Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 39, 2020)
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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This Day in Oscar History: September 25 (2020)
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Oscar Profile #515: John Hurt
Born January 2, 1940 in Derbyshire, England, John (Vincent) Hurt was the son of a Church of England clergyman and his wife. Determined to become an actor, he withstood the taunts of his preparatory school headmaster who told him that although he may be good in school plays, he didn’t have what it takes to…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 24 (2020)
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This Day in Oscar History: September 23 (2020)
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This Day in Oscar History: September 22 (2020)
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2020 Oscar Nominations Predictions: September
Our tradition was to issue our first predictions in May. The pandemic got in the way. Thus, our first predictions come in our normal post-festival spot with Venice and Toronto both in the rearview mirror. Looking at the top categories at the Oscars, we rely on pending releases to complete our selections, with many of…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 21 (2020)
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This Day in Oscar History: September 20 (2020)
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This Day in Oscar History: September 19 (2020)
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 38, 2020)
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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This Day in Oscar History: September 18 (2020)
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Oscar Profile #514: Oscars and Nuns
To quote Wikipedia: “A nun is a member of a religious community of women, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery. Communities of nuns exist in numerous religious traditions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism, and Taoism. Within Christianity, women religious, known as nuns or religious sisters, are found…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 17 (2020)
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This Day in Oscar History: September 16 (2020)
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