Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar History: August 12 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar History: August 11 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar Profile: John Garfield
Born March 4, 1913, Jacob Julius Garfinkle was the son of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine. He was raised by his father, a clothes presser and part-time cantor, after the death of his mother when he was 7. Sent to a special school for problem children where he was introduced to boxing and drama, he won…
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Oscar History: August 10 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar History: August 9 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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The Contenders: July Retrospective/September 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 July and see what films faltered. Then we’ll look forward to September and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts July Retrospective Let’s start this week…
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Oscar History: August 8 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Box Office History (Week 31, 2023)
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: August 7 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar History: August 6 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar History: August 5 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar History: August 4 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar Profile: Russell Crowe
Born April 7, 1964 in Wellington, New Zealand, Russell Crowe’s parents both catered movie sets. His maternal grandfather was a cinematographer. The family moved to Australia when he was 4 and remained there for ten years before returning to New Zealand. He permanently relocated to Australia at 21. Crowe made his acting debut on Australian…
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Oscar History: August 3 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar History: August 2 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
