Checklist
Watch a film winner from the following decades:

• 1927-1939:
• 1940-1949:
• 1950-1959:
• 1960-1969:
• 1970-1979:
• 1980-1989:
• 1990-1999:
• 2000-2009:
• 2010-2019:
• (optional) 2020-

Watch a winner from the following categories:

• Actor in a Leading Role
• Actor in a Supporting Role
• Actress in a Leading Role
• Actress in a Supporting Role
• Animated Feature Film
• Cinematography
• Costume Design
• Directing
• Documentary Feature Film
• Documentary Short Film
• Film Editing
• International Feature Film
• Makeup and Hairstyling
• Music (Original Score)
• Music (Original Song)
• Best Picture
• Production Design
• Short Film (Animated)
• Short Film (Live Action)
• Sound
• Visual Effects
• Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
• Writing (Original Screenplay)

Optional:

• In Memoriam
• Snubs

January 23
1. So This is Harris Winner SHORT SUBJECT (Comedy)
2. Incident*: Nominee DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
3. Instrument of a Beating Heart*: Nominee DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
4. A Lien* Nominee SHORT FILM (Live Action)
5. I Am Not a Robot*: Nominee SHORT FILM (Live Action)
6. The Last Ranger*: Nominee SHORT FILM (Live Action)

January 24
7. Casablanca: Winner DIRECTING / PICTURE / WRITING (Screenplay)
8. The Queen of Basketball: Winner DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
9. Hair Love: Winner SHORT FILM (Animated)
10. The Neighbors' Window: Winner SHORT FILM (Live Action)
11. The Big Short*: Winner WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
12. Harvey: Winner ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
13. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar* Winner SHORT FILM (Live Action)

January 25
14. In the Heat of the Night: Winner ACTOR - Rod Steiger / EDITING / PICTURE / SOUND / WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
15. Alien: Winner VISUAL EFFECTS
16. Aliens: Winner SOUND EFFECTS EDITING / VISUAL EFFECTS
17. Black Box Diaries*: Nominee DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
18. The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent*: Nominee SHORT FILM (Live Action)
19. Summer of Soul: Winner DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

January 26
20. The Apartment: Winner ART DIRECTION / DIRECTING / EDITING / PICTURE / WRITING (Original Screenplay)
21. The Hunt for Red October: Winner SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
22. Se7en: Nominee EDITING
23. My Cousin Vinny: Winner BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

January 27
24. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings: Winner CINEMATOGRAPHY / MAKEUP / MUSIC (Score) / VISUAL EFFECTS
25. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: Winner SOUND EDTING / VISUAL EFFECTS
26. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King: Winner ALL OF THEM

January 28
27. The Poseidon Adventure: Winner MUSIC (Song) / SPECIAL ACHIVEMENT AWARD for VISUAL EFFECTS
28. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Winner CINEMATOGRAPHY / MUSIC (Score) / MUSIC (Song) / WRITING (Original Screenplay)

January 29
29. Claudine: Nominee ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
30. Get Out: Winner WRITING (Original Screenplay)
31. Emilia Perez*: Nominee for 13 Awards
32. Monster's Inc.: Winner MUSIC (Original Song)

January 30
33. Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Winner EDITING / SOUND EFFECTS EDITING / VISUAL EFFECTS / SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for ANIMATION
34. Flow*: Nominee ANIMATED FEATURE / INTERNATIONAL FEATURE

January 31
35. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Winner ART DIRECTION / CINEMATOGRAPHY / FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM / MUSIC (Original Score)

February 1
36. Raiders of the Lost Ark: Winner ART DIRECTION / FILM EDITING / SOUND / VISUAL EFFECTS / SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS for SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
37. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: Winner VISUAL EFFECTS
38. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Winner SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
39. Wicked*: Nominee for 10 Awards
40. Up: Winner ANIMATED FEATURE FILM / MUSIC (Score)

February 2
41. Toy Story: SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for ANIMATED FEATURE
42. Toy Story 2: Nominee MUSIC (Original Song)
43. Toy Story 3: Winner ANIMATED FEATURE FILM / MUSIC (Original Song)
44. The Wild Robot*: Nominee ANIMATED FEATURE FILM / MUSIC (Original Score) / SOUND

February 3
45. Gladiator II*: Nominee COSTUME DESIGN

February 4
46. Jaws: Winner FILM EDITING / MUSIC (Original Score) / SOUND
47. Blue Velvet*: Nominee DIRECTING

February 5
48. The Color Purple: Nominated for 11 Awards
49. Sing Sing*: Nominee LEAD ACTOR / MUSIC (Original Song) / WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
50. Silver Streak: Nominee SOUND

February 8
51. Fantasia: Winner SPECIAL AWARD for MUSIC / SPECIAL AWARD for SOUND

February 9
52. The Godfather: Winner ACTOR / PICTURE / WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
53. The Godfather Part II: Winner SUPPORTING ACTOR / ART DIRECTION / DIRECTING / MUSIC (Score) / PICTURE / WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
54. The Godfather Part III: Nominated for 7 awards

February 10
55. Hero: Nominee FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
56. Unstoppable: Nominee SOUND
57. Beverly Hills Cop: Nominee WRITING (Original Screenplay)

February 11
58. Shadow of a Doubt: Nominee WRITING (Original Screenplay)

February 12
59. Inception: Winner CINEMATOGRAPY / SOUND EDITING / SOUDN MIXING / VISUAL EFFECTS
60. Luxo Jr.: Nominee SHORT FILM (Animated)
61. Tin Toy: Winner SHORT FILM (Animated)
62. Geri's Game: Winner SHORT FILM (Animated)
63. For the Birds: Winner SHORT FILM (Animated)
64. Mike's New Car: Nominee SHORT FILM (Animated)
65. Boundin': Nominee SHORT FILM (Animated)
66. One Man Band: Nominee SHORT FILM (Animated)
67. Lifted: Nominee SHORT FILM (Animated)

February 13
68. The Well*: Nominee EDITING / WRITING (Story and Screenplay)
69. Past Lives*: Nominee PICTURE / WRITING (Original Screenplay)
70. I am Ready, Warden*: Nominee DOCUMENTARY (Short)

February 14
71. Hidden Figures: Nominee SUPPORTING ACTRESS / PICTURE / WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
72. Towering Inferno: Winner CINEMATOGRAPHY / EDITING / MUSIC (Song)
73. Basic Instinct: Nominee EDITING / MUSIC (Score)

February 15
74. Back to the Future: Winner SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
75. Back to the Future II: Nominee VISUAL EFFECTS
76. A Bug's Life: Nominee MUSIC (Score)
77. Everything Everywhere All At Once: Winner SUPPORTING ACTOR / LEADING ACTRESS / SUPPORTING ACTRESS / DIRECTING / PICTURE / EDITING / WRITING (Original Screenplay)
78. Robocop: Winner Special Achievement Award for SPECIAL EFFECTS EDITING

February 16
79. Beauty and the Beast (1991): Winner MUSIC (Original Song) / MUSIC (Original Score)
80. Singin' in the Rain: Nominee SUPPORTING ACTRESS / MUSIC (Score)
81. Speed: Winner SOUND / SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
82. Backdraft: Nominee SOUND / SOUND EFFECTS EDITING / VISUAL EFFECTS
83. Psycho: Nominee SUPPORTING ACTRESS / ART DIRECTION / CINEMATOGRAPHY / DIRECTING

February 17
84. Collateral: Nominee SUPPORTING ACTOR / EDITING
85. Beyond the Lights: Nominee MUSIC (Original Song)
86. Total Recall: Winner SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS for VISUAL EFFECTS

February 18
87. O.J.: Made in America: Winner DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

February 19
88. Selma: Winner MUSIC (Original Song)

February 20
89. Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat*: Nominee DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

February 21
90. Fences: Winner SUPPORTING ACTRESS
91. Minority Report: Nominee SOUND EDITING
92. The Birds: Nominee SPECIAL EFFECTS

February 22
93. Big Hero 6: Winner ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
94. Amadeus: Winner LEAD ACTOR / ART DIRECTION / COSTUME DESIGN / DIRECTING / MAKEUP / PICTURE / SOUND / WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
95. Nickel Boys*: Nominee PICTURE / WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)

February 23
96. Jerry Maguire: Winner SUPPORTING ACTOR
97. Moonlight: Winner SUPPORTING ACTOR / PICTURE / WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
98. Moulin Rouge (1952)*: Winner ART DIRECTION / COSTUME DESIGN
99. Rear Window: Nominee CINEMATOGRAPHY / DIRECTING / SOUND RECORDING / WRITING

