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Category: Academy Awards History

Oscar Profile #488: George Roy Hill

Born December 20, 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, George Roy Hill was the son of George Roy and Helen Frances Hill, owners of the Minneapolis Tribune. Young Hill had a love of flying and obtained his pilot’s license at the age of sixteen. He also loved classical music, especially Bach, and as an undergraduate at Yale…

March 19, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: March 19 (2020)

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March 19, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: March 18 (2020)

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March 18, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: March 17 (2020)

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March 17, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: March 16 (2020)

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March 16, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: March 15 (2020)

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March 15, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: March 14 (2020)

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March 14, 2020
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 11, 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…

March 13, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: March 13 (2020)

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March 13, 2020
Oscar Profile #487: Margot Robbie

Born July 2, 1990 in Dalby, Queensland, Australia to Scottish parents, Margot Robbie was one of four children of Sarie Kessler, a physiotherapist, and Doug Robbie, a former farm owner. She and her three siblings, two brothers and a sister, were raised by her single mother with minimal contact with her father. After graduating from…

March 12, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: March 12 (2020)

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

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

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

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

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March 8, 2020