diff --git a/public/checklist.html b/public/checklist.html
index f510bae..3d0a89d 100644
--- a/public/checklist.html
+++ b/public/checklist.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>Pool Oscars 2026 - Checklist</title>
+  <title>Pool Oscars - Checklist</title>
   <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <link href="./css/app.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <style>
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 <div class="container mt-5">
   <h2>Checklist</h2>
   <div id="watched-ratio" class="ratio"></div>
-  <h3 class="fs-6" style="margin-bottom: -1px;">Temps avant les Oscars (15 mars 2026) - <span id="time-left"></span></h3>
+  <h3 class="fs-6" style="margin-bottom: -1px;">Temps avant les Oscars (15 mars <span id="oscar-year">—</span>) - <span id="time-left"></span></h3>
   <h3 class="fs-6"><span id="movies-per-day"></span></h3>
   <div class="progress my-3">
     <div id="progress-bar" class="progress-bar" role="progressbar" style="width: 0%; background-color: red;" aria-valuenow="0" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100"></div>
diff --git a/public/control.html b/public/control.html
index f3128d9..61ad6f0 100644
--- a/public/control.html
+++ b/public/control.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>Pool Oscars 2026 - Admin</title>
+  <title>Pool Oscars - Admin</title>
   <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <link href="./css/app.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <style>
@@ -52,6 +52,24 @@
 </nav>
 
 <div class="container mt-5" style="max-width: 720px;">
+  <h2>Admin - Année active</h2>
+  <p class="text-muted mb-3">
+    Cette année pilote tout le site (films affichés, checklist et statistiques).
+  </p>
+
+  <div class="card p-3 mb-4">
+    <div class="row g-2 align-items-end">
+      <div class="col-md-6">
+        <label for="active_oscar_year" class="form-label">Année active</label>
+        <input type="number" class="form-control" id="active_oscar_year" placeholder="2026" min="1900" max="3000">
+        <div class="form-text">Ex: mets 2025 → tout le monde voit les stats/films 2025.</div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="col-md-6">
+        <button type="button" id="save-active-year" class="btn btn-warning w-100">Appliquer l’année</button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
   <h2>Admin - Ajouter un film</h2>
   <p class="text-muted mb-4">
     Ajoute un film via l’API (<code>/api/movies/add</code>). Le serveur récupère automatiquement le titre/plot/affiche depuis OMDb avec l’<code>imdb_id</code>.
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index bcaa87b..728e0e7 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>Pool Oscars 2026</title>
+  <title>Pool Oscars</title>
   <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <link href="./css/app.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <style>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   <!-- Footer Section  -->
   <footer>
     
-    <p id="footer-copy"><a id="copy" href="https://github.com/quoije/oscars-pool">quoije</a> - deux mille vingt-six</p>
+    <p id="footer-copy"><a id="copy" href="https://github.com/quoije/oscars-pool">quoije</a></p>
     <p id="footer-text"></p>
   </footer>
  
diff --git a/public/js/app_checklist.js b/public/js/app_checklist.js
index ccfe3e7..0712e3c 100644
--- a/public/js/app_checklist.js
+++ b/public/js/app_checklist.js
@@ -1,7 +1,24 @@
 window.onload = async function () {
     const token = localStorage.getItem('auth_token');
 
-    const targetDate = new Date('March 15, 2026');
+    async function fetchActiveYear() {
+      try {
+        const res = await fetch('/api/settings/year', { method: 'GET' });
+        if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch active year');
+        const data = await res.json();
+        const year = Number(data?.year);
+        return Number.isInteger(year) ? year : new Date().getFullYear();
+      } catch (_) {
+        return new Date().getFullYear();
+      }
+    }
+
+    const activeYear = await fetchActiveYear();
+    document.title = `Pool Oscars ${activeYear} - Checklist`;
+    const oscarYearEl = document.getElementById('oscar-year');
+    if (oscarYearEl) oscarYearEl.textContent = String(activeYear);
+
+    const targetDate = new Date(`March 15, ${activeYear}`);
     const currentDate = new Date();
     const timeDifference = targetDate - currentDate;
     const daysLeft = Math.floor(timeDifference / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
@@ -29,7 +46,7 @@ window.onload = async function () {
       window.location.href = '/';
     }
 