February 25
100. The Terminator & Terminator 2: Judgement Day: Winner MAKEUP / SOUND / SOUND EFFECTS EDITING / VISUAL EFFECTS

February 26
101. The Mighty Quinn: In Memoriam Art Evans

March 1
102. Blade: In Memoriam Kris Kristofferson

*= first-time viewing

List

1/25
1. The Wild Robot (2024)*

2/1
2. Conclave (2024)*

2/4
3. Inglotious Basterds (2010)

2/5
4. Gladiator 2 (2024, costumes)*

2/14
5. The Only Girl in the orchestra (2024, documentary)*

2/17
6. Flow (2024 animated, MAX)*

2/18
7. Emilia Perez (2024 Betflix)*

2/22
8. Maria (2024 actress Netflix)*

2/25
9. September 5 (2024 screenplay Paramount+)*

3/1
10. Nisferatu 2024*

3/2
11. Oscar ceremony*

January 23

1. Young Sherlock Holmes - MGM+ Hits
2. The Black Hole - Disney+

January 24

3. The Music Box - YouTube

January 29

4. The Three Stooges: Men In Black - DVD

January 30

5. Flowers And Trees - YouTube

February 1

6. It's Got Me Again - YouTube

February 4

7. The Battle Of Midway (1942) - YouTube

February 12

8. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Discord Watch Party
9. Troy - SyFy

February 21

10. Sleepless In Seattle - MGM+ D

February 28

11. Raya And The Last Dragon - Disney Channel

Listy McListList.

2010: 19 Features + Ceremony / 46 Shorts = 66
2011: 27 Features + Ceremony / 34 Shorts = 62
2012: 30 Features + Ceremony / 13 Shorts = 44
2013: 30 Features + Ceremony / 21 Shorts = 52
2014: 30 Features + Ceremony / 27 Shorts = 58
2015: 30 Features + Ceremony / 25 Shorts = 56
2016: 30 Features + Ceremony / 29 Shorts = 60
2017: 30 Features + Ceremony / 26 Shorts = 57
2018: 30 Features + Ceremony / 15 Shorts = 46
2019: 30 Features + Ceremony / 15 Shorts = 46
2020: 30 Features + Ceremony / 14 Shorts = 45
2021: 40 Features + Ceremony / 15 Shorts = 56
2022: 36 Features + Ceremony / 15 Shorts = 52
2023: 50 Features + Ceremony / 14 Shorts = 65
2024: 59 Features + Ceremony / 15 Shorts = 75
2025: 43 Features + Ceremony / 15 Shorts = 59

Pre-Challenge

January 23-
1) No Country For Old Men (2007)
*ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Javier Bardem {"Anton Chigurh"}
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Roger Deakins
*DIRECTING -- Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
FILM EDITING -- Roderick Jaynes
*BEST PICTURE -- Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
SOUND EDITING -- Skip Lievsay
SOUND MIXING -- Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
*WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) -- Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

January 24-
2) The Conversation (1974)
BEST PICTURE -- Francis Ford Coppola, Producer; Fred Roos, Co-Producer
SOUND -- Walter Murch, Arthur Rochester
WRITING (Original Screenplay) -- Francis Ford Coppola

January 25-
3) The Sixth Sense (1999)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Haley Joel Osment {"Cole Sear"}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Toni Collette {"Lynn Sear"}
DIRECTING -- M. Night Shyamalan
FILM EDITING -- Andrew Mondshein
BEST PICTURE -- Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy and Barry Mendel, Producers
WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) -- M. Night Shyamalan

4) The Elephant Man (1980)
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- John Hurt {"John Merrick"}
ART DIRECTION -- Art Direction: Stuart Craig, Bob Cartwright; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
COSTUME DESIGN -- Patricia Norris
DIRECTING -- David Lynch
FILM EDITING -- Anne V. Coates
MUSIC (Original Score) -- John Morris
BEST PICTURE -- Jonathan Sanger, Producer
WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) -- Christopher DeVore, Eric Bergren, David Lynch

January 26-
5) The Wizard Of Oz (1939)
ART DIRECTION -- Cedric Gibbons, William A. Horning
CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color) -- Hal Rosson
*MUSIC (Original Score) -- Herbert Stothart
*MUSIC (Song) -- "Over The Rainbow," Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg
BEST PICTURE -- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
SPECIAL EFFECTS -- A. Arnold Gillespie, Douglas Shearer

6) All The King's Men (1949)
*ACTOR -- Broderick Crawford {"Willie Stark"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- John Ireland {"Jack Burden"}
*ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Mercedes McCambridge {"Sadie Burke"}
DIRECTING -- Robert Rossen
FILM EDITING -- Robert Parrish, Al Clark
*BEST PICTURE -- Robert Rossen Productions
WRITING (Screenplay) -- Robert Rossen

January 27-
7) Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Woody Harrelson {"Willoughby"}
*ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Sam Rockwell {"Dixon"}
*ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Frances McDormand {"Mildred"}
FILM EDITING -- Jon Gregory
MUSIC (Original Score) -- Carter Burwell
BEST PICTURE -- Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh, Producers
WRITING (Original Screenplay) -- Written by Martin McDonagh

January 28-
8) Black Box Diaries (2024)^
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE -- Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin

January 30-
9) September 5 (2024)^
WRITING (Original Screenplay) -- Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; Co-Written by Alex David

January 31-
10) Nickel Boys (2024)+
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) -- Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
BEST PICTURE -- Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Joslyn Barnes, Producers

11) Field Of Dreams (1989)
MUSIC (Original Score) -- James Horner
BEST PICTURE -- Lawrence Gordon and Charles Gordon, Producers
WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) -- Phil Alden Robinson

February 1-
12) Dune: Part Two (2024)
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Greig Fraser
BEST PICTURE -- Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Denis Villeneuve, Producers
PRODUCTION DESIGN -- Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
SOUND -- Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
VISUAL EFFECTS -- Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer

13) You Can't Take It With You (1938)
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Spring Byington {"Penny Sycamore"}
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Joseph Walker
*DIRECTING -- Frank Capra
FILM EDITING -- Gene Havlick
*BEST PICTURE -- Columbia
SOUND RECORDING -- Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
WRITING (Screenplay) -- Robert Riskin

February 3-
14) Howards End (1992)
*ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Emma Thompson {"Margaret Schlegel"}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Vanessa Redgrave {"Ruth Wilcox"}
*ART DIRECTION -- Art Direction: Luciana Arrighi; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Tony Pierce-Roberts
COSTUME DESIGN -- Jenny Beavan, John Bright
DIRECTING -- James Ivory
MUSIC (Original Score) -- Richard Robbins
BEST PICTURE -- Ismail Merchant, Producer
*WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) -- Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

15) The Good German (2006)^
MUSIC (Original Score) -- Thomas Newman

February 4-
16) No Other Land (2024)^
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM -- Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham

17) Get Out (2017)
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Daniel Kaluuya {"Chris Washington"}
DIRECTING -- Jordan Peele
BEST PICTURE -- Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm Jr. and Jordan Peele, Producers
*WRITING (Original Screenplay) -- Written by Jordan Peele

February 6-
18) The Pianist (2002)
*ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Adrien Brody {"Wladyslaw Szpilman"}
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Pawel Edelman
COSTUME DESIGN -- Anna Sheppard
*DIRECTING -- Roman Polanski
FILM EDITING -- Hervé de Luze
BEST PICTURE -- Roman Polanski, Robert Benmussa and Alain Sarde, Producers
*WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) -- Screenplay by Ronald Harwood

February 7-
19) The Substance (2024)
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Demi Moore {"Elisabeth"}
DIRECTING -- Coralie Fargeat
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING -- Pierre Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
BEST PICTURE -- Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, Producers
WRITING (Original Screenplay) -- Written by Coralie Fargeat

February 8-
20) Anora (2024)+
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Mikey Madison {"Ani"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Yura Borisov {"Igor"}
DIRECTING -- Sean Baker
FILM EDITING -- Sean Baker
BEST PICTURE -- Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers
WRITING (Original Screenplay) -- Written by Sean Baker

February 9-
21) I'm Still Here (2024) (Theatrical Screening)
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Fernanda Torres {"Eunice Paiva"}
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM -- Brazil
BEST PICTURE -- Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira, Producers

