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Category: Academy Awards History

Oscar in Box Office History (Week 46, 2012)

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 16, 2012
This Day in Oscar History: November 16 (2012)

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November 16, 2012
Oscar Profile #111: Samuel Goldwyn

Born on August 17, 1879 in Warsaw, Poland, Schmuel Gelbfisz was the oldest of six children of a struggling furniture dealer and his wife. The penniless young man left home on foot at the age of 15 to seek his fortune in England. He stayed for a few years with relatives who Anglicized his name…

November 15, 2012
This Day in Oscar History: November 15 (2012)

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November 15, 2012
This Day in Oscar History: November 14 (2012)

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November 14, 2012
This Day in Oscar History: November 13 (2012)

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November 13, 2012
This Day in Oscar History: November 12 (2012)

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November 12, 2012
This Day in Oscar History: November 11 (2012)

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November 11, 2012
This Day in Oscar History: November 10 (2012)

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November 10, 2012
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 45, 2012)

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 9, 2012
This Day in Oscar History: November 9 (2012)

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November 9, 2012
Oscar Profile #110: Franchot Tone

Born February 27, 2005 in Niagara Falls, New York to well-to-do parents, Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone had an interest in the stage from an early age. President of the drama club at Cornell University, he made his Broadway debut in 1927. He drew attention a year later as Newland Archer, Jr. in Katharine Cornell’s production…

November 8, 2012
This Day in Oscar History: November 8 (2012)

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November 8, 2012
This Day in Oscar History: November 7 (2012)

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November 7, 2012
This Day in Oscar History: November 6 (2012)

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November 6, 2012