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This Day in Oscar History: January 8 (2016)

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January 8, 2016
Oscar Profile #269: Robert Zemeckis

Born May 14, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, Robert Zemeckis was educated at the University of Southern California where his fellow students included writing partner Bob Gale and future producer/director George Lucas. While at USC, Zemeckis won a Student Academy Award for A Field of Honor, an urban action film set to Elmer Bernstein’s score for…

January 7, 2016
This Day in Oscar History: January 7 (2016)

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January 7, 2016
This Day in Oscar History: January 6 (2016)

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January 6, 2016
This Day in Oscar History: January 5 (2016)

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January 5, 2016
This Day in Oscar History: January 4 (2016)

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January 4, 2016
This Day in Oscar History: January 3 (2016)

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January 3, 2016
This Day in Oscar History: January 2 (2016)

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January 2, 2016
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 1, 2016)

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…

January 1, 2016
This Day in Oscar History: January 1 (2016)

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January 1, 2016
Oscar Profile #268: Haskell Wexler

Born February 26, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, Haskell Wexler was one of four children of Simon and Lottie Wexler. Educated at the University of California, Berkeley, he served a stint with the United States Merchant Marine during World War II. He briefly made industrial films in Chicago before becoming an assistant cameraman in 1947. His…

December 31, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: December 31 (2015)

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December 31, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: December 30 (2015)

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December 30, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: December 29 (2015)

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December 29, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: December 28 (2015)

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December 28, 2015