Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar History: December 24 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Michael Curtiz (75 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Directing Oscar Win: Directing 1893: Harry Warren (87 at death) {11 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Wins: Original Song 1893: Ruth Chatterton (67 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress…
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Oscar History: December 23 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: John Cromwell (91 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 17th-Co | 1 time 1899: Richard Schweizer (65 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay, Motion Picture Story Oscar Wins: Original Screenplay, Motion Picture Story 1914: Fred Coe (64 at…
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Box Office History (Week 51, 2025)
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: December 22 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Lucien Hubbard (83 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Story 1907: Peggy Ashcroft (83 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1917: Freddie Francis (89 at death) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White)…
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Oscar History: December 21 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Frances Goodrich (93 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Adaptation, Screenplay 1905: Harry Revel (52 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1914: Eustace Lycett (91 at death) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects, Special Effects Oscar Wins: Visual…
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Oscar History: December 20 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: Virgil E. Miller (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1893: Stephen Avery (54 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1898: Irene Dunne (91 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress 1907: Paul Francis Webster (76…
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Oscar History: December 19 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: George Dutton (77 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects 1902: Ralph Richardson (80 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor 1925: Robert B. Sherman (86 at death) {9 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Substantially Original…
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Oscar Profile: Robert Rossen Revisited
Born December 4, 1913 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Mark Robson was a political science major at the University of California who found work in the prop department at 20th Century-Fox. Fired by Daryl F. Zanuck for asking for a raise, he moved to RKO. At RKO, Robson became an assistant editor under Robert Wise, working…
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Oscar History: December 18 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Gladys Cooper (82 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress 1891: Lewis Lewyn (77 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Color Short Film 1899: Rex Wimpy (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1900: Darrell Silvera (82…
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Oscars Move from Longtime Host ABC
For the first time in more than 50 years, a network other than ABC will have exclusive broadcast rights to the Oscars. The ABC partnership began in 1975 with the 48th Academy Awards and will persist through the 100th. From there on, it will move to streaming on YouTube, though there’s an open question for…
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2025 Nominations Predictions: December
With the shortlists revealed and many critics groups announced, this will be our most accurate list yet but we’ve still got at least a month before the finals. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Tripp Burton Thomas LaTourrette Introductions Wesley Lovell: With many of…
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Oscar History: December 17 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Leo Erdody (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Musical Score 1900: Katina Paxinou (72 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1906: Marlin Skiles (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Musical Score 1918:…
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98th Oscars Shortlists Announced
98TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 12 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in 12 categories for the 98th Academy Awards®: Animated Short Film, Casting, Cinematography, Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Live Action Short Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score),…
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Oscar History: December 16 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Norbert Brodine (73 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1898: Lud Gluskin (90 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Score 1899: Noel Coward (73 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1917:…
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Box Office History (Week 50, 2025)
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…