-    const res = await fetch('/api/movies', {
+    const res = await fetch(`/api/movies?year=${encodeURIComponent(String(activeYear))}`, {
       method: 'GET',
       headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}` }
     });
@@ -55,9 +72,13 @@ window.onload = async function () {
       watchedMovies = await watchedRes.json();
     }
 
+    const movieImdbIds = new Set(movies.map((m) => m.imdb_id).filter(Boolean));
+    let watchedMoviesInYear = watchedMovies.filter((wm) => movieImdbIds.has(wm.imdb_id));
+
     const totalMoviesCount = movies.length;
-    const watchedMoviesCount = watchedMovies.length;
-    document.getElementById('watched-ratio').innerText = `Vu: ${watchedMoviesCount} / ${totalMoviesCount} (${((watchedMoviesCount / totalMoviesCount) * 100).toFixed(1)}%)`;
+    const watchedMoviesCount = watchedMoviesInYear.length;
+    const ratioPct = totalMoviesCount > 0 ? ((watchedMoviesCount / totalMoviesCount) * 100).toFixed(1) : '0.0';
+    document.getElementById('watched-ratio').innerText = `Vu: ${watchedMoviesCount} / ${totalMoviesCount} (${ratioPct}%)`;
 
     function launchConfetti() {
       const duration = 3 * 1000; // 3 seconds
@@ -111,7 +132,7 @@ window.onload = async function () {
 
     const movieTableBody = document.getElementById('movie-table-body');
     movies.forEach(movie => {
-      const watchedMovie = watchedMovies.find(wm => wm.imdb_id === movie.imdb_id);
+      const watchedMovie = watchedMoviesInYear.find(wm => wm.imdb_id === movie.imdb_id);
       const watchedDate = watchedMovie ? new Date(watchedMovie.watchedDate).toLocaleString() : '';
       const movieRow = document.createElement('tr');
       movieRow.innerHTML = `
@@ -169,8 +190,10 @@ window.onload = async function () {
 
         if (updatedWatchedMoviesRes.ok) {
           const updatedWatchedMovies = await updatedWatchedMoviesRes.json();
-          const updatedWatchedCount = updatedWatchedMovies.length;
-          document.getElementById('watched-ratio').innerText = `Vu: ${updatedWatchedCount} / ${totalMoviesCount} (${((updatedWatchedCount / totalMoviesCount) * 100).toFixed(1)}%)`;
+          watchedMoviesInYear = updatedWatchedMovies.filter((wm) => movieImdbIds.has(wm.imdb_id));
+          const updatedWatchedCount = watchedMoviesInYear.length;
+          const updatedPct = totalMoviesCount > 0 ? ((updatedWatchedCount / totalMoviesCount) * 100).toFixed(1) : '0.0';
+          document.getElementById('watched-ratio').innerText = `Vu: ${updatedWatchedCount} / ${totalMoviesCount} (${updatedPct}%)`;
           updateProgressBar(updatedWatchedCount, totalMoviesCount);
 
           // Recalculate and update movies per day
diff --git a/public/js/app_control.js b/public/js/app_control.js
index f1bd0a8..e704066 100644
--- a/public/js/app_control.js
+++ b/public/js/app_control.js
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ window.onload = async function () {
   const form = document.getElementById('add-movie-form');
   const yearInput = document.getElementById('oscar_year');
 
+  const activeYearInput = document.getElementById('active_oscar_year');
+  const saveActiveYearBtn = document.getElementById('save-active-year');
+
   const manageYearSelect = document.getElementById('manage_year');
   const adminMoviesBody = document.getElementById('admin-movies-body');
   const refreshMoviesBtn = document.getElementById('refresh-movies');
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ window.onload = async function () {
   const editDescriptionEl = document.getElementById('edit_description');
 
   let moviesById = new Map();
+  let activeYear = null;
 
   function showResponse(kind, message) {
     responseEl.classList.remove('d-none', 'alert-success', 'alert-danger', 'alert-warning');
@@ -71,6 +75,40 @@ window.onload = async function () {
     return n;
   }
 
