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Category: Academy Awards History

  • This Day in Oscar History: June 7 (2023)

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  • This Day in Oscar History: June 6 (2023)

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  • This Day in Oscar History: June 5 (2023)

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  • This Day in Oscar History: June 4 (2023)

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  • This Day in Oscar History: June 3 (2023)

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  • Oscar in Box Office History (Week 22, 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…

  • This Day in Oscar History: June 2 (2023)

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  • Oscar Profile #650: Peggy Ashcroft

    Born December 22, 1907 in Surrey, England, Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, known professionally as Peggy Ashcroft, was a titan of the British stage, who only occasionally appeared in films, but when she did, she was as amazing and unforgettable as she was in her lauded stage roles. Ashcroft’s mother had been an actress. Her father,…

  • This Day in Oscar History: June 1 (2023)

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  • This Day in Oscar History: May 31 (2023)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Ernest Haller (74 at death)   {7 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1908: Don Ameche (85 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor      Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1916: Bert Haanstra (81 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations:…

  • This Day in Oscar History: May 30 (2023)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Howard Hawks (81 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Directing      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1912: Hugh Griffith (67 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor      Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1920: Franklin J. Schaffner (69 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination:…

  • This Day in Oscar History: May 29 (2023)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Josef Von Sternberg (75 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Directing 1897: Erich Wolfgang Korngold (60 at death)   {4 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring      Oscar Wins: Original Score, Scoring 1903: Bob Hope (100 at death)   {0 Noms, 5 Wins}      Oscar Wins:…

  • This Day in Oscar History: May 28 (2023)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1906: Robert Buckner (83 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1909: Irving Jacoby (76 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film 1931: Carroll Baker (92)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actress 1931: Gordon Willis (82 at…

  • This Day in Oscar History: May 27 (2023)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Lucile Watson (83 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1894: Dashiell Hammett (66 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1898: Lee Garmes (80 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Win: Cinematography…

  • Oscar in Box Office History (Week 21, 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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