ve been able to work on have been my regular weekly updates. I hope that I will be able to post some new and exciting information very soon.
-Wesley Lovell (July 18, 2008)
