7TH ANNUAL OSCARS CHALLENGE (2015-2016)

Seven years have come and gone since I started this Oscar Challenge. Its inception came from missing most of the major movies of 2009 that got nominated. A friend and I decided to take it upon ourselves to watch all the films nominated, most of which we had not seen. This included what are now some of my favorite films to this day, like “Crazy Heart”, “Up In The Air”, “The Hurt Locker”, and “Fantastic Mr. Fox”. But along the way, I saw films like “The Young Victoria” and “The Last Station” which opened my eyes to the truly great films that I might not otherwise give a chance. Now we’re seven years down the line. A few of the challenges I completed 100% in the allotted time (from the day the films are nominated until the day of the Oscars broadcast) while others I missed just a few films that either didn’t get released after being nominated or because of my busy schedule. Regardless, this is one of my favorite times of the year.

Even if I have seen them, I will watch them again, all before the Awards ceremony in the following months. Through this challenge, I get a better understanding of what the Academy sees in certain films and ultimately I just have fun trying to get through all the films in the short amount of time, and forming my own opinions in the process. If you are so inclined to follow along or challenge yourself to join, below is the calendar of my progress.

Day #1 (Thursday, January 14th, 2016)	NONE	42 Films Left 46 Days Left
Day #2 (Friday, January 15th, 2016)	[1] “Winter On Fire: Ukraine’s Fight For Freedom” (1 nomination[2] “Fifty Shades Of Grey” (1 nomination)	40 Films Left 45 Days Left
Day #3 (Saturday, January 16th, 2016)	[3] “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (5 nominations[4] “What Happened, Miss Simone?” (1 nomination	38 Films Left 44 Days Left
Day #4 (Sunday, January 17th, 2016)	[5] “The Revenant” (12 nominations)	37 Films Left 43 Days Left
Day #5 (Monday, January 18th, 2016)	[6] “Room” (4 nominations)	36 Films Left 42 Days Left
Day #6 (Tuesday, January 19th, 2016)	[7] “Cartel Land” (1 nomination)	35 Films Left 41 Days Left
Day #7 (Wednesday, January 20th, 2016)	[8] “The Look Of Silence” (1 nomination)	34 Films Left 40 Days Left
Day #8 (Thursday, January 21st, 2016)	[9] “Amy” (1 nomination)	33 Films Left 39 Days Left
Day #9 (Friday, January 22nd, 2016)	[10] “Brooklyn” (3 nominations)	32 Films Left 38 Days Left
Day #10 (Saturday, January 23rd, 2016)	[11] “The Danish Girl” (4 nominations) [12] “Anomalisa” (1 nomination) [13] “Carol” (6 nominations) [14] “The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared” (1 nomination)	28 Films Left 37 Days Left
Day #11 (Sunday, January 24th, 2016)	[15] “Youth” (1 nomination)	27 Films Left 36 Days Left
Day #12 (Monday, January 25th, 2016)	NONE	27 Films Left 35 Days Left
Day #13 (Tuesday, January 26th, 2016)	NONE	27 Films Left 34 Days Left
Day #14 (Wednesday, January 27th, 2016)	[16] “Straight Outta Compton” (1 nomination)	26 Films Left 33 Days Left
Day #15 (Thursday, January 28th, 2016)	[17] “The Hunting Ground” (1 nomination)	25 Films Left 32 Days Left
Day #16 (Friday, January 29th, 2016)	[18] “Ex Machina” (2 nominations)	24 Films Left 31 Days Left
Day #17 (Saturday, January 30th, 2016)	[19] “45 Years” (1 nomination) [20] “Sicario” (3 nominations)	22 Films Left 30 Days Left
Day #18 (Sunday, January 31st, 2016)	[21] “Cinderella” (1 nomination) [22] “When Marne Was There” (1 nomination)	20 Films Left 29 Days Left
Day #19 (Monday, February 1st, 2016)	[23] “Shaun The Sheep Movie” (1 nomination)	19 Films Left 28 Days Left
Day #20 (Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016)	NONE	19 Films Left 27 Days Left
Day #21 (Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016)	[24] “The Martian” (7 nominations)	18 Films Left 26 Days Left
Day #22 (Thursday, February 4th, 2016)	NONE	18 Films Left 25 Days Left
Day #23 (Friday, February 5th, 2016)	[25] “Mustang” (1 nomination)	17 Films Left 24 Days Left
Day #24 (Saturday, February 6th, 2016)	[26] “Inside Out” (2 nominations)	16 Films Left 23 Days Left
Day #25 (Sunday, February 7th, 2016)	NONE	16 Films Left 22 Days Left
Day #26 (Monday, February 8th, 2016)	[27] “Theeb” (1 nomination)	15 Films Left 21 Days Left
Day #27 (Tuesday, February 9th, 2016)	[28] “Creed” (1 nomination)	14 Films Left 20 Days Left
Day #28 (Wednesday, February 10th, 2016)	[29] “Spectre” (1 nomination)	13 Films Left 19 Days Left
Day #29 (Thursday, February 11th, 2016)	NONE	13 Films Left 18 Days Left
Day #30 (Friday, February 12th, 2016)	(1) 2016 Oscar Nominated Shorts – Animation (5 nominees)	13 Films Left 17 Days Left
Day #31 (Saturday, February 13th, 2016)	[30] “Racing Extinction” (1 nomination)	12 Films Left 16 Days Left
Day #32 (Sunday, February 14th, 2016)	[31] “Bridge Of Spies” (6 nominations)	11 Films Left 15 Days Left
Day #33 (Monday, February 15th, 2016)	[32] “Joy” (1 nomination) (2) 2016 Oscar Nominated Shorts – Live Action (5 nominees)	10 Films Left 14 Days Left
Day #34 (Tuesday, February 16th, 2016)	[33] “Steve Jobs” (2 nominations)	9 Films Left 13 Days Left
Day #35 (Wednesday, February 17th, 2016)	NONE	9 Films Left 12 Days Left
Day #36 (Thursday, February 18th, 2016)	[34] “Trumbo” (1 nomination)	8 Films Left 11 Days Left
Day #37 (Friday, February 19th, 2016)	NONE	8 Films Left 10 Days Left
Day #38 (Saturday, February 20th, 2016)	NONE	8 Films Left 9 Days Left
Day #39 (Sunday, February 21st, 2016)	NONE	8 Films Left 8 Days Left
Day #40 (Monday, February 22nd, 2016)	[35] “The Hateful Eight” (3 nominations)	7 Films Left 7 Days Left
Day #41 (Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016)	[36] “Mad Max: Fury Road” (10 nominations)	6 Films Left 6 Days Left
Day #42 (Wednesday, February 24th, 2016)	[37] “Spotlight” (6 nominations)	5 Films Left 5 Days Left
Day #43 (Thursday, February 25th, 2016)	[38] “Boy and the World” (1 nomination)	4 Films Left 4 Days Left
Day #44 (Friday, February 26th, 2016)	[39] “Son Of Saul” (1 nomination)	3 Films Left 3 Days Left
Day #45 (Saturday, February 27th, 2016)	[40] “Embrace Of The Serpent” (1 nomination) [41] “A War” (1 nomination)	1 Film Left 2 Days Left
Day #46 (Sunday, February 28th, 2016)	[42] “The Big Short” (5 nominations)	0 Films Left 1 Day Left