+  async function fetchActiveYear() {
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch('/api/settings/year', { method: 'GET' });
+      if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch active year');
+      const data = await res.json();
+      const year = Number(data?.year);
+      return Number.isInteger(year) ? year : null;
+    } catch (_) {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function setActiveYear(newYear) {
+    const res = await fetch('/api/settings/year', {
+      method: 'PUT',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ year: newYear })
+    });
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      let msg = `Erreur (${res.status})`;
+      try {
+        const data = await res.json();
+        msg = data.message || data.error || msg;
+      } catch (_) {}
+      throw new Error(msg);
+    }
+    const data = await res.json();
+    const year = Number(data?.year);
+    return Number.isInteger(year) ? year : newYear;
+  }
+
   function isValidImdbId(value) {
     return /^tt\d{5,}$/.test(String(value || '').trim());
   }
@@ -157,9 +195,19 @@ window.onload = async function () {
       const stillExists = years.map(String).includes(previousSelection);
       manageYearSelect.value = stillExists ? previousSelection : '';
 
-      // Default add-year to latest year if empty
-      if (years.length > 0 && !yearInput.value) {
-        yearInput.value = String(years[0]);
+      // Prefer defaulting UI to active year (if selection is empty/invalid).
+      const hasSelection = !!manageYearSelect.value;
+      if (!hasSelection && activeYear && years.map(String).includes(String(activeYear))) {
+        manageYearSelect.value = String(activeYear);
+      }
+
+      // Default add-year to active year (or latest year) if empty
+      if (!yearInput.value) {
+        if (activeYear) {
+          yearInput.value = String(activeYear);
+        } else if (years.length > 0) {
+          yearInput.value = String(years[0]);
+        }
       }
     } catch (_) {
       // ignore
@@ -409,6 +457,39 @@ window.onload = async function () {
   }
 
   // Initial load
+  activeYear = await fetchActiveYear();
+  if (activeYearInput && activeYear) {
+    activeYearInput.value = String(activeYear);
+    document.title = `Pool Oscars ${activeYear} - Admin`;
+  }
+
+  if (saveActiveYearBtn && activeYearInput) {
+    saveActiveYearBtn.addEventListener('click', async () => {
+      const y = parseYear(activeYearInput.value);
+      if (!y) {
+        showResponse('warning', 'Année invalide. Exemple attendu: 2026');
+        return;
+      }
+      saveActiveYearBtn.disabled = true;
+      const oldText = saveActiveYearBtn.textContent;
+      saveActiveYearBtn.textContent = 'Application...';
+      try {
+        activeYear = await setActiveYear(y);
+        activeYearInput.value = String(activeYear);
+        yearInput.value = String(activeYear);
+        document.title = `Pool Oscars ${activeYear} - Admin`;
+        showResponse('success', `Année active appliquée: ${activeYear}`);
+        await refreshYears();
+        await loadMoviesForManagement();
+      } catch (err) {
+        showResponse('danger', err.message || 'Erreur réseau');
+      } finally {
+        saveActiveYearBtn.disabled = false;
+        saveActiveYearBtn.textContent = oldText;
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   await refreshYears();
   await loadMoviesForManagement();
 };
diff --git a/public/js/app_movies.js b/public/js/app_movies.js
index 58ce399..d7600e5 100644
--- a/public/js/app_movies.js
+++ b/public/js/app_movies.js
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 window.onload = async function () {
-    const targetDate = new Date('March 15, 2026');
+    async function fetchActiveYear() {
+      try {
+        const res = await fetch('/api/settings/year', { method: 'GET' });
+        if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch active year');
+        const data = await res.json();
+        const year = Number(data?.year);
+        return Number.isInteger(year) ? year : new Date().getFullYear();
+      } catch (_) {
+        return new Date().getFullYear();
+      }
+    }
+
+    const activeYear = await fetchActiveYear();
+    document.title = `Pool Oscars ${activeYear} - Films`;
+    const oscarYearEl = document.getElementById('oscar-year');
+    if (oscarYearEl) oscarYearEl.textContent = String(activeYear);
+
+    const targetDate = new Date(`March 15, ${activeYear}`);
     const currentDate = new Date();
     const timeDifference = targetDate - currentDate;
     const daysLeft = Math.floor(timeDifference / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
@@ -29,7 +46,7 @@ window.onload = async function () {
       window.location.href = '/';
     }
 
