Category: Academy Awards History
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This Day in Oscar History: November 1 (2019)
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Oscar Profile #468: Dorothy Malone
Born January 29, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, Mary Dorothy Maloney was one of five children born to an AT&T auditor and his wife. When she was six months old, the family moved to Dallas, Texas where she grew up, her two older sisters dying of complications from polio. Intent on becoming a nurse, Maloney minored…
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92nd Oscars: Upcoming Precursors – November
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different types and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organization. Each month, we’ll take a look at all of the upcoming events that could have some small impact on the Oscars so you can plan out what to…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 31 (2019)
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Precursor: 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards (2019)
Considered South Korea’s pre-eminent film awards, the Blue Dragon Awards haven’t often been big players in the Oscar sweepstakes, but Parasite is this year and that could bolster its chances with this group. Of course, the film’s 12 nominations are probably enough for that. Nominations Tallies (12) Parasite (8) E.X.I.T, Extreme Job, Swing Kids (7)…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 30 (2019)
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This Day in Oscar History: October 29 (2019)
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This Day in Oscar History: October 28 (2019)
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This Day in Oscar History: October 27 (2019)
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This Day in Oscar History: October 26 (2019)
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 43, 2019)
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. All data is collected from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 25 (2019)
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Precursor: 29th Gotham Awards Nominations (2019)
Before most of the year-end releases have been seen, the Gotham Awards announce nominations and even awards, suggesting that the Oscar race has begun, but being too early to be reflective. The Favourite was the only of their Best Picture nominees last year to make the final list. Films like The Farewell, Marriage Story, and…
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Oscar Profile #467: Olympia Dukakis
Born June 20, 1931 in Lowell, Massachusetts, Olympia Dukakis is the daughter of Greek immigrants. She is a first cousin of 1988 Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis (born 1933). Dukakis majored in physical therapy at Boston University, graduating with a BA. She practiced as a therapist during the polio epidemic, later returning to Boston University where…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 24 (2019)
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