22) On The Waterfront (1954)
*ACTOR -- Marlon Brando {"Terry Malloy"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Lee J. Cobb {"Johnny Friendly"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Karl Malden {"Father Barry"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Rod Steiger {"Charles Malloy"}
*ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Eva Marie Saint {"Edie Doyle"}
*ART DIRECTION (Black-and-White) -- Richard Day
*CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White) -- Boris Kaufman
*DIRECTING -- Elia Kazan
*FILM EDITING -- Gene Milford
MUSIC (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) -- Leonard Bernstein
*BEST PICTURE -- Sam Spiegel, Producer
*WRITING (Story and Screenplay) -- Budd Schulberg

23) The Post (2017)
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Meryl Streep {"Kay Graham"}
BEST PICTURE -- Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers

February 10-
24) Better Man^
VISUAL EFFECTS -- Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs

February 11-
25) Sugarcane (2024)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM -- Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn

February 12-
26) Maria (2024)
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Ed Lachman

February 13-
27) Nosferatu (2024)
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Jarin Blaschke
COSTUME DESIGN -- Linda Muir
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING -- -- David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes-Munton
PRODUCTION DESIGN -- Production Design:Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerova

February 14-
28) Double Indemnity (1944)
ACTRESS -- Barbara Stanwyck {"Phyllis Dietrichson"}
CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White) -- John Seitz
DIRECTING -- Billy Wilder
MUSIC (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) -- Miklos Rozsa
BEST PICTURE -- Paramount
SOUND RECORDING -- Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
WRITING (Screenplay) -- Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler

29) A Complete Unknown (2024)+
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Timothée Chalamet {"Bob Dylan"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Edward Norton {"Pete Seeger"}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Monica Barbaro {"Joan Baez"}
COSTUME DESIGN -- Arianne Phillips
DIRECTING -- James Mangold
BEST PICTURE -- Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, Producers
SOUND -- Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) -- Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks

February 15-
30) Conclave (2024)
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Ralph Fiennes {"Lawrence"}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Isabella Rossellini {"Sister Agnes"}
COSTUME DESIGN -- Lisy Christl
FILM EDITING -- Nick Emerson
MUSIC (Original Score) -- Volker Bertelmann
BEST PICTURE -- Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman, Producers
PRODUCTION DESIGN -- Production Design:Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) -- Screenplay by Peter Straughan

February 16-
31) A Man For All Seasons (1966)
*ACTOR -- Paul Scofield {"Sir Thomas More"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Robert Shaw {"King Henry VIII"}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Wendy Hiller {"Alice More"}
*CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color) -- Ted Moore
*COSTUME DESIGN (Color) -- Elizabeth Haffenden, Joan Bridge
*DIRECTING -- Fred Zinnemann
*BEST PICTURE -- Fred Zinnemann, Producer
*WRITING (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) -- Robert Bolt

32) The Girl With The Needle (2024)
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM -- Denmark

February 17-
33) Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood (2019)
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Leonardo DiCaprio {"Rick Dalton"}
*ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Brad Pitt {"Cliff Booth"}
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Robert Richardson
COSTUME DESIGN -- Arianne Phillips
DIRECTING -- Quentin Tarantino
BEST PICTURE -- David Heyman, Shannon McIntosh and Quentin Tarantino, Producers
*PRODUCTION DESIGN -- Production Design: Barbara Ling; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
SOUND EDITING -- Wylie Stateman
SOUND MIXING -- Michael Minkler, Christian P. Minkler and Mark Ulano
WRITING (Original Screenplay) -- Written by Quentin Tarantino

February 18-
34) Soundtrack To A Coup D'Etat (2024)^
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM -- Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety

February 19-
35) In The Bedroom (2001)^
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Tom Wilkinson {"Matt Fowler"}
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Sissy Spacek {"Ruth Fowler"}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Marisa Tomei {"Natalie Strout"}
BEST PICTURE -- Graham Leader, Ross Katz and Todd Field, Producers
WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) -- Screenplay by Rob Festinger and Todd Field

February 20-
36) Amadeus (1984)
*ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- F. Murray Abraham {"Antonio Salieri"}
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Tom Hulce {"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart"}
*ART DIRECTION -- Art Direction: Patrizia Von Brandenstein; Set Decoration: Karel Cerny
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Miroslav Ondricek
*COSTUME DESIGN -- Theodor Pistek
*DIRECTING -- Milos Forman
FILM EDITING -- Nena Danevic, Michael Chandler
*MAKEUP -- Paul LeBlanc, Dick Smith
*BEST PICTURE -- Saul Zaentz, Producer
*SOUND -- Mark Berger, Tom Scott, Todd Boekelheide, Chris Newman
*WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) -- Peter Shaffer

February 21-
37) The Brutalist (2024)
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Adrien Brody {"László Tóth"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Guy Pearce {"Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr."}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Felicity Jones {"Erzsébet Tóth"}
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Lol Crawley
DIRECTING -- Brady Corbet
FILM EDITING -- Dávid Jancsó
MUSIC (Original Score) -- Daniel Blumberg
BEST PICTURE -- Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, D.J. Gugenheim and Brady Corbet, Producers
PRODUCTION DESIGN -- Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
WRITING (Original Screenplay) -- Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold

February 22-
38) Wicked: Part I (2024)
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Cynthia Erivo {"Elphaba"}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Ariana Grande {"Galinda"}
COSTUME DESIGN -- Paul Tazewell
FILM EDITING -- Myron Kerstein
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING -- Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth
MUSIC (Original Score) -- John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
BEST PICTURE -- Marc Platt, Producer
PRODUCTION DESIGN -- Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
SOUND -- Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
VISUAL EFFECTS -- Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould

February 23-
39) The Seed Of The Sacred Fig (2024)^
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM -- Germany

February 24-
40) Beautiful Men (2024)^
ANIMATED SHORT FILM -- Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande
41) In The Shadow Of The Cypress (2024)^
ANIMATED SHORT FILM –- Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
42) Magic Candies (2024)^
ANIMATED SHORT FILM -- Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio
43) Wander To Wonder (2024)^
ANIMATED SHORT FILM –- Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper
44) Yuck! (2024)^
ANIMATED SHORT FILM –- Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet
45) A Lien (2024)^
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM -- Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz
46) Anuja (2024)^
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM –- Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai
47) I'm Not A Robot (2024)^
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM -- Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
48) The Last Ranger (2024)^
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM –- Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw
49) The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (2024)^
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM –- Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek
50) Death By Numbers (2024)^
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM -- Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard
51) I Am Ready, Warden (2024)^
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM –- Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp
52) Incident (2024)^
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM -- Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven
53) Instruments Of A Beating Heart (2024)^
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM –- Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari
54) The Only Girl In The Orchestra (2024)^
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM –- Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington

February 25-
55) Porcelain War (2024)^
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM –- Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPre' Pesmen

February 26-
56) Character (1997)
*FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM -- The Netherlands

February 27-
57) The French Connection (1971)
*ACTOR -- Gene Hackman {"Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Roy Scheider {"Buddy Russo"}
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Owen Roizman
*DIRECTING -- William Friedkin
*FILM EDITING -- Jerry Greenberg
*BEST PICTURE -- Philip D'Antoni, Producer
SOUND -- Theodore Soderberg, Christopher Newman
*WRITING (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) -- Ernest Tidyman

February 28-
58) Emilia Pérez (2024)
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Karla Sofía Gascón {"Emilia"}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Zoe Saldaña {"Rita"}
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Paul Guilhaume
DIRECTING -- Jacques Audiard
FILM EDITING -- Juliette Welfling
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM -- France
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING) -- Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
MUSIC (Original Score) -- Clément Ducol and Camille
MUSIC (Original Song) -- “El Mal,” from Emilia Pérez; Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
MUSIC (Original Song) -- “Mi Camino,” from Emilia Pérez; Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
BEST PICTURE – Pascal Caucheteux and Jacques Audiard, Producers
SOUND – Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) -- Screenplay by Jacques Audiard; In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi

March 2-
59) The 97th Annual Academy Awards (2025)^ - Ceremony

Mission Accomplished!


