Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar History: November 28 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Lilia Skala (98 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1903: Emil Kosa Jr. (64 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects Oscar Win: Special Effects 1904: Gilbert Kurland (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing…
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Oscar History: November 27 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Alberto Colombo (65 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Scoring 1895: Adolfo Franci (58 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1898: Edward Kay (75 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1909: James…
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Oscar History: November 26 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Charles Brackett (76 at death) {8 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay, Motion Picture Story Oscar Wins: Screenplay, Story and Screenplay, Special/Honorary Academy President #12: 1949-55, 6 terms 1908: Leonard Spigelgass (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture…
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Box Office History (Week 47, 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: November 25 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: W. R. Burnett (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1926: Murray Schisgal (93 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1939: Stephen H. Burum (85) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1990: Stephanie Hsu (34) {1 Nom,…
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Oscar History: November 24 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Corinne Griffith (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1905: Irving Allen (82 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Two-Reel Short Film Oscar Win: Two-Reel Short Film 1912: Garson Kanin (86 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay,…
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Oscar History: November 23 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1913: Samuel E. Beetley (74 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing 1925: Johnny Mandel (94 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1928: Pierre Etaix (87 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short…
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Oscar History: November 22 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: John Monk Saunders (44 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Story Oscar Win: Original Story 1899: Hoagy Carmichael (82 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1915: Oswald Morris (98 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win}…
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97th Oscars: Eligible Films
The eligibility lists for this year’s Animated, Documentary, and International Feature are here. Here’s what we no so far. ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY AND INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILMS ELIGIBLE FOR 97TH OSCARS® ANNOUNCED LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary…
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Oscar Profile: Leonardo DiCaprio Revisited
Born November 11, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, Leonardo (Wilhelm) DiCaprio is the son of a German born mother of German and Russian descent and a father of Italian and German descent. His mother worked as a legal secretary and his father as an underground performance artist. They separated when he was just a year…
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Oscar History: November 21 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Julia Heron (79 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1909: Charles Frend (67 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1935: Michael Chapman (84 at death) {2 Noms,…
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2024 Nominations Predictions: November
Our final predictions for the preponderance of critics announce their nominees. We’ve seen a lot of changes and while there seems to be some coalescence among us, there are some categories we’re still very far apart on. Our next predictions will be releasing just after the shortlists are announced so we may be a bit…
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Oscar History: November 20 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Tony Gaudio (67 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography 1909: Piero Gherardi (61 at death) {6 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) Oscar…
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Oscar History: November 19 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Oscar Lagerstrom (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing 1893: Bert Glennon (73 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1903: Nancy Carroll (61 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1903: Walter G. Elliott…
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Box Office History (Week 46, 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…
