Original challenge here: boxd.it/CrUiW
I'm looking forward to watching cinema and familiarizing myself with the collection of films the Oscars tend to nominate and how it's changed over the years!
The rules:
-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.
-If the criteria says "features an Oscar nominated person", it means they had to have been nominated for that film.
-All films will be first time watches
-I will watch all films between 1/1/26-12/31/26
Completed: 19/52 as of May 7, 2026
Prompts:
✅1. A film nominated at the Fifth Academy Awards
2. A film nominated…
Original challenge here: boxd.it/CrUiW
I'm looking forward to watching cinema and familiarizing myself with the collection of films the Oscars tend to nominate and how it's changed over the years!
The rules:
-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.
-If the criteria says "features an Oscar nominated person", it means they had to have been nominated for that film.
-All films will be first time watches
-I will watch all films between 1/1/26-12/31/26
Completed: 19/52 as of May 7, 2026
Prompts:
✅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 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
