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Category: Academy Awards History

This Day in Oscar History: August 8 (2019)

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August 8, 2019
This Day in Oscar History: August 7 (2019)

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August 7, 2019
This Day in Oscar History: August 6 (2019)

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August 6, 2019
This Day in Oscar History: August 5 (2019)

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August 5, 2019
This Day in Oscar History: August 4 (2019)

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August 4, 2019
This Day in Oscar History: August 3 (2019)

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August 3, 2019
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 31, 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…

August 2, 2019
This Day in Oscar History: August 2 (2019)

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August 2, 2019
Oscar Profile #455: Gail Patrick

Born June 20, 1911 in Birmingham, Alabama, Margaret LaVelle Fitzpatrick, known professionally as Gail Patrick, was the daughter of a municipal fireman and his wife. After graduating from Howard College, she remained as the school’s acting dean for two years while studying law at the University of Alabama, hoping to eventually become her state’s governor.…

August 1, 2019
This Day in Oscar History: August 1 (2019)

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August 1, 2019
This Day in Oscar History: July 31 (2019)

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July 31, 2019
This Day in Oscar History: July 30 (2019)

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July 30, 2019
This Day in Oscar History: July 29 (2019)

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July 29, 2019
This Day in Oscar History: July 28 (2019)

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July 28, 2019
This Day in Oscar History: July 27 (2019)

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July 27, 2019