-    const res = await fetch('/api/movies', {
+    const res = await fetch(`/api/movies?year=${encodeURIComponent(String(activeYear))}`, {
       method: 'GET',
       headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}` },
     });
@@ -56,14 +73,18 @@ window.onload = async function () {
     }
 
     const moviesList = document.getElementById('movies-list');
+    const movieImdbIds = new Set(movies.map((m) => m.imdb_id).filter(Boolean));
+    const watchedMoviesInYear = watchedMovies.filter((wm) => movieImdbIds.has(wm.imdb_id));
+
     const totalMoviesCount = movies.length;
-    const watchedMoviesCount = watchedMovies.length;
-    const ratioText = `Vu: ${watchedMoviesCount} / ${totalMoviesCount} (${((watchedMoviesCount / totalMoviesCount) * 100).toFixed(1)}%)`;
+    const watchedMoviesCount = watchedMoviesInYear.length;
+    const ratioPct = totalMoviesCount > 0 ? ((watchedMoviesCount / totalMoviesCount) * 100).toFixed(1) : '0.0';
+    const ratioText = `Vu: ${watchedMoviesCount} / ${totalMoviesCount} (${ratioPct}%)`;
     document.getElementById('watched-ratio').innerText = ratioText;
 
     movies.forEach(movie => {
-      const isChecked = watchedMovies.some(watchedMovie => watchedMovie.imdb_id === movie.imdb_id);
-      const watchedMovie = watchedMovies.find(wm => wm.imdb_id === movie.imdb_id);
+      const isChecked = watchedMoviesInYear.some(watchedMovie => watchedMovie.imdb_id === movie.imdb_id);
+      const watchedMovie = watchedMoviesInYear.find(wm => wm.imdb_id === movie.imdb_id);
       const watchedDate = watchedMovie ? new Date(watchedMovie.watchedDate).toLocaleString() : '';
 
       const movieDiv = document.createElement('div');
@@ -108,7 +129,7 @@ window.onload = async function () {
 
       movieCards.forEach(card => {
         const imdbId = card.getAttribute('data-imdb-id');
-        const isWatched = watchedMovies.some(watchedMovie => watchedMovie.imdb_id === imdbId);
+        const isWatched = watchedMoviesInYear.some(watchedMovie => watchedMovie.imdb_id === imdbId);
 
         if (showUnwatchedOnly && isWatched) {
           card.style.display = 'none';
diff --git a/public/js/app_user-stat.js b/public/js/app_user-stat.js
index b2f6dd3..87900c7 100644
--- a/public/js/app_user-stat.js
+++ b/public/js/app_user-stat.js
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 window.onload = async function () {
     const token = localStorage.getItem('auth_token');
 
+    async function fetchActiveYear() {
+      try {
+        const res = await fetch('/api/settings/year', { method: 'GET' });
+        if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch active year');
+        const data = await res.json();
+        const year = Number(data?.year);
+        return Number.isInteger(year) ? year : null;
+      } catch (_) {
+        return null;
+      }
+    }
+
     if (token) {
       try {
         const decoded = JSON.parse(atob(token.split('.')[1])); // Manually decoding JWT
@@ -28,7 +40,15 @@ window.onload = async function () {
     }
 
     try {
-      const statsRes = await fetch('/api/users/stats', {
+      const activeYear = await fetchActiveYear();
+      if (activeYear) {
+        document.title = `Pool Oscars ${activeYear} - Statistiques des utilisateurs`;
+        const h2 = document.querySelector('h2');
+        if (h2) h2.textContent = `Statistiques des utilisateurs (${activeYear})`;
+      }
+
+      const statsUrl = activeYear ? `/api/users/stats?year=${encodeURIComponent(String(activeYear))}` : '/api/users/stats';
+      const statsRes = await fetch(statsUrl, {
         method: 'GET',
         headers: {
           'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`
diff --git a/public/movies.html b/public/movies.html
index fb1ec57..b6a30a9 100644
--- a/public/movies.html
+++ b/public/movies.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>Pool Oscars 2026 - Films</title>
+  <title>Pool Oscars - Films</title>
   <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <link href="./css/app.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <style>
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     <!-- This will display the ratio -->
   </div>
 
