Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar History: September 15 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Jean Renoir (84 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Directing Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1895: Frank X. Shaw (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1908: Jules Schermer (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1910:…
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Oscar History: September 14 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: William S. Darling (82 at death) {7 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1899: Hal B. Wallis (87 at death) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Award…
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Oscar History: September 13 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Gladys George (54 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1902: Leland Hayward (68 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture 1903: Claudette Colbert (92 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress Academy Awards Host: 28th-Co |…
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Oscar Profile: James Earl Jones Revisited
Born January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi to actor Robert Earl Jones and his wife, James Earl Jones suffered from a childhood stutter that he studied dramatics to overcome. Writing and reading poetry in class helped him overcome the disability that he had all his life despite his reputation as the possessor of one of…
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Oscar History: September 12 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: William Slavens McNutt (52 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Screenplay 1888: Maurice Chevalier (83 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Actor Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1907: Ruby Levitt (84 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design,…
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The Contenders 2024: August Retrospective/October Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of August and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to October and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts August Retrospective August and…
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Oscar History: September 11 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Herbert Stothart (63 at death) {12 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score Oscar Win: Original Score 1898: Ralph Wheelwright (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1903: Roger K. Furse (68 at death) {2 Noms, 2…
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Oscar History: September 10 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Bessie Love (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1911: Jack Davies (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1914: Robert Wise (91 at death) {7 Noms, 5 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Editing Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing, Irving…
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Box Office History (Week 36, 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 9 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Arthur Freed (78 at death) {3 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Song Oscar Wins: Picture, Special/Honorary, Irving G. Thalberg Award Academy President #18: 1963-67, 4 terms 1900: James Hilton (54 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay 1902: Chester…
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Oscar History: September 8 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Al Herman (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1905: William Bradford (53 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1912: Alexander Mackendrick (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1922: Arthur Ibbetson (75 at…
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Oscar History: September 7 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1867: Albert Basserman (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1909: Elia Kazan (94 at death) {7 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay Oscar Wins