*Denotes Winner
^Denotes Digital HD Stream
+Denotes Digital HD Industry Stream / Screener
Denotes Blu-Ray
Denotes 4K UHD or 4K Stream

Personal Challenge History:

2010: 25; 2011: 25; 2012: 39; 2013: 61; 2014: 58; 2015: 40; 2016: 38; 2017: 36; 2018: 43; 2019: 31; 2020: 12; 2021: 18; 2022: 13; 2023: 4; 2024: 4

February 3
1. Into the Wild (2007)
Nominee

TARFRIMMER'S 2025 ACADEMY AWARD MOVIE CHALLENGE * = First Time Viewing

List:

Checklist - completed 2/28:

Spoiler: Watch a film winner from the following decades: -x- 1927-1939: Lost Horizon (1937) -x- 1940-1949: The House on 92nd Street (1945) -x- 1950-1959: South Pacific (1958) -x- 1960-1969: Romeo and Juliet (1968) -x- 1970-1979: Alien (1979) -x- 1980-1989: Aliens (1986) -x- 1990-1999: The Hunt for Red October (1990) -x- 2000-2009: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) -x- 2010-2019: Rocketman (2019) -x- (optional) 2020-2024: Encanto (2021) Watch a winner from the following categories: -x- Actor in a Leading Role - Denzel Washington: Training Day (2001) -x- Actor in a Supporting Role - Heath Ledger: The Dark Knight (2008) -x- Actress in a Leading Role - Jane Fonda: Klute (1971) -x- Actress in a Supporting Role - Da'vine Joy Randolph: The Holdovers (2023) -x- Animated Feature Film: Zootopia (2016) -x- Cinematography: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) -x- Costume Design: Topsy-Turvy (1999) -x- Directing: Forrest Gump (1994) -x- Documentary Feature Film: 20 Days in Mariupol (2023) -x- Documentary Short Film: The Last Repair Shop (2023) -x- Film Editing: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) -x- International Feature Film: Drive My Car (Doraibu mai kâ) (2021) -x- Makeup and Hairstyling: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) -x- Music (Original Score): The Milagro Beanfield War (1988) -x- Music (Original Song): Barbie (2023) -x- Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) -x- Art Direction/Production Design: Avatar (2009) -x- Short Film (Animated): Bear Story (Historia de un oso) (2014) -x- Short Film (Live Action): The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) -x- Sound: Speed (1994) -x- Visual Effects: Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) -x- Writing (Adapted Screenplay): The Departed (2006) -x- Writing (Original Screenplay): Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d'une chute) (2023) Optional: --- In Memoriam: --- Snubs:

STATS: 52 MOVIES 02 DOCUMENTARIES 02 SHORT FILMS 01 OSCARS CEREMONY 24 FIRST TIME VIEWINGS 128 H 57 M 2024 COUNTS: 43 Movies; 29 First Time Viewings / 100 H 21 M 2023 COUNTS: 53 Movies; 26 First Time Viewings / 104 H 28 M 2022 COUNTS: 79 Movies; 44 First Time Viewings / 157 H 45 M 2021 COUNTS: 67 Movies; 34 First Time Viewings / 129 H 29 M 2020 COUNTS: 50 Movies; 27 First Time Viewings / 91 H 24 M 2019 COUNTS: 63 Movies; 32 First Time Viewings / 120 H 22 M 2018 COUNTS: 106 Movies; 52 First Time Viewings / 149 H 00 M 2017 COUNTS: 89 Movies; 34 First Time Viewings / 184 H 02 M 2016 COUNTS: 113 Movies; 67 First Time Viewings / 213 H 05 M 2015 COUNTS: 57 Movies; 43 First Time Viewings / 115 H 36 M 2014 COUNTS: 54 Movies; 41 First Time Viewings / 107 H 55 M

2025 Academy Award Challenge

Blu-ray | DVD | TV/DVR | Theater

☼ = First time viewing

January 25
01. The Favourite (2018)☼
- Won: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Nominated: Best Original Screenplay
- Nominated: Best Achievement in Production Design
- Nominated: Best Achievement in Costume Design
- Nominated: Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Nominated: Best Achievement in Directing
- Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (x2)
- Nominated: Best Achievement in Cinematography
- Nominated: Best Achievement in Film Editing

January 29
02. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)☼
- Won: Best Picture
- Won: Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Won: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Won: Best Director
- Won: Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
- Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Nominated: Best Cinematography
- Nominated: Best Film Editing

January 30
03. The Iron Lady (2011)☼
- Won: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Won: Best Achievement in Makeup

February 1
04. King Kong (2005)☼
- Won: Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
- Won: Best Achievement in Sound Editing
- Won: Best Achievement in Visual Effects
- Nominated: Best Achievement in Visual Effects

February 2
05. Absence of Malice (1981)☼
- Nominated: Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Nominated: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

February 3
06. Emma. (2020)☼
- Nominated: Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
- Nominated: Best Achievement in Costume Design

February 10
07. A Letter to Three Wives (1949)☼
- Won: Best Director
- Won: Best Writing, Screenplay
- Nominated: Best Picture

February 11
08. Blaze (1989)☼
- Nominated: Best Cinematography

February 12
09. Pleasantville (1998)☼
- Nominated: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Nominated: Best Costume Design
- Nominated: Best Music, Original Dramatic Score

February 13
10. Do the Right Thing (1989)☼
- Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Nominated: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

February 15
11. Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)☼
- Nominated: Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song

February 16
12. Australia (2008)☼
- Nominated: Best Achievement in Costume Design

February 17
13. Tootsie (1982)
- Won: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Nominated: Best Picture
- Nominated: Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Nominated: Best Director
- Nominated: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
- Nominated: Best Cinematography
- Nominated: Best Sound
- Nominated: Best Film Editing
- Nominated: Best Music, Original Song

February 19
14. Billy Elliot (2000)☼
- Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Nominated: Best Director
- Nominated: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

February 20
15. American Beauty (1999)
- Won: Best Picture
- Won: Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Won: Best Director
- Won: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
- Won: Best Cinematography
- Nominated: Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Nominated: Best Film Editing
- Nominated: Best Music, Original Score

February 22
16. Last Tango in Paris (1972)
- Nominated: Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Nominated: Best Director


February 23
17. Good Will Hunting (1997)☼
- Won: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Won: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
- Nominated: Best Picture
- Nominated: Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Nominated: Best Director
- Nominated: Best Film Editing
- Nominated: Best Music, Original Song
- Nominated: Best Music, Original Dramatic Score

February 25
18. Boomerang! (1947)☼
- Nominated: Best Writing, Screenplay

March 1
19. The Great Escape (1963)☼
- Nominated: Best Film Editing

March 2
20. The Departed (2006)
- Won: Best Motion Picture of the Year
- Won: Best Achievement in Directing
- Won: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Won: Best Achievement in Film Editing
- Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Previous Years:
2008: 53 (26 movies, 26 shorts) // 2009: 18 (16 movies, 1 short) // 2010: 48 (25 movies, 22 shorts)
2011: 49 (33 movies, 15 shorts) // 2012: 40 (36 movies, 3 shorts) // 2013: 13 (11 movies, 1 short)
2014: 39 (35 movies, 3 shorts) // 2015: 18 (17 movies) // 2016: 13 (11 movies, 1 short)
2017: 19 (16 movies, 2 shorts) // 2018: 32 (18 movies, 13 shorts) // 2019: 15(4 movies, 10 shorts)
2020: 19(6 movies, 12 shorts) // 2021: 16 (5 movies, 10 shorts) // 2022: 52(36 movies, 15 shorts)
2023: 33 (21 movies, 11 shorts) // 2024: 31(17 movies, 13 shorts)

2024 Nominees to see: *Complete*


Seen Prior to Challenge:
lol nothing

Potential List:
Best Pic noms (10/10)
Acting noms (11/11)
Oscar History Challenge 2025: 5/52

Pre Challenge:



January 23rd
1. The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2023)*
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM -- Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington
2. I Am Ready, Warden (2024)*
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM -- Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp
3. Incident (2023)*
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM -- Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven
4. Instruments of a Beating Heart (2024)*
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM -- Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari
5. I’m Not a Robot (2023)*
SHORT FILM (Live Action) -- Victoria Warmerdam and Trent
6. A Lien (2023)*
SHORT FILM (Live Action) -- Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz
7. The Last Ranger (2024)*
SHORT FILM (Live Action) -- Cindy Lee and Darwin Shaw

January 24th
8. Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)*
ACTRESS -- Audrey Hepburn {"Holly Golightly"}
ART DIRECTION (Color) -- Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Roland Anderson; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Ray Moyer
*MUSIC (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) -- Henry Mancini
*MUSIC (Song) -- "Moon River," Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
WRITING (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) -- George Axelrod

January 25th
9. The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (2024)*
SHORT FILM (Live Action) -- Nebojša Slijepčević and Danijel Pek

January 26th
10. The Rescuers (1977)
MUSIC (Original Song) -- "Someone's Waiting For You," Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins

January 31st
11. The Substance (2024)*
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Demi Moore {"Elizabeth Sparkles"}
DIRECTING -- Coralie Fargeat
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING -- Pierre-Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon and Marilyne Scarselli
BEST PICTURE -- TBD
WRITING (Original Screenplay) -- Written by Coralie Fargeat
12. Magic Candies (2024)*
SHORT FILM (Animated) -- Daisuke Nishio and Takashi Washio

