Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar History: November 14 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Aaron Copland (90 at death) {6 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score Oscar Win: Drama/Comedy Score 1904: Dick Powell (58 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 20th-Co | 1 time 1911: F. R. Crawley (75 at death) {1 Nom,…
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Oscar History: November 13 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: E. H. Hansen (67 at death) {14 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects 1901: Perry Ferguson (62 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1903: Paul Sheriff (56 at…
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Oscar History: November 12 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Richard A. Whiting (46 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1892: Sol Polito (67 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1903: Jack Oakie (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1903: Milo…
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Oscar History: November 11 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: Roland Young (65 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1889: Clifton Webb (76 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor 1901: Sam Spiegel (84 at death) {4 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture Oscar Wins: Picture, Irving G.…
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Oscar History: November 10 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Claude Rains (77 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor 1913: Les Bowie (65 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Visual Effects 1925: Richard Burton (58 at death) {7 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor 1928: Ennio Morricone (91…
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Box Office History (Week 45, 2026)
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: November 9 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1868: Marie Dressler (65 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress 1883: Edna May Oliver (59 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1886: Ed Wynn (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1904: William…
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Oscar History: November 8 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Emmet Lavery (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay 1909: George Wells (91 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay 1913: Robert Strauss (61 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor…
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Oscar History: November 7 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Herman J. Mankiewicz (55 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay 1903: Ary Barroso (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1903: Dean Jagger (87 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting…
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Oscar History: November 6 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Gus Kahn (54 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Scoring Oscar Win: Scoring 1897: Rowland Brown (65 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Story 1911: Stephen Bosustow (69 at death) {14 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short Subject,…
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Oscar History: November 5 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Farciot Edouart (85 at death) {9 Noms, 17 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects Oscar Wins: Special Effects, Special/Honorary, Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque), Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate) 1895: Charles MacArthur (60 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Screenplay Oscar…
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Oscar History: November 4 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Will Rogers (55 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 6th | 1 time 1895: Ben Sharpsteen (85 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Live Action Short Film Oscar Wins: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject 1899: Tregoweth…
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Oscar History: November 3 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1914: Gyula Trebitsch (91 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Film 1924: Robert E. Thompson (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay 1933: John Barry (77 at death) {7 Noms, 5 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Score, Non-Musical Score,…
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Box Office History (Week 44, 2026)
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: November 2 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Victor Baravalle (53 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Scoring 1892: Alice Brady (46 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1901: James Dunn (65 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win:…
