Category: Academy Awards History
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2025 Nominations Predictions: July
Summer is typically a month of contemplation and reflection on the first half of the year and the rest is holding out until the all important triple threat of Venice, Toronto, and Telluride. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Introductions Wesley Lovell:…
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Oscar History: July 23 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Emil Jannings (65 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Actor Oscar Win: Actor 1888: Raymond Chandler (70 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay 1894: Hans Peters (82 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White),…
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Oscar History: July 22 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1905: Louis Diage (74 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1918: Wendell Mayes (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay 1926: Bryan Forbes (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay…
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Box Office History (Week 29, 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: July 21 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Eugen Shuftan (84 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) Oscar Win: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1898: Charles Marshall (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1899: Ralph Staub (70 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: One-Reel Short Film…
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Oscar History: July 20 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Gregory Stone (90 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Scoring 1920: Denys Coop (61 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Visual Effects 1938: Natalie Wood (43 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress 1942: Stephenie McMillan (71 at…
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Oscar History: July 19 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Max Fleischer (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film 1915: Elliot Scott (78 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1917: Lawrence B. Marcus (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination:…
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Oscar History: July 18 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Georges Annenkov (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White) 1891: Gene Lockhart (65 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1893: Richard Dix (56 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1893: M. K. Jerome (83…
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Oscar Profile: Ray Heindorf
Born August 25, 1908 in Haverstraw, New York, Ray(mond) John Heindorf worked as a pianist in a silent movie house in Mechanicville in his early teens. In 1928, he moved to New York City, where he landed a job as a musical arranger before moving to Hollywood in February 1929. Heindorf’s first job in Hollywood was as an orchestrator…
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Oscar History: July 17 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Osmond Borradaile (100 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} 1899: James Cagney (86 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor 1905: William Gargan (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1909: James W. Sullivan (65 at death)…
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The Contenders 25: June Retrospective/August 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 June and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to August and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts June Retrospective Much of…
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Oscar History: July 16 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1901: Leon Shamroy (72 at death) {18 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Color) 1902: Andrew L. Stone (96 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1907: Barbara Stanwyck (82 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar…
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Oscar History: July 15 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Nathan Levinson (64 at death) {24 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special/Honorary, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate) 1889: Marjorie Rambeau (80 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress 1893: William Dieterle (79 at death)…
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Box Office History (Week 28, 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: July 14 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Dave Fleischer (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film 1894: Hal C. Kern (90 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Win: Editing 1894: Ted Koehler (78 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1894:…
