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Category: Academy Awards History

  • This Day in Oscar History: April 5 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

  • Oscar Profile #129: Audrey Hepburn

    Born May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium to a wealthy English banker and his wife, a Dutch baroness, Audrey Kathleen Ruston’s father later changed the family surname to Hepburn-Ruston, mistakenly thinking he was descended from James Hepburn, the third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Her parents were divorced after her mother found her father…

  • This Day in Oscar History: April 4 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

  • This Day in Oscar History: April 3 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

  • This Day in Oscar History: April 2 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

  • This Day in Oscar History: April 1 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: Looking at the Weekend (3)

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 31 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1981: 53rd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1980}

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 30 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1955: 27th Annual Academy Awards   (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1954} 1987: 59th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1986} 1992: 64th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1991}

  • Oscar in Box Office History (Week 13, 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…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 29 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1951: 23rd Annual Academy Awards   (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1950} 1976: 48th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1975} 1982: 54th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1981} 1989: 61st Annual…

  • Oscar Profile #128: Marni Nixon

    Born Margaret Nixon McEathron on February 22, 1930, Marni Nixon was never nominated for an Oscar. They don’t give Oscars for what she contributed to films, but without her, numerous screen classics, including several Oscar winners, would not have been the same. A former child actress and singer, Nixon’s film work began in 1948 when…

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 28 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1977: 49th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1976}

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 27 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1957: 29th Annual Academy Awards   (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1956} 1973: 45th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1972} 1995: 67th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1994}

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 26 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1958: 30th Annual Academy Awards   (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1957} 1990: 62nd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1989} 2000: 72nd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1999}

  • This Day in Oscar History: March 25 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1954: 26th Annual Academy Awards   (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1953} 1985: 57th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1984} 1991: 63rd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1990} 1996: 68th Annual…

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