Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar History: September 26 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1877: Edmund Gwenn (81 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1898: George Gershwin (35 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1904: Claude Carpenter (71 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design…
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Oscar History: September 25 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: John Howard Lawson (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1900: Robert Wyler (70 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1902: Al Hoffman (57 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1902: Ray Nazarro (83 at…
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Oscar History: September 24 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Paul Eagler (71 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects Oscar Win: Special Effects 1908: Gile Steele (43 at death) {6 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) 1909: Ben Oakland…
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Box Office History (Week 38, 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 23 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Stuart N. Lake (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1897: Walter Pidgeon (87 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor 1906: Walter MacEwen (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Two-Reel Short Film 1909: Robert F. Blumofe…
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Oscar History: September 22 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Devereux Jennings (67 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1885: Erich von Stroheim (71 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1895: Paul Muni (71 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win:…
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Oscar History: September 21 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Robert Hopkins (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1901: William Snyder (82 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color) 1903: Harold E. Stine (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1912: Chuck Jones (89 at…
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Oscar History: September 20 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Patricia Collinge (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1906: Russell Metty (71 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color) 1911: Frank DeVol (88 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Drama/Comedy…
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Oscar Profile: Jo Van Fleet
Born December 29, 1915 in Oakland, California, Catherine Josephine Van Fleet, known professionally as Jo Van Fleet, was the daughter of a railroad worker and his wife. Her father died in 1919, after which Jo, her older sister, and her mother moved in with her mother’s parents. The budding actress was attracted to the stage…
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Oscar History: September 19 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Doane Harrison (74 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing 1901: Joe Pasternak (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Irving G. Thalberg Award 1906: Arthur Arling (85 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win:…
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2024 Nominations Predictions: September
The last of the major festivals, and perhaps the three most important, have come and gone. It’s about that time of year when we start seeing the patterns fully emerge but we still have time before the critics awards start solidifying everything. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists…
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Oscar History: September 18 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1905: Greta Garbo (84 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1914: Jack Cardiff (94 at death) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Cinematography (Color) Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Color), Special/Honorary 1920: Jack Warden (85 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar…
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Oscar History: September 17 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Jules White (84 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Comedy Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film 1903: Elmo Veron (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1920: Annie Dorfmann (104) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Film 1931: Anne Bancroft (73…
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Box Office History (Week 37, 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 16 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Samuel Spewack (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1903: Russell Harlan (70 at death) {6 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1911: Paul Henning (93 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1911: Jerry Wald…
