Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar History: May 25 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Charles Barton (79 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing Oscar Win: Assistant Directing 1913: Sidney Carroll (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay 1921: Hal David (91 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar…
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Oscar History: May 24 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1901: Lucien Moraweck (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Score 1913: Peter Ellenshaw (93 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Visual Effects Oscar Win: Visual Effects 1919: Harold Leventhal (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination:…
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Oscar History: May 23 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: John Hughes (72 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1883: Douglas Fairbanks (56 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary Academy President #1: 1927-29, 3 terms; Academy Awards Host: 1st-Co, 1 time 1885: James…
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Oscar Profile: Brenda Vaccaro
Born November 18, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, Brenda Vaccaro is the daughter of Italian-Americans who raised her in Dallas, Texas where her parents founded Mario’s Restaurant. At 17, Vaccaro returned to New York to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse. She made her Broadway debut in 1961’s Everybody Loves Opel for which received a…
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Oscar History: May 22 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: Laurence Olivier (82 at death) {11 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Actor, Supporting Actor Oscar Wins: Actor, Special/Honorary Academy Awards Host: 31st-Co | 1 time 1922: Walter Scheuer (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature 1927: George R. Nelson (65 at…
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2025 Nominations Predictions: May
Cannes will start some speculation at its conclusion but it will be a few months before getting solid vibes about this year’s Oscar contest. Still, we’re going to try to get a sense of where things stand at this moment. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell…
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Oscar History: May 21 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Glen MacWilliams (85 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1904: Robert Montgomery (77 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor Academy Awards Host: 21st | 1 time 1907: James G. Stewart (89 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations:…
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Oscar History: May 20 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2022: Friday Face-Off: The Ultimate List (3) Born 1884: Leon Schlesinger (65 at death) {6 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film 1891: Jack Wagner (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1894: Adela Rogers St. Johns (94 at…
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Box Office History (Week 20, 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: May 19 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Carey Wilson (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1921: Laurence E. Mascott (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature 1921: Don Peters (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1941: Nora Ephron (71 at…
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Oscar History: May 18 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Frank Capra (94 at death) {6 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing Oscar Wins: Directing Academy President #7: 1935-39, 4 terms; Academy Awards Host: 8th | 1 time 1902: Meredith Willson (82 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Drama Score 1908: Rodney…
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Oscar History: May 17 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1905: Jack Patrick (90 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1916: Stanley Roberts (65 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1921: Bob Merrill (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1926: Stan Jolley (86 at…
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Oscar History: May 16 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1905: Henry Fonda (77 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor Oscar Wins: Actor, Special/Honorary 1909: Margaret Sullavan (50 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1946: Anna Asp (79) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Win: Art…
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Oscar Profile: Walter Pidgeon
Born September 23, 1897 in New Brunswick, Canada to a haberdasher and a housewife, Walter Pidgeon was educated at the University of New Brunswick where he studied law and drama. He volunteered with the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery in World War I. Severely injured in an accident when he was crushed between two gun…
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Oscar History: May 15 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Allen Davey (51 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1907: Vittorio Nino Novarese (76 at death) {5 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Costume Design, Costume Design (Color) 1909: James…
