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Category: Academy Awards History

This Day in Oscar History: November 14 (2014)

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November 14, 2014
Oscar Profile #212: Jack Nicholson

Born April 22, 1937 in Neptune, New Jersey, Jack Nicholson was raised by his maternal grandparents believing them to be his parents and his showgirl mother his older sister. He grew up on the Jersey shore, attending high school in Manasquan. He learned the truth from a reporter in the mid-seventies after both his mother…

November 13, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: November 13 (2014)

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November 13, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: November 12 (2014)

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November 12, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: November 11 (2014)

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November 11, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: November 10 (2014)

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November 10, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: November 9 (2014)

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November 9, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: November 8 (2014)

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November 8, 2014
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 45, 2014)

Every week, we’ll take a look back 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years into the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office that weekend historically. All data is taken from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees…

November 7, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: November 7 (2014)

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November 7, 2014
Oscar Profile #211: Dustin Hoffman

Born August 8, 1937 to Lillian and Harry Hoffman, a prop supervisor at Columbia, Dustin Hoffman had originally wanted to be a concert pianist but turned to acting instead, making his stage debut at the Pasadena Playhouse opposite Gene Hackman in the late 1950s. He and Hackman moved to New York in pursuit of Broadway…

November 6, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: November 6 (2014)

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November 6, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: November 5 (2014)

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November 5, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: November 4 (2014)

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November 4, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: November 3 (2014)

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November 3, 2014