-  <h3 class="fs-6">Temps avant les Oscars (15 mars 2026) - <span id="time-left"></span></h3>
+  <h3 class="fs-6">Temps avant les Oscars (15 mars <span id="oscar-year">—</span>) - <span id="time-left"></span></h3>
   <h3 class="fs-6 mb-0">
 
   </h3>
diff --git a/public/register.html b/public/register.html
index 48bb61c..b694e71 100644
--- a/public/register.html
+++ b/public/register.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>Pool Oscars 2026 - Enregistrement</title>
+  <title>Pool Oscars - Enregistrement</title>
   <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <link href="./css/app.css" rel="stylesheet">
 </head>
diff --git a/public/user-stat.html b/public/user-stat.html
index 07d455c..4aea43a 100644
--- a/public/user-stat.html
+++ b/public/user-stat.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>Pool Oscars 2026 - Statistiques des utilisateurs</title>
+  <title>Pool Oscars - Statistiques des utilisateurs</title>
   <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <style>
     .navbar-custom {
diff --git a/routes/users.js b/routes/users.js
index d87cda1..e62c33f 100644
--- a/routes/users.js
+++ b/routes/users.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const bcrypt = require("bcryptjs");
 const jwt = require("jsonwebtoken");
 const User = require("../models/User");
 const Movie = require("../models/Movie");
+const Setting = require("../models/Setting");
 const axios = require("axios");
 
 const router = express.Router();
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ const router = express.Router();
 
 const woof = process.env.DOG_NAMES ? process.env.DOG_NAMES.split(",") : [];
 
+const ACTIVE_YEAR_KEY = "active_oscar_year";
+
 // Fetch movie details from OMDb API
 async function fetchMovieDetailsFromOmdb(imdb_id) {
   const apiKey = process.env.OMDB_API;  // Replace with your actual OMDb API key
@@ -57,16 +60,38 @@ function parseOscarYear(raw) {
   return n;
 }
 
+async function getOrInitActiveYear() {
+  const existing = await Setting.findOne({ key: ACTIVE_YEAR_KEY });
+  if (existing && typeof existing.value === "number") return existing.value;
+
+  // Initialize from latest movie year if available, else from current year.
+  const latestMovie = await Movie.findOne({ year: { $type: "number" } })
+    .sort({ year: -1 })
+    .select("year");
+
+  const fallbackYear = latestMovie?.year || new Date().getFullYear();
+  const year = parseOscarYear(fallbackYear) || new Date().getFullYear();
+
+  await Setting.findOneAndUpdate(
+    { key: ACTIVE_YEAR_KEY },
+    { $set: { value: year } },
+    { upsert: true, new: true }
+  );
+
+  return year;
+}
+
 // Get user stats with watched movie titles and details from the movies collection
 router.get("/stats", verifyToken, async (req, res) => {
   try {
     // Fetch all users
     const users = await User.find();
     
-    const year = parseOscarYear(req.query.year);
+    // If a year is explicitly provided, use it; otherwise default to the global active year.
+    const year = parseOscarYear(req.query.year) || await getOrInitActiveYear();
 
     // Fetch movies (optionally filtered by year)
-    const allMovies = await Movie.find(year ? { year } : {});
+    const allMovies = await Movie.find({ year });
     const totalMoviesCount = allMovies.length;
 
     if (totalMoviesCount === 0) {
@@ -92,7 +117,7 @@ router.get("/stats", verifyToken, async (req, res) => {
 
       return {
         name: user.name,
-        year: year || null,
+        year,
         watchedCount,
         totalMoviesCount,
         watchedRatio: `${watchedRatio}%`,