Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar History: March 16 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Gene Havlick (65 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Win: Editing 1897: Conrad Nagel (72 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary Academy President #4: 1931-33, 1 term; Academy Awards Host: 3rd, 5th-Co, 25th-Co | 3 times 1908: Robert Rossen…
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Oscar History: March 15 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Arthur Hornblower Jr. (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture 1913: John Woolf (86 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture Oscar Win: Picture 1933: Philippe de Broca (71 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1934: Jost…
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Oscar History: March 14 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1864: William N. Selig (84 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1907: Eddie Heyman (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1916: Horton Foote (92 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay Oscar Wins: Original…
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Oscar Profile: Gene Hackman
Born January 30, 1930 in San Bernadino, California, Eugene Allen Hackman was raised primarily in Danville, Illinois where his family settled after several moves. He joined the U.S. Marines at 16. After being discharged from the Marines, he moved to New York where he worked in a number of menial jobs before studying journalism and…
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Predictions: American Cinema Editors
They had to move their ceremony because of the wildfires but they chose to sit comfortably after the Oscars rather than before so these are mostly moot. AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS AWARDS Legend: Winner Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Runner-Up Predictions: Wesley Lovell Pete Patrick Thomas LaTourrette Best Drama Editing Civil War PP Conclave…
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Oscar History: March 13 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Henry Hathaway (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing 1909: Herbert Kline (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature 1912: Joan Bridge (97 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Color) Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color)…
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The Contenders 25: Feb. Retrospective/Apr. 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 February and see what films succeeded or faltered. Then we’ll look forward to April and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts February Retrospective There wasn’t…
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Oscar History: March 12 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1910: Dale Butts (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Drama/Comedy Score 1911: Edmund H. North (79 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay 1911: Angelo Ross (78 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1917:…
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Oscar History: March 11 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Dave Gould (70 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Dance Direction Oscar Win: Dance Direction 1901: Richard Flournoy (66 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1909: Jules Engel (94 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film 1909:…
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Box Office History (Week 10, 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: March 10 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Barry Fitzgerald (72 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1891: Sam Jaffe (93 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1892: Gregory La Cava (59 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing…
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Oscar History: March 9 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: George Froeschel (88 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay 1892: Arthur Caesar (61 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Story Oscar Win: Original Story 1900: Loren L. Ryder (85 at death) {14 Noms, 8 Wins} Oscar Nominations:…
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Oscar History: March 8 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1903: D’Eaubonne (67 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1909: Stuart Gilmore (62 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing 1910: Claire Trevor (90 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1913:…
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Oscar History: March 7 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Ernest Miller (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1908: Anna Magnani (65 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress 1913: Liam O’Brien (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1914: Morton Da…
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Oscar History: March 6 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2011: Cinema Sight: Weekend Preview (14) Born 1920: Lewis Gilbert (97 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture 1926: Andrzej Wajda (90 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1928: Robert Clouse (68 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations:…
