Looking at Film from Every Angle

Category: Academy Awards History

Oscar Profile #496: Gale Sondergaard

Born February 15, 1899 in Litchfield, Minnesota, Edith Holm Sondergaard, known professionally as Gale Sondergaard, was the daughter of socially conscious Danish immigrants. Her parents were progressives. As a child she marched with her mother, who was a suffragette. Educated at the University of Minnesota, she then studied with the Minneapolis School of Dramatic Arts…

May 14, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: May 14 (2020)

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May 14, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: May 13 (2020)

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

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

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

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

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May 9, 2020
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 19, 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…

May 8, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: May 8 (2020)

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May 8, 2020
Oscar Profile #495: Jason Robards

Born July 26, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, the only child of actor Jason Robards Sr. (1892-1963) and his first wife. The family moved to New York when he was a toddler, then to Los Angeles. His parents’ divorce, which occurred while he was in grade school, is said to have affected his personality and world…

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

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May 7, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: May 6 (2020)

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

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

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

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May 3, 2020