Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar History: January 12 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Melchior Lengyel (94 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1893: Edward Selzer (77 at death) {11 Noms, 5 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short, Animated Short Film Oscar Wins: Documentary Short, Animated Short Film 1904: Joseph Gershenson (84 at death) {2 Noms, 0…
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Oscar History: January 11 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Charles Previn (85 at death) {7 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Musical Score Oscar Win: Scoring 1894: Alexander Hall (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing 1899: Eva Legallienne (92 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1900: Borden…
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Oscar History: January 10 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Bernard Herzbrun (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1898: Arthur Johnston (56 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1899: John Mescall (63 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1917: Jerry Wexler (91…
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Predictions: Golden Globe Awards
The second televised awards show of the season and the last for a while, the Globes have changed a lot since they were spun off from the now-defunct Hollywood Foreign Press Association. They have certainly come a more appropriately international organization but their Oscar prognosticative capabilities are in the air for now. We’ll see how…
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Oscar History: January 9 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1908: William B. Murphy (62 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1941: Susannah York (70 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1955: J. K. Simmons (70) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1956: Imelda…
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Eligible Film List for 98th Oscars
All of the primary contenders for Best Picture show up on the 201-film eligibility list, so no surprises. 317 FEATURE FILMS IN CONTENTION FOR 98TH ACADEMY AWARDS® 201 FEATURE FILMS IN CONTENTION FOR BEST PICTURE CATEGORY LOS ANGELES, CA – Three hundred seventeen feature films are eligible for the 98th Academy Awards®, the Academy of…
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Oscar Profile: David Lynch Revisited
Born January 20, 1946, in Missoula, Montana, David Lynch’s father was a research scientist for the Department of Agriculture and his mother an English language tutor. Because of his father’s job, the family moved around a lot, the future writer-director having spent most of his formative years in Virginia. After attending the School of the…
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Oscar History: January 8 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Gordon Hollingshead (60 at death) {23 Noms, 7 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Assistant Directing, Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film Oscar Wins: Assistant Directing, Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film 1903: Robert Webb (87 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Assistant…
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Contenders 25: January Update
For our January update, we’re closing in on the end and this will be our final update prior to the Oscar nominations. There are still several films that haven’t closed so are not currently at their end rating. There are a few more that have been removed and a few that are still stuck in…
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Oscar History: January 7 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1873: Adolph Zukor (103 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1906: Herb Magidson (79 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1908: Eliot Daniel (89 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1910: Frank…
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Oscar History: January 6 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Rochus Gliese (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1913: Jack Leonard (41 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1913: Loretta Young (87 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress 1918:…
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Box Office History (Week 1, 2026)
Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look…
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Oscar History: January 5 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Leroy Stone (55 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1905: Richard A. Pefferle (64 at death) {6 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1905: Vladimir Pozner (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins}…
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Oscar History: January 4 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1916: Lionel Newman (73 at death) {11 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score Oscar Win: Musical Score 1916: Robert Parrish (79 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Win: Editing 1918: Buddy Baker (84 at death) {1…
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Oscar History: January 3 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1877: Josephine Hull (80 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1889: Robert M. Haas (73 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1898: Frederic Efrem Erich (58 at death) {2…
