Category: Academy Awards History
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Contenders: Final Pre-Nominations Update
For our final update before the Oscar nominations are announced, several films moved on to the next stage. Today, we’ll look at where each film moved and look at a new ranking of each of the contenders. We will also take a step in a different direction for our lists at the end. In addition…
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Oscar History: January 7 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1873: Adolph Zukor (103 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1906: Herb Magidson (79 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1908: Eliot Daniel (89 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1910: Frank…
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Eligible Films for 97th Oscars
Interesting that despite recent branding, they are calling them the “Academy Awards” still in the press release. That’s neither here nor there. What’s interesting is which of the 323 films didn’t meet Best Picture eligibility requirements. All of this year’s Best Picture contenders are there, so there’s no concern of anything major missing out. 323…
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Box Office History (Week 1, 2025)
Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look…
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Oscar History: January 6 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Rochus Gliese (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1913: Jack Leonard (41 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1913: Loretta Young (87 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress 1918:…
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Oscar History: January 5 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Leroy Stone (55 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1905: Richard A. Pefferle (64 at death) {6 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1905: Vladimir Pozner (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins}…
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Oscar History: January 4 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1916: Lionel Newman (73 at death) {11 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score Oscar Win: Musical Score 1916: Robert Parrish (79 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Win: Editing 1918: Buddy Baker (84 at death) {1…
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Oscar History: January 3 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1877: Josephine Hull (80 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1889: Robert M. Haas (73 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1898: Frederic Efrem Erich (58 at death) {2…
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Oscar Profile: Russell Harlan
Born September 16, 1903 in Los Angeles, California, Russell Harlan was the son of a couple from the Midwest who raised him and his younger brother, Richard, in Los Angeles. Harlan started in the film industry as an actor and stuntman, and by the early 1930s was working behind the camera as an assistant. Among…
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Oscar History: January 2 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2012: Cinema Sight: Polls: Most Anticipated (13) Born 1893: Ernst Marischka (70 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1911: Jack Martin Smith (82 at death) {9 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production…
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Calendar Preview: January 2025
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month. JANUARY Festivals Thursday, Jan. 23 – Sundance Film Festival (Festival) (Official) Nominations Wednesday, Jan. 1 – Austin Critics (Nominations) (Unconfirmed) Friday, Jan.…
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Oscar History: January 1 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: Herman Rossse (78 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design 1887: Joseph T. Rucker (70 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography Oscar Win: Cinematography 1891: Charles Bickford (76 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins}…
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Oscar History: December 31 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Philip Stevenson (68 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1897: Frank Skinner (70 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score 1897: Orry-Kelly (66 at death) {4 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design…
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Box Office History (Weeks 52 & 53, 2024)
Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look…
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Oscar History: December 30 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2011: Cinema Sight: Friday Face-Off (13) 2023: Awards Landscape Launches (1) 2023: Awards Landscape: Contenders (1) Born 1897: Lawrence Weingarten (77 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Picture Oscar Win: Irving G. Thalberg Award 1901: Henry Blanke (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0…
