Progress: 14/52
Welcome to the Fifth Oscar History Challenge, a challenge I designed in order to bring some love to one of my favorite things to hate in cinema, the Academy Awards. It's an exciting milestone for this challenge, and every year, it seems to grow, with last year’s list being my first list to ever hit a hundred likes, which is very exciting for me. I hope to see more people again participating as we hit Round Five!
As for the rules:
1. Please tag the lists and reviews with either "oscars history challenge 2026" or "ohc26".
2. The films must have been nominated for Oscars. Being shortlisted doesn't count. They can be nominated in any category, including if…
Progress: 14/52
Welcome to the Fifth Oscar History Challenge, a challenge I designed in order to bring some love to one of my favorite things to hate in cinema, the Academy Awards. It's an exciting milestone for this challenge, and every year, it seems to grow, with last year’s list being my first list to ever hit a hundred likes, which is very exciting for me. I hope to see more people again participating as we hit Round Five!
As for the rules:
1. Please tag the lists and reviews with either "oscars history challenge 2026" or "ohc26".
2. The films must have been nominated for Oscars. Being shortlisted doesn't count. They can be nominated in any category, including if they won any Honorary Awards, unless the criteria specifically names a category.
3. If the criteria says "features an Oscar nominated person", it means they had to have been nominated for that film.
4. The films can be watched in any order.
5. The films do not have to be first time watches but the more first time watches, the better!
And the Challenges!
1. A film nominated at the Fifth Academy Awards
2. A film nominated at the Ninety-Seventh Academy Awards ✅
3. A 1930's film ✅
4. A 1940's film
5. A 1950's film
6. A 1960's film ✅
7. A 1970's film ✅
8. A 1980's film
9. A 1990's film
10. A 2000's film
11. A 2010's film
12. A 2020's film
13. A film nominated at multiple ceremonies
14. A film featuring an Oscar nominated debut performance
15. A film featuring an Oscar nominated performance from Katharine Hepburn ✅
16. A film featuring an Oscar nominated performance from Spencer Tracy
17. A film which earned Ingmar Bergman an Oscar nomination for writing, directing, or producing
18. A film with Oscar nominated production design from Nathan Crowley ✅
19. A film with Oscar nominated makeup and hairstyling from Rick Baker
20. A film with Oscar nominated sound mixing from Andy Nelson
21. An Oscar nominated Barrymore Family Film
22. A film nominated for Best Film Editing ✅
23. A film nominated for Best Cinematography
24. An Oscar nominated film produced or distributed by RKO
25. An Oscar nominated film depicting mental illness ✅
26. An Oscar nominated film depicting physical disabilities
27. An Oscar nominated film about prison life
28. An Oscar nominated film about nuclear war ✅
29. A heist movie
30. A noir movie
31. A coming of age movie
32. A space opera movie ✅
33. A dystopia movie ✅
34. A lost world movie
35. A French movie
36. An Italian movie ✅
37. A Danish movie
38. A Czech movie
39. A Russian movie
40. An Iranian movie
41. A film based off a novel
42. A film based off a short film
43. The oldest acting nominee of its year
44. The youngest acting nominee of its year
45. Featured in the Academy Museum's Stories of Cinema exhibit
46. Featured during the Academy Museum Family Matinee Series
47. One Million Watched Club ✅
48. Featuring an SSU Cast/Crew Member
49. A film that won a Kids' Choice Award
50. A film that won a Teens' Choice Award
51. A film that won a Peoples' Choice Awards ✅
52. Any film off your watchlist
