Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar History: August 14 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Paul Wing (64 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing Oscar Win: Assistant Directing 1901: Merrill Pye (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1901: Peverell Marley (62 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography,…
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The Contenders 25: July Retrospective/September Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of July and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to September and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts July Retrospective July was…
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Oscar History: August 13 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Haldane Douglas (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1899: Alfred Hitchcock (80 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Directing Oscar Win: Irving G. Thalberg Award 1904: Charles Rogers (94 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win:…
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Oscar History: August 12 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1881: Cecil B. DeMille (77 at death) {3 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing Oscar Wins: Picture, Special/Honorary, Irving G. Thalberg Award 1892: Alfred Lunt (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1898: Oscar Homolka (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar…
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Box Office History (Week 32, 2025)
Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look…
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Oscar History: August 11 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1903: William C. Thomas (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature 1914: Hugh Martin (96 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1925: Arnold Schulman (97 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay 1954: Terry…
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6th Critics Choice Super Awards
Nothing dominated the awards and nothing was unexpected. A pretty predictable lot. Nominations Tallies (2) Deadpool & Wolverine, Dune: Part Two, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Sinners (1) Companion, Heretic, The Substance, Thelma, Thunderbolts* The Nominations Best Villain Hugh Grant – Heretic Best Action Movie Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Best Actor in…
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Oscar History: August 10 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Marcel Vertes (66 at death) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color) 1896: Walter Lang (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing 1902: Norma Shearer (80 at death)…
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Oscar History: August 9 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1905: Leo Genn (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1906: Hugh Prince (53 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1906: Robert L. Surtees (78 at death) {16 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar…
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Oscar History: August 8 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Owen Marks (61 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing 1899: Victor Young (57 at death) {22 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score Oscar Win: Drama/Comedy Score 1900: Robert Siodmak (72 at death) {1…
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Oscar Profile: James Whale Revisited
James Whale was born in Dudley, England, a poor mining town, in 1889. He learned to direct as a prisoner of war in a German prison camp during World War I. That experience led him to the London stage, Broadway and eventually a Hollywood contract with Universal, where he made most of his films. Although…
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Oscar History: August 7 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Billie Burke (85 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1901: Ann Harding (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1909: Ben Maddow (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1909: Joseph Newman (96 at death) {2…
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Contenders 25: August Update
For our August update, we’re looking at everything that has moved on to a new stage. There aren’t many at this early stage of the year but we have a few. Moving to Stage 2 Once all of the preliminary data has been received, a film moves to Stage 2. Here are the seven who…
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Oscar History: August 6 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: Oliver G. Wallace (76 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score Oscar Win: Musical Score 1895: Ernesto Lecuona (68 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1895: Phil Boutelje (83 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations:…
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Oscar History: August 5 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Wiard Ihnen (81 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1898: Lewis R. Foster (75 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original…
