Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar History: October 7 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Robert Z. Leonard (78 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing 1889: Max Ree (63 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design 1895: René Hubert (80 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume…
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Oscar History: October 6 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Mitchell Leisen (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1901: Ted J. Kent (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1904: Folmar Blangsted (77 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1906: Janet Gaynor (77 at…
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Oscar History: October 5 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1878: Louise Dresser (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1894: Del Andrews (48 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Writing 1897: William V. Skall (78 at death) {9 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color) 1901: John…
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Oscar History: October 4 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Buster Keaton (70 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1910: James R. Webb (63 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay 1921: James Poe (58 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay Oscar…
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Oscar Profile: Maggie Smith Revisited
Born December 28, 1934 in Essex, England, Maggie Smith made her stage debut in 1952, her TV debut in 1955 and her screen debut in 1958. She was the recipient of seven BAFTAs, two Oscars, two Golden Globes, four Emmys and a Tony. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1990. Although…
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Oscar History: October 3 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Karinska (97 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Color) Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color) 1888: Roy Webb (94 at death) {7 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score 1898: Leo McCarey (70 at death) {8 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar…
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Oscar History: October 2 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Groucho Marx (86 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1904: Graham Greene (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1919: Shirley Clarke (77 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film 1941: Les Lazarowitz (75 at…
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Calendar Preview: October
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. October Nominations Monday, Oct. 14 – Critics Choice – Documentary (Nominations) (Official) Tuesday, Oct. 22 – Gotham Awards (Nominations) (Unconfirmed) Monday, Oct.…
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Oscar History: October 1 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Stanley Holloway (91 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1911: Irwin Kostal (83 at death) {5 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song or Adaptation Score, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score Oscar Wins: Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score 1920: Walter…
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Box Office History (Week 39, 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: September 30 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: George Bancroft (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1895: Lewis Milestone (84 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Comedy Directing Oscar Wins: Directing, Comedy Directing 1903: Laszlo Gorog (93 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture…
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Oscar History: September 29 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Cesare Zavattini (87 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay, Motion Picture Story 1904: Greer Garson (91 at death) {7 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress 1906: Charles Wolcott (80 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original…
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Oscar History: September 28 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Ernst Fegte (76 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1912: Peter Finch (64 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor 1924: Marcello Mastroianni (72 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar…
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Oscar History: September 27 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Vincent Youmans (47 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1903: Robert O. Cook (92 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate) 1906: Theodore St. John (49 at death) {1 Nom, 1…
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Profile: Beulah Bondi Revisited
Born in 1888, Beulah Bondi was a seasoned stage actress who made her film debut at 43, reprising her Broadway role as the neighborhood gossip in 1931’s Street Scene. After playing several other mean-spirited characters she moved up considerably on the likability scale as Rachel Jackson, Andrew Jackson’s pipe-smoking wife in 1936’s The Gorgeous Hussy, for which…
