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This Day in Oscar History: July 20 (2014)

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July 20, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: July 19 (2014)

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July 19, 2014
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 29, 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…

July 18, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: July 18 (2014)

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July 18, 2014
Oscar Profile #195: Tom Courtenay

Born February 25, 1937 in East Yorkshire, England to a ship painter and his wife, Thomas Daniel (Tom) Courtenay overcame his humble beginnings to become one of England’s most promising actors of the 1960s along with contemporaries Albert Finney and Alan Bates. While Finney and Bates continued to excel on film, Courtenay spent most of…

July 17, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: July 17 (2014)

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July 17, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: July 16 (2014)

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July 16, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: July 15 (2014)

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July 15, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: July 14 (2014)

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July 14, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: July 13 (2014)

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

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July 12, 2014
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 28, 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…

July 11, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: July 11 (2014)

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July 11, 2014
Oscar Profile #194: Judy Davis

Born April 23, 1955 in Perth, Australia, Judy Davis had a strict Catholic upbringing – she was educated at Loreto Convent; the Western Australian Institute of Technology and the National Institute of Dramatic Arts. Forbidden to watch television as a child, she has certainly made up for it by starring in numerous landmark television productions…

July 10, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: July 10 (2014)

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July 10, 2014