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Category: Academy Awards History

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 18 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1956: 28th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1955} 1957: 29th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1956} 1958: 30th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1957}

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 17 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1976: 48th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1975} 1981: 53rd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1980} 1983: 55th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 16 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1970: 42nd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1969} 1984: 56th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1983}

  • Oscar in Box Office History (Week 7, 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: February 15 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 1996: The Oscar Guy Launched on GeoCities (17) Ceremonies 1954: 26th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1953} 2000: 72nd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1999}

  • Oscar Profile #122: Sally Field

    Born November 6, 1946 to actress Margaret Field and her husband, an Army captain and later salesman, the doctor who delivered Sally Field allegedly told her mother “you have an actor”. Field’s parents divorced when she was five and her mother later married stunt man turned actor Jock Mahoney. She began her film career in…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 14 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1989: 61st Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1988} 1990: 62nd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1989} 1995: 67th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 13 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1948: 20th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1947} 1996: 68th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1995} 2001: 73rd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 2000}

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 12 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1950: 22nd Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1949} 1951: 23rd Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1950} 1955: 27th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1954} 1973: 45th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement)…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 11 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1940: 12th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1939} 1952: 24th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1951} 1982: 54th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1981} 1987: 59th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 10 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1941: 13th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1940} 1949: 21st Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1948} 1977: 49th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1976} 1998: 70th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover…

  • This Day in Oscar History: February 9 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1947: 19th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1946} 1953: 25th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1952} 1994: 66th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1993} 1999: 71st Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover…

  • Oscar in Box Office History (Week 6, 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: February 8 (2013)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1943: 15th Annual Academy Awards   (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1942}

  • Oscar Profile #121: Ava Gardner

    Born December 24, 1922 the youngest of seven children of a North Carolina tobacco farmer and his wife, Ava Gardner was discovered by an MGM scout who saw her picture in her brother-in-law’s photo shop in New York in 1941. Brought to Hollywood because of her great beauty, she had no acting experience and wasn’t…

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