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Category: Academy Awards History

This Day in Oscar History: August 13 (2020)

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August 13, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: August 12 (2020)

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August 12, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: August 11 (2020)

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August 11, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: August 10 (2020)

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August 10, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: August 9 (2020)

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August 9, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: August 8 (2020)

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August 8, 2020
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 32, 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…

August 7, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: August 7 (2020)

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August 7, 2020
Oscar Profile #508: Wes Anderson

Born May 1, 1969 in Houston, Texas, Wes(ley) Wales Anderson was the middle of three children of archeologist turned real estate agent Ann (née Burroughs) and Melver Leonard Anderson, who worked in advertising. Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs was his great-grandfather. His grandfather was Burroughs’ illustrator. It’s no wonder the young Anderson began writing plays…

August 6, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: August 6 (2020)

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August 6, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: August 5 (2020)

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August 5, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: August 4 (2020)

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August 4, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: August 3 (2020)

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August 3, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: August 2 (2020)

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August 2, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: August 1 (2020)

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August 1, 2020