Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar Profile: Julie Christie Revisited
Born April 14, 1941 in Assam, India, the daughter of an English tea planter and his Welsh painter wife, Julie Christie was sent to a boarding school in England at the age of 6. By 16, she had moved to France and soon thereafter returned to England and the British stage. By twenty, she had…
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Oscar History: October 23 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Seymour Felix (68 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Dance Direction Oscar Win: Dance Direction 1901: Arthur Jacobson (91 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1925: Johnny Carson (79 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 51st, 52nd,…
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2025 Nominations Predictions: October
The last full month before the precursors start in earnest. There might be a couple that matter like the Critics Choice Documentary Awards, which announced last week and the upcoming nominations from the Gotham Awards but ultimately, it will remain relatively quiet until after Thanksgiving and then the floodgates will open at the beginning of…
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Oscar History: October 22 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: John L. Balderston (64 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay 1900: William Perlberg (68 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture 1907: John Carter (74 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing 1912: Philip…
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Oscar History: October 21 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2011: Oscar in Box Office History (14) Born 1877: Josephine Lovett (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Writing 1915: Adele Palmer (92 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Color) 1921: Malcolm Arnold (84 at death) {1 Nom, 1…
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Box Office History (Week 42, 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: October 20 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Morris Ryskind (89 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay 1896: Joe McDonough (47 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1897: Adolph Deutsch (82 at death) {5 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Musical Score Oscar Wins: Musical Score 1901: Frank…
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Oscar History: October 19 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: Leopold Atlas (46 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1913: Vasco Pratolini (77 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1914: Juanita Moore (99 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1928: Zev Braun (90 at death)…
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Oscar History: October 18 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Frederick Hollander (79 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1898: Lotte Lenya (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1900: Lamar Trotti (51 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Original…
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Oscar History: October 17 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Spring Byington (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1889: Mildred Cram (95 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1893: Richard Connell (56 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Original Story 1900: Jean Arthur…
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Oscar Profile: Diane Keaton
Born January 5, 1946 in Los Angeles, California to an amateur photographer mother and a civil engineer and real estate broker father, Diane Hall was the eldest of four children. After graduating from Santa Ana High School in 1963, she attended Santa Ana and Orange Coast colleges studying acting before moving to New York where…
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Oscar History: October 16 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: George Barnes (60 at death) {6 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1892: Kenneth Webb (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Scoring 1892: Leo Forbstein (55 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Scoring…
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The Contenders 25: September Retrospective/November Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of September and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to November and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts September Retrospective September turned…
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Oscar History: October 15 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1874: Douglas Doty (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1879: Jane Darwell (87 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1895: Alfred Neumann (56 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story…
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Oscar History: October 14 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Lillian Gish (99 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1899: A. Arnold Gillespie (78 at death) {12 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects Oscar Wins: Special Effects, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate) 1909: Dorothy Kingsley (87 at…