February 1st
13. The Girl with the Needle (2024)*
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM -- Denmark
14. Erin Brockovich (2000)*
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Albert Finney {"Ed Masry"}
*ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Julia Roberts {"Erin Brockovich"}
DIRECTING -- Steven Soderbergh
BEST PICTURE -- Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher, Producers
WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) -- Written by Susannah Grant
15. An Irish Goodbye (2022)*
*SHORT FILM (Live Action) -- Tom Berkeley and Ross White

February 3rd
16. Flow (2024)*
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM -- Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens and Gregory Zalcman
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM -- Latvia

February 4th
17. Yuck! (2024)*
SHORT FILM (Animated) -- Loïc Espuche and Juliette Marquet
18. Wander to Wonder (2023)*
SHORT FILM (Animated) -- Nina Gantz and Stienette Bosklopper

February 6th
19. Anuja (2024)*
SHORT FILM (Animated) -- Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai

February 7th
20. Feast (2014)*
*SHORT FILM (Animated) -- Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed

February 8th
21. Inside Out 2 (2024)*
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM -- Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen
22. The Wild Robot (2024)*
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM -- Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann
MUSIC (Original Score) -- Kris Bowers
SOUND -- Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts
23. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)*
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM -- Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham and Richard Beek

February 10th
24. Memoir of a Snail (2024)*
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM -- Adam Elliot and Liz Kearney
25. Sugarcane (2024)*
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM -- Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn

February 11th
26. The Apprentice (2024)*
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Sebastian Stan {"Donald Trump"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Jeremy Strong {"Roy Cohn"}

February 12th
27. Sing Sing (2023)*
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Colman Domingo {"John Divine G Whitfield"}
MUSIC (Original Score) -- from Sing Sing; Music and Lyric by Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) -- Screenplay by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar; Story by Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clarence Maclin, John "Divine G" Whitfield

February 13th
28. A Real Pain (2024)*
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Kieran Culkin {"Benji Kaplan"}
WRITING (Original Screenplay) -- Written by Jesse Eisenberg

February 14th
29. The Philadelphia Story (1940)*
*ACTOR -- James Stewart {"Mike Connor"}
ACTRESS -- Katharine Hepburn {"Tracy Lord"}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Ruth Hussey {"Liz Imbrie"}
DIRECTING -- George Cukor
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION -- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
*WRITING (Screenplay) -- Donald Ogden Stewart

February 15th
30. Gladiator II (2024)*
COSTUME DESIGN -- Janty Yates and Dave Crossman

February 16th
31. Emilia Pérez (2024)*
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Karla Sofía Gascón {"Emilia"}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Zoe Saldaña {"Rita"}
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Paul Guilhaume
DIRECTING -- Jacques Audiard
FILM EDITING -- Juliette Welfling
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM -- France
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING) -- Julia Floch Carbonel, Emmanuel Janvier and Jean-Christophe Spadaccini
MUSIC (Original Score) -- Clément Ducol and Camille
MUSIC (Original Song) -- “El Mal,” from Emilia Pérez; Music by Clément Ducol and Camille; Lyric by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard
MUSIC (Original Song) -- “Mi Camino,” from Emilia Pérez; Music and Lyric by Camille and Clément Ducol
BEST PICTURE – Pascal Caucheteux and Jacques Audiard, Producers
SOUND – Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) -- Screenplay by Jacques Audiard; In collaboration with Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius and Nicolas Livecchi
32. Conclave (2024)*
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Ralph Fiennes {"Lawrence"}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Isabella Rossellini {"Sister Agnes"}
COSTUME DESIGN -- Lisy Christl
FILM EDITTING -- Nick Emerson
MUSIC (Original Score) -- Volker Bertelmann
BEST PICTURE -- Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Michael A. Jackman, Producers
PRODUCTION DESIGN -- Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Cynthia Sleiter
SCREENPLAY (Adapted Screenplay) -- Screenplay by Peter Straughan
33. Nickel Boys (2024)*
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) -- Screenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
BEST PICTURE -- Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Joslyn Barnes, Producers

February 17th
34. Anora (2024)*
WRITING (Original Screenplay) -- Written by Sean Baker
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Yura Borisov {"Igor"}
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Mikey Madison {"Ani"}
DIRECTING -- Sean Baker
FILM EDITTING -- Sean Baker
BEST PICTURE -- Alex Coco, Samantha Quan and Sean Baker, Producers
35. Elton John: Never Too Late (2024)*
MUSIC (Original Song) -- "Never Too Late," from Elton John: Never Too Late; Music and Lyric by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and Bernie Taupin

February 18th
36. Black Box Diaries (2024)*
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM -- Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari and Hanna Aqvilin

February 20th
37. In the Shadow of the Cypress (2023)*
SHORT FILM (Animated) -- Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi
38. Death by Numbers (2024)*
]DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM -- Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard

February 23rd
39. Alien: Romulus (2024)*
VISUAL EFFECTS -- Eric Barba, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, Daniel Macarin and Shane Mahan

February 24th
40. Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (2024)*
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM -- Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety

February 25th
41. Dune: Part Two (2024)*
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Greig Fraser
BEST PICTURE -- Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Tanya Lapointe and Denis Villeneuve, Producers
PRODUCTION DESIGN -- Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
SOUND -- Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill
VISUAL EFFECTS -- Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe and Gerd Nefzer
42. The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)*
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM -- Germany

February 26th
43. The Six Triple Eight (2024)*
MUSIC (Original Song) -- "The Journey," from The Six Triple Eight; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
44. September 5 (2024)*
WRITING (Original Screenplay) -- Written by Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum; Co-Written by Alex David
45. Beautiful Men (2023)*
SHORT FILM (Animated) -- Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande
46. A Complete Unknown (2024)*
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Timothée Chalamet {"Bob Dylan"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Edward Norton {"Pete Seeger"}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Monica Barbaro {"Joan Baez"}
COSTUME DESIGN -- Arianne Phillips
DIRECTING -- James Mangold
BEST PICTURE -- Fred Berger, James Mangold and Alex Heineman, Producers
SOUND -- Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco
WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) -- Screenplay by James Mangold and Jay Cocks

February 27th
47. I’m Still Here (2024)*
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Fernanda Torres {"Eunice Palva"}
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM -- Brazil
BEST PICTURE -- Maria Carlota Bruno and Rodrigo Teixeira, Producers

February 28th
48. The Brutalist (2024)*
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE -- Adrien Brody {"László Tóth"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Guy Pearce {"Harrison Lee Van Buren Sr."}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Felicity Jones {"Erzsébet Tóth"}
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Lol Crawley
DIRECTING -- Brady Corbet
FILM EDITTING -- David Jancso
MUSIC (Original Score) -- Daniel Blumberg
BEST PICTURE -- Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, D.J. Gugenheim and Brady Corbet, Producers
PRODUCTION DESIGN -- Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Patricia Cuccia
WRITING (Original Screenplay) -- Written by Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
49. No Other Land (2024)*
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM -- Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham

March 1st
50. Porcelain War (2024)*
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM -- Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPre' Pesmen
51. Better Man (2024)*
VISUAL EFFECTS -- Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft and Peter Stubbs
52. A Different Man (2024)*
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING -- Mike Marino, David Presto and Crystal Jurado
53. Wicked (2024)*
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE -- Cynthia Erivo {"Elphaba"}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Ariana Grande {"Galinda/Glinda"}
COSTUME DESIGN -- Paul Tazewell
FILM EDITING -- Myron Kerstein
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING -- Frances Hannon, Laura Blount and Sarah Nuth
MUSIC (Original Score) -- John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
BEST PICTURE -- Marc Platt, Producer
PRODUCTION DESIGN -- Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales
SOUND -- Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis
VISUAL EFFECTS -- Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk and Paul Corbould

March 2nd
54. Maria (2024)*
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Ed Lachman
55. Nosferatu (2024)*
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Jarin Blaschke
COSTUME DESIGN -- Linda Muir
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING -- David White, Traci Loader and Suzanne Stokes-Munton
PRODUCTION DESIGN -- Production Design: Craig Lathrop; Set Decoration: Beatrice Brentnerová
56. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)*
VISUAL EFFECTS -- Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story and Rodney Burke
57. The 97th Annual Academy Awards (2025)

