Category: Academy Awards History
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This Day in Oscar History: April 22
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: April 21
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 16, 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…
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This Day in Oscar History: April 20
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: This Day in Oscar History (2)
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Oscar Profile #82: Thelma Ritter
Born February 14, 1902 in Brooklyn, New York, Thelma Ritter was a hard-working, albeit obscure stage and radio actress whose movie breakthrough came in her first film, in an unbilled bit role in 1947’s Miracle on 34th Street. Her portrayal of a mother who is sent to Gimbels by Macy’s Santa made such an impression…
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This Day in Oscar History: April 19
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: April 18
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1966: 38th Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1965}
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This Day in Oscar History: April 17
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1961: 33rd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured] (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1960}
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This Day in Oscar History: April 16
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: April 15
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1971: 43rd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured] (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1970}
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This Day in Oscar History: April 14
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1969: 41st Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1968} 1980: 52nd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured] (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1979}
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 15, 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…
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This Day in Oscar History: April 13
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1964: 36th Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1963}
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Oscar Profile #81: Anthony Quinn
Born April 21, 1915 in Chihuahua, Mexico to an Irish-Mexican father and Mexican mother, Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (later Anthony Quinn) emigrated with his family to El Paso, Texas, then to Los Angeles where his father was an assistant cameraman at one of the studios and after his father’s death, to Tucson, Arizona. Intending to…
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This Day in Oscar History: April 12
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
