Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 1, 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…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 3 (2014)
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Oscar Profile #167: Shirley MacLaine
Born April 24, 1934 in Richmond, Virginia, Shirley MacLean Beaty changed her name to MacLaine while auditing for a role in Broadway’s Me and Juliet. Her younger brother Warren, born 1937, later changed the spelling of his last name to Beatty. Trained as a dancer, her show business rise came quickly. In 1954 she understudied…
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This Day in Oscar History: January 2 (2014)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Our Site Milestones 2012: Polls: Most Anticipated (2)
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This Day in Oscar History: January 1 (2014)
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This Day in Oscar History: December 31 (2013)
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This Day in Oscar History: December 30 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Our Site Milestones 2011: Friday Face-Off (2)
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This Day in Oscar History: December 29 (2013)
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This Day in Oscar History: December 28 (2013)
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 52 & 53, 2013)
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…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 27 (2013)
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This Day in Oscar History: December 26 (2013)
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Oscar Profile #166: Oscar’s Christmas Favorites
This is any edited version of an article from two years ago. Many films have memorable Christmas scenes, but there are way too many to do justice to the subject so I am just going to concentrate on those that are set specifically at the holiday itself with a few exceptions for films with holiday…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 25 (2013)
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This Day in Oscar History: December 24 (2013)
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