My Twelfth Academy Award Challenge
*= first time watching

Seen Prior to Challenge:
Wicked

2025 Nominees to see:
A Complete Unknown ✓
A Different Man
A Real Pain ✓
A Lien ✓
Alien: Romulus ✓
Anora ✓
Anuja ✓
Beautiful Men ✓
Black Box Diaries
Conclave ✓
Death By Numbers ✓
Dune 2 ✓
Elton John: Never Too Late ✓
Emilia Pérez ✓
I’m Not a Robot ✓
I’m Still Here ✓
In the Shadow of the Cyprus ✓
Incident ✓
Instruments of a Beating Heart ✓
Magic Candies ✓
Maria ✓
No Other Land
Nosferatu
Porcelain War
September 5 ✓
Sing Sing ✓
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
The Brutalist ✓
The Girl with the Needle
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent ✓
The Only Girl in the Orchestra ✓
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
The Six Triple Eight ✓
The Substance ✓
Wander to Wonder ✓
Yuck ✓

February 6
1. Instruments of a Beating Heart (2024)
Nominee: Best Documentary Short Film
2. The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2023)
Nominee: Best Documentary Short Film
3. Incident (2023)
Nominee: Best Documentary Short Film

February 7
4. I’m Not a Robot (2023)
Nominee: Best Live Action Short Film
5. Anuja (2024)
Nominee: Best Live Action Short Film
6. A Lien (2023)
Nominee: Best Live Action Short Film

February 9
7. The Six Triple Eight (2024)
Nominee: Best Original Song

February 17
8. Alien: Romulus (2024)
Nominee: Best Visual Effects

February 18
9. Dune: Part Two (2024)
Nominee: Best Picture of the Year

February 20
10. Magic Candies(2024)
Nominee: Best Animated Short Film
11. Yuck! (2024)
Nominee: Best Animated Short Film
12. Wander to Wonder (2023)
Nominee: Best Animated Short Film
13. In the Shadow of the Cypress (2023)
Nominee: Best Animated Short Film
14. Beautiful Men (2023)
Nominee: Best Animated Short Film

February 23
15. Maria (2024)
Nominee: Best Cinematography
16. September 5 (2024)
Nominee: Best Original Screenplay
17. The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (2024)
Nominee: Best Documentary Short Film

February 24
18. Emilia Pérez (2024)
Nominee: Best Picture
19. Elton John: Never Too Late (2024)
Nominee: Best Original Song

February 25
20. A Complete Unknown (2024)
Nominee: Best Picture

February 26
21. I’m Still Here (2024)
Nominee: Best Picture

February 27
22. The Brutalist (2024)
Nominee: Best Picture

February 28
23. Anora (2024)
Nominee: Best Picture
24. Death by Numbers(2024)
Nominee: Best Documentary Short Film

March 1
25. A Real Pain(2024)
Nominee: Best Supporting Actor
26. Sing Sing(2023)
Nominee: Best Actor
27. The Substance(2024)
Nominee: Best Picture

March 2
28. Conclave (2024)
Nominee: Best Picture
29. E! Live from the Red Carpet(2025)
30. The 97th Annual Academy Awards(2025)
31. E! After Party (2025)

ALL FIRST TIME WATCHES!!!

BEST PICTURE WINNERS
1970-1979 - The Deer Hunter (1978). *****
1980-1989 - Driving Miss Daisy (1989) **1/2
2020- - Nomadland (2021) ***1/2

Actor in a Supporting Role - Being There (1979), Melvyn Douglas ****
Actress in a Leading Role - Room (2015), Brie Larson. ****1/2
Cinematography - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Vilmos Zsigmond ****
Short Film (Live Action) - The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023), Wes Anderson ****

2016 Count: 29
2022 Count: 67
2023 Count:
2024 Count:
2025 Count:


2025 Goal: 30
2025 Count:
2025 Time: 0H M



Stats:




Checklist:




Daily Watch:

*= first time viewing
blue= personal Blu-ray
purple= personal DVD
green= streaming
orange= theatrical
red= live streaming / other


Daily List

1. Incident (2024)

• Documentary Short Film (nominee)

2. Instruments of a Beating Heart (2024)

• Documentary Short Film (nominee)

2024
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010

* indicates first time viewing

January 23rd
1. Gladiator II* (2024)

January 25th
2. Father of the Bride* (1950)
3. Working Girl (1988)

January 26th
4. Saturday Night (2024) {WC-snubbed}

January 27th
5. Conclave* (2024)

January 28th
6. Emilia Pérez* (2024)

January 30th
7. American Fiction* (2023)

January 31st
8. My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)

February 1st
9. High Society* (1956)
10. The American President (1995)

February 2nd
11. Gladiator (2000)
12. Groundhog Day (1993) {WC-snubbed}

February 3rd
13. Jackie* (2016)

February 4th
14. Juno (2007)

February 6th
15. Wicked* (2024)

February 7th
16. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

February 8th
17. Love with the Proper Stranger* (1963)
18. The Greatest Showman (2017)

February 9th
19. Sideways (2004)

February 11th
20. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

February 13th
21. A Single Man* (2009)

February 15th
22. Her (2013)
23. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir* (1947)

February 16th
24. Enchanted (2007)
25. Ghost (1990)

February 17th
26. Blithe Spirit* (1945)
27. A Real Pain* (2024)

February 18th
28. My Cousin Vinny (1992)

February 20th
29. Blazing Saddles (1974)

February 21st
30. City Slickers (1991)

February 22nd
31. I Married a Witch* (1942)
32. Nosferatu* (2024)

February 23rd
33. Reds* (1981)
34. Tender Mercies* (1983)

February 24th
35. The Wild Robot* (2024)

February 25th
36. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

February 27th
37. Superman (1978)

March 1st
38. Stagecoach* (1939)
39. Barry Lyndon* (1975)
40. The Addams Family (1991)

March 2nd
41. Bullets Over Broadway* (1994)
42. Addams Family Values (1993)

☼-New Viewing

January 24
1. Man on Wire (2008) ☼
2009 Winner: Best Documentary

January 25
2. Men in Black (1997)
1998 Winner: Best Makeup
1998 Nominee: Best Art Direction - Set Decoration
1998 Nominee: Best Original Music

January 26
3. Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 (2017)
2018 Nominee: Best Visual Effects

January 28
4. War of the Worlds (2005)
2006 Nominee: Best Sound Mixing
2006 Nominee: Best Sound Editing
2006 Nominee: Best Visual Effects

January 30
5. Transformers (2007)
2008 Nominee: Best Sound Mixing
2008 Nominee: Best Sound Editing
2008 Nominee: Best Visual Effects

February 4
6. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
2010 Nominee: Best Sound Mixing

7. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
1995 Nominee: Best Picture
1995 Nominee: Best Lead Actor: Morgan Freeman
1995 Nominee: Best Cinematography
1995 Nominee: Best Screenplay Based on an Existing Work
1995 Nominee: Best Sound
1995 Nominee: Best Film Editing
1995 Nominee: Best Music, Original Score

February 7
8. Total Recall (1990)
1991 Winner: Special Achievement in Visual Effects
1991 Nominee: Best Sound
1991 Nominee: Best Sound Effects

9. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
2012 Nominee: Best Sound Mixing
2012 Nominee: Best Visual Effects
2012 Nominee: Best Sound Editing

