Category: Academy Awards History
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The Contenders: 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 faltered. Then we’ll look forward to August and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts June was a month of successes…
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Oscar History: July 11 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Box Office History (Week 27, 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: July 10 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar History: July 9 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar History: July 8 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar History: July 7 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar Profile: Oscarless Character Actresses
Oscars for supporting actresses have on occasion been called the “old lady’s” award but the award has rarely gone to old ladies or even younger actresses playing old ladies. It has more frequently been won by ingenues or lately, leading ladies shoehorned into the supporting actress category. Intended for character actresses, the award has seldom…
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Oscar History: July 6 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar History: July 5 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar History: July 4 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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The Contenders: May Retrospective/July 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 May and see what films pulled ahead and which faltered. Then we’ll look forward to July and see what has some potential. Normally, this will post earlier…
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Box Office History (Week 26, 2023)
Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the box office (as well as a section looking…
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Oscar History: July 3 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar History: July 2 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
