Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar Profile: Meryl Streep Revisited
Born June 22, 1949 in Summit, New Jersey to Mary, a commercial artist, and William Streep, Jr., a pharmaceutical executive, Mary Louise (Meryl) Streep’s early performing ambitions tended toward opera. Raised in New Jersey, she received her BA cum laude from Vasser in 1971, and her MBA from Yale Drama School in 1975. Streep’s first…
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Oscar History: December 4 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Malcolm Bert (70 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1910: Alex North (80 at death) {15 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Substantially Original Score, Non-Musical Score, Drama Score Oscar Win: Special/Honorary…
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Oscar History: December 3 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1874: Arthur Wimperis (78 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay 1891: Hans Koenekamp (100 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1907: Virginia Kellogg (73 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Story and Screenplay, Motion Picture…
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Oscar History: December 2 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Joseph Farnham (46 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Title Writing Oscar Win: Title Writing 1894: Viola Lawrence (78 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing 1899: Peter Herman Adler (90 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Musical Score 1902:…
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Box Office History (Week 48, 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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Calendar Preview: December 2025
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month. DECEMBER Nominations Wednesday, Dec. 3 – Spirit Awards (Nominations) (Official) Friday, Dec. 5 – Critics Choice (Nominations) (Official) Friday, Dec. 5 –…
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Oscar History: December 1 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Otho Lovering (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1895: A. W. Watkins (74 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing 1901: William Daniels (68 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win:…
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Oscar History: November 30 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Karl Struss (95 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography 1888: Kenneth Macgowan (74 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Comedy Short Film Oscar Win: Comedy Short Film 1891: B. B. Kahane (68 at death) {0 Noms,…
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Oscar History: November 29 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Busby Berkeley (80 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Dance Direction 1907: Fred Bohanan (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1911: Walter Kent (82 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1914: Raoul Pene du Bois (70…
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Oscar History: November 28 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Lilia Skala (98 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1903: Emil Kosa Jr. (64 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects Oscar Win: Special Effects 1904: Gilbert Kurland (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing…
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Oscar Profile: Thanksgiving at the Movies
Holidays have been celebrated in films since their inception. There have been films about virtually all of them. 1942’s Holiday Inn with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire is in fact a celebration of all of the U.S. holidays. We have had films that celebrate those we honor on their birthdays – George Washington (1942’s George Washington Slept Here with…
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Oscar History: November 27 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Alberto Colombo (65 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Scoring 1895: Adolfo Franci (58 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1898: Edward Kay (75 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1909: James…
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Oscar History: November 26 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Charles Brackett (76 at death) {8 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay, Motion Picture Story Oscar Wins: Screenplay, Story and Screenplay, Special/Honorary Academy President #12: 1949-55, 6 terms 1908: Leonard Spigelgass (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture…
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Oscar History: November 25 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: W. R. Burnett (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1926: Murray Schisgal (93 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1939: Stephen H. Burum (86) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1990: Stephanie Hsu (35) {1 Nom,…
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Box Office History (Week 47, 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…