All entries are first time views unless indicated by ⅎ

	Theatre, Streamed, Blu-Ray, 4K HDR, DVD (discs may be ripped and streamed via Plex Media Server) 2025 nominees already seen (12): Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Landmark Laser Ultra) - nominee for Best Visual Effects Alien: Romulus - UK, US, Hungary, Australia, Canada, NZ (Cineplex 4DX) - nominee for Best Visual Effects The Substance - UK, France - nominee for Best Picture - nominee for Best Director (Coralie Fargeat) - nominee for Leading Actress (Demi Moore) - nominee for Original Screenplay - winner for Best Makeup & Hair A Different Man (The Calgary International Film Festival) - nominee for Best Makeup & Hair Memoir of a Snail - Australia (The Calgary International Film Festival) - nominee for Best Animated Feature The Seed of the Sacred Fig - France, Germany (The Calgary International Film Festival) - nominee for International Feature (Germany) Emilia Pérez - France, Belgium (The Calgary International Film Festival) - winner for Supporting Actress (Zoe Saldana) - nominee for Original Song ("El Mal") - nominee for Best Picture - nominee for International Feature (France) - nominee for Best Director (Jacques Audiard) - nominee for Lead Actress (Karla Sofía Gascón) - nominee for Adapted Screenplay - nominee for Production Design - nominee for Cinematography - nominee for Film Editing - nominee for Makeup & Hair - nominee for Sound - nominee for Score - nominee for Original Song ("Mi Camino") Dune: Part Two - US, Canada, UAE, Hungary, Italy, NZ, Jordan, Gambia (Landmark EXTRA) - winner for Sound - nominee for Visual Effects - nominee for Best Picture - nominee for Production Design - nominee for Cinematography Conclave - UK, US - nominee for Best Picture - nominee for Leading Actor (Ralph Fiennes) - nominee for Supporting Actress (Isabella Rossellini) - winner for Adapted Screenplay - nominee for Production Design - nominee for Costume Design - nominee for Film Editing - nominee for Score Wicked - US, Japan, Canada, Iceland, UK (Cineplex VIP) - winner for Production Design - winner for Costume Design - nominee for Best Picture - nominee for Lead Actress (Cynthia Erivo) - nominee for Supporting Actress (Ariana Grande) - nominee for Film Editing - nominee for Makeup & Hair - nominee for Sound - nominee for Visual Effects - nominee for Score Nosferatu - US, UK, Hungary - nominee for Production Design - nominee for Cinematography - nominee for Costume Design - nominee for Makeup & Hair Anora - winner for Best Picture - winner for Best Director (Sean Baker) - winner for Leading Actress (Mikey Madison) - winner for Original Screenplay (Sean Baker) - winner for Film Editing - nominee for Supporting Actor (Yura Borisov)
	2025 Challenge List
	▼2025 Nominees Previous Nominees and Winners▼
	January 17: (original nomination day) ---. Poor Things (2023) - Ireland, UK, US ⅎ - Crave - winner for Lead Actress (Emma Stone) - winner for Production Design - winner for Costume Design - winner for Makeup & Hair - nominee for Best Picture - nominee for Best Director (Yorgos Lanthimos) - nominee for Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo) - nominee for Adapted Screenplay (Tony McNamara) - nominee for Cinematography - nominee for Film Editing - nominee for Makeup & Hair - nominee for Best Sound - nominee for Original Score
	January 18: ---. Doubt (2008) ⅎ - owned on blu-ray but streamed from Netflix - nominated for Lead Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) - nominated for Lead Actress (Meryl Streep) - nominated for Supporting Actress (Amy Adams) - nominated for Supporting Actress (Viola Davis) - nominated for Adapted Screenplay (John Patrick Shanley)
	January 19: ---. Capote (2005) - owned on DVD, ripped and streamed via Plex - winner for Lead Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) - nominated for Best Picture - nominated for Best Director (Bennett Miller) - nominated for Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener) - nominated for Adapted Screenplay (Dan Futterman)
	January 20: ---. Trumbo (2015) - library Blu-Ray - nominated for Lead Actor (Brian Cranston)
	January 21: ---. The Brave One (1956) - streamed free on Plex - winner for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story (Dalton Trumbo as Robert Rich) - nominated for Best Film Editing - nominated for Best Sound, Recording
	January 22: ---. Double Indemnity (1944) ⅎ - my collector's edition DVD, ripped and streamed from Plex - nominated for Best Picture - nominated for Best Actress (Barbara Stanwyck) - nominated for Best Director (Billy Wilder) - nominated for Best Writing, Screenplay (Raymond Chandler, Billy Wilder) - nominated for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (John F. Seitz)
	January 23: (actual nomination day, due to L.A. fires) 01. A Real Pain (2024) - Disney+ - winner for Supporting Actor (Kieran Culkin) - nominee for Original Screenplay (Jesse Eisenberg)
	January 24: 02. Sugarcane (2024) Canada, US - Disney+ - nominee for Documentary Feature
	January 25: 03. The Apprentice (2024) Canada, Denmark, Ireland, US - rented on Amazon Prime for $0.99 - nominee for Lead Actor (Sebastian Stan) - nominee for Supporting Actor (Jeremy Strong)
	January 26: 04. A Complete Unknown (2024) - theatre (Cineplex VIP) - nominee for Best Picture - nominee for Best Director (James Mangold) - nominee for Leading Actor (Timothée Chalamet) - nominee for Supporting Actor (Edward Norton) - nominee for Supporting Actress (Monica Barbaro) - nominee for Adapted Screenplay - nominee for Costume Design - nominee for Best Sound
	05. Mulholland Drive (2001) ⅎ - my Criterion Blu-Ray, ripped and streamed from Plex - nominated for Best Director (David Lynch)
	January 27: 06. The Elephant Man (1980) US, UK - my Criterion DVD, ripped and streamed from Plex - nominated for Best Picture - nominated for Best Director (David Lynch) - nominated for Lead Actor (John Hurt) - nominated for Adapted Screenplay - nominated for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
	January 28: 07. September 5 (2024) - theatre (Cineplex) - nominee for Original Screenplay
	January 29: 08. One Day in September (1999) Switzerland, Germany, UK - Kanopy - winner for Best Documentary Feature
	January 30: 09. The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (2011) (40min) - rented on YouTube for $1.99 CAD - nominated for Best Documentary Short Film
	10. The Warriors of Qiugang (2010) (39min) - Vimeo - nominated for Best Documentary Short Film
	11. Chasing Ice (2012) - Kanopy - nominated for Best Original Song ("Before My Time" - J. Ralph performed by Scarlett Johansson & Joshua Bell)
	January 31: 12. The Mozart of Pickpockets (2006) (31min) France - Kanopy - winner for Best Live Action Short Film (2008)
	13. Inside Out 2 (2024) - Disney+ - nominee for Best Animated Feature
	February 01: 14. Flow (2024) Latvia, Belgium, France - Theatre (CMC) - winner for Best Animated Feature - nominee for Best International Feature (Latvia)
	15. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) UK - Netflix - nominee for Best Animated Feature
	16. Elton John: Never Too Late (2024) - Disney+ - nominee for Best Original Song ("Never Too Late" - Elton John, Brandi Carlile)
	February 02: 17. The Wild Robot (2024) US, Japan - Theatre (CMC) - nominee for Best Animated Feature
	18. The Girl With the Needle (2024) Denmark, Poland, Sweden - MUBI 4K - nominee for International Feature (Denmark)
	February 04: 19. Maria (2024) Italy, Germany, Chile, US - MUBI - nominee for Best Cinematography
	February 06: 20. Better Man (2024) UK - theatre (CMC) - nominee for Best Visual Effects
	21. Nickel Boys (2024) - theatre (Cineplex) - nominee for Best Picture - nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay
	February 07: 22. I'm Still Here (2024) Brazil, France - theatre (Cineplex) - winner for Best International Film (Brazil) - nominee for Best Picture - nominee for Lead Actress (Fernanda Torres)
	23. The Six Triple Eight (2024) UK, US - Netflix - nominee for Best Original Song ("Journey" - Diane Warren)
	February 08: 24. Gladiator II (2024) US, UK, Morocco, Canada, Malta - theatre (CMC) - nominee for Best Costume Design
	February 11: 25. When the Day Breaks (1999) (10 min) Canada - nfb.ca - nominated for Best Short Film, Animation (2000)
	26. My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York (1998) (34 min) - YouTube - winner for Best Short Film, Live Action (2000)
	27. My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts (1999) (10 min) Canada, Norway - YouTube (NFB) - nominated for Best Short Film, Animation (2000)
	28. Kleingeld (aka Small Change) (1999) (15 min) Germany - YouTube (German Tutorials for Beginners) - nominated for Best Short Film, Live Action (2000)
	29. Humdrum (1999) (7 min) UK, France - YouTube (Clank Zoka) - nominated for Best Short Film, Animation (2000)
	30. 3 Misses (1998) (11 min) ⅎ Netherlands - YouTube (Paul Driessen) - nominated for Best Short Film, Animation (2000)
	February 12: 31. Theis and Nico (1999) (20 min) Denmark - DailyMotion - nominated for Best Short Film, Live Action (2000)
	32. Uma História de Futebol (aka A Soccer Story) (1998) (21 min) Brazil - YouTube (Neo Digital Football) - nominated for Best Short Film, Live Action (2001)
	33. Collective (2019) Romania - MUBI - nominated for Best International Feature (2021) - nominated for Best Documentary Feature
	February 13: 34. War Witch (aka Rebelle) (2012) Canada - Library DVD - nominated for Best International Feature (2013)
	35. Joy (2015) - my Blu-ray, ripped and streamed on Plex - nominated for Best Lead Actress (Jennifer Lawrence) (2016)
	36. Goldfinger (1964) ⅎ - my Blu-ray - winner for Best Sound Effects (1965)
	February 14: 37. Cartel Land (2015) - Kanopy - nominated for Best Documentary Feature (2016)
	38. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) - I own blu-ray but streamed on Disney+ - winner for Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin) (2007) - winner for Original Screenplay - nominated for Best Picture - nominated for Supporting Actress (Abigail Breslin)
	February 15: 39. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) Japan, US - my DVD, ripped and streamed via Plex - winner for Best Visual Effects (1971) - nominated for Best Cinematography - nominated for Best Set Decoration - nominated for Best Sound - nominated for Best Film Editing
	40. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) US, UK - Disney+ - nominated for Original Screenplay (2007)
	February 16: 41. Black Box Diaries (2024) Japan - nominee for Best Documentary Feature
	--. Back to the Future Part III (1990) ⅎ - CraveTV - a runner up to Total Recall for a Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects (1991) (Visual Effects would become a full category in 1992)
	February 17: --. Nightbitch (2024) - Disney+ - Amy Adams passed over for Actress in a Leading Role
	42. The Artist (2011) France, Belgium, US - my blu-ray, ripped and streamed via Plex - winner for Best Picture (2012) - winner for Lead Actor (Jean Dujardin) - winner for Best Director (Michel Hazanavicius) - winner for Costume Design - winner for Original Score - nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Bérénice Bejo) - nominated for Original Screenplay - nominated for Cinematography - nominated for Film Editing - nominated for Art Direction
	February 18: 43. American Beauty (1999) ⅎ - I own the Blu-ray, but streamed it on Netflix - winner for Best Picture (2000) - winner for Lead Actor - winner for Best Director (Sam Mendes) - winner for Original Screenplay - winner for Cinematography - nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Annette Bening) - nominated for Original Score - nominated for Film Editing
	44. The Cider House Rules (1999) - Netflix - winner for Best Supporting Actor (Michael Caine) (2000) - winner for Best Adapted Screenplay - nominated for Best Picture - nominated for Best Director (Lasse Hallström) - nominated for Best Original Score - nominated for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration - nominated for Film Editing
	February 19: 45. Logorama (2009) (16 min) France, US - YouTube (Animatic) - winner for Best Short Film, Animated (2010)
	46. The ChubbChubbs! (2002) (6 min) - YouTube (Sony Pictures Image Works - VFX) - winner for Best Short Film, Animated (2003)
	47. Sing Sing (2023) - nominee for Lead Actor (Colman Domingo) - nominee for Adapted Screenplay - nominee for Original Song ("Like a Bird")
	February 20: 48. The House of Small Cubes (2008) (12 min) Japan - YouTube (André Dieter Jr.) - winner for Best Short Film, Animated (2009)
	49. The New Tenants (2009) (21 min) Denmark, US - YouTube (Clyde D. Beer) - winner for Best Short Film, Live Action (2010)
	50. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) - my Fox Studio Classics DVD, ripped and streamed via Plex - winner for Best Picture (1929) - winner for Best Lead Actress (Janet Gaynor) - winner for Best Cinematography - nominated for Best Art Direction
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	February 21: 51. Chernobyl Heart (2003) (38 min) - YouTube (CAPTAIN BLACK) - winner for Best Documentary, Short Subject (2004)
	52. (A)Torzija (2003) (13 min) Slovenia - YouTube (kinooperater) - nominated for Best Short Film, Live Action (2004)
	The 2025 Nominated Short Films - Live Action, presented by the Calgary International Film Festival 53. The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (13 min.) (2024) Croatia 54. Anuja (22 min.) (2024) 55. Winner I'm Not a Robot (22 min.) (2023) Belgium, Netherlands 56. A Lien (15 min.) (2023) 57. The Last Ranger (28 min.) (2024) South Africa
	February 22: 58. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) UK, US - Amazon Prime - nominated for Best Animated Feature (2006)
	The 2025 Nominated Short Films - Documentary, presented by the Calgary International Film Festival 59. Instruments of a Beating Heart (23 min.) (2024) Japan 60. Incident (30 min.) (2023) 61. I am Ready, Warden (37 min.) (2024) 62. Winner The Only Girl in the Orchestra (35 min.) (2023) 63. Death by Numbers (33 min.) (2024)
	February 23: 64. Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (2024) Belgium, France, Netherlands - nominee for Documentary Feature
	The 2025 Nominated Short Films - Animated, presented by the Calgary International Film Festival 65. Magic Candies (2024) (21 min.) Japan 66. Winner In the Shadow of the Cypress (2023) (20 min.) Iran 67. Yuck! (2024) (13 min.) France 68. Wander to Wonder (2023) (13 min.) Netherlands, Belgium, France, UK 69. Beautiful Men (2023) (19 min.) Belgium, France, Netherlands
	February 24: 70. Thoth (2002) (43 min) - YouTube (profrabbit) - winner for Best Documentary, Short Subject (2002)
	71. Porcelain War (2024) US, Ukraine, Australia - nominee for Documentary Feature
	February 25: 72. Incident in New Baghdad (2011) (22 min) - YouTube (jspione) - nominated for Best Documentary, Short Subject (2012)
	73. French Roast (2008) (8 min) France - YouTube (KIS KIS - keep it short) - nominated for Best Animated Short (2010)
	74. Instead of Abracadabra (2008) (22 min) Sweden - YouTube (exclusiveshortfilms) - nominated for Best Live Action Short (2010)
	75. The Lady and the Reaper (aka La Dama y la Muerte) (2009) (9 min) Spain - YouTube (KANDORGraphicsYT) - nominated for Best Animated Short (2010)
	February 26: 76. Miracle Fish (2009) (18 min) Australia - YouTube (bluetonguefilms) - nominated for Best Live Action Short (2010)
	77. Lavatory - Lovestory (2007) (10 min) Russia - YouTube (yxhjsk) - nominated for Best Animated Short (2009)
	78. Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008) (30 min) UK - Vimeo (Vimeo for MPTV) - nominated for Best Animated Short (2010)
	79. Oktapodi (2007) (3 min) France - YouTube (Linus) - nominated for Best Animated Short (2009)
	80. Presto (Pixar Short #15) (2008) (5 min) - YouTube (Cameron Beattie) - nominated for Best Animated Short (2009)
	81. The Brutalist (2024) US, UK, Canada - iTunes purchase - winner for Leading Actor (Adrian Brody) - winner for Cinematography - winner for Original Score - nominee for Best Picture - nominee for Best Director (Brady Corbet) - nominee for Supporting Actor (Guy Pearce) - nominee for Supporting Actress (Felicity Jones) - nominee for Original Screenplay - nominee for Production Design - nominee for Film Editing
	February 27: 82. This Way Up (2008) (9 min) UK- Vimeo (Nexus Studios) - nominated for Best Animated Short (2009)
	83. Once (2006) Ireland, US - my blu-ray, ripped and streamed via Plex - winner for Best Original Song (2008) (Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová)
	February 28: 84. No Other Land (2024) Occupied Palestinian Territory, Norway - winner for Documentary Feature
	85. Ryan (2004) (14 min) Canada - YouTube (NFB Canada) - winner for Best Animated Short (2005)
	86. The Constant Gardener (2005) UK, Germany, Kenya, France, US, Switzerland - my DVD, ripped and streamed via Plex - winner for Best Supporting Actress (Rachel Weisz) (2006) - nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay - nominated for Best Film Editing - nominated for Best Original Score
	March 01: 87. Saving Private Ryan (1998) - blu-ray, ripped and streamed via Plex - winner for Best Director (Steven Spielberg) (1999) - winner for Best Cinematography - winner for Best Sound - winner for Best Film Editing - winner for Best Sound Effects Editing - nominated for Best Picture - nominated for Lead Actor (Tom Hanks) - nominated for Best Original Screenplay - nominated for Best Art Direction, Set Decoration - nominated for Best Makeup - nominated for Best Original Score
	March 02: 88. Platoon (1986) - blu-ray, ripped and streamed via Plex - winner for Best Picture (1987) - winner for Best Director (Oliver Stone) - winner for Best Sound - winner for Best Film Editing - nominated for Supporting Actor (Tom Berenger) - nominated for Supporting Actor (Willem Dafoe) - nominated for Best Original Screenplay (Oliver Stone) - nominated for Best Cinematography
	--. The 97th Academy Awards Ceremony (2025) - CTV
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2025 Nominees remaining:	Source
NONE!

Annual Summary:

		Annual Challenge Totals
Year	Prechallenge	Current Year	Past Years	Total
2025	12	38	50	88
2024	18	37	27*	65
2023	17	37	37	74
2022	17	37	69	106
2021	6	6	0	6
2020	28	22	5	27
2019	30	24	14	38
2018	21	28	9	37
2017	13	30	4	34
* wild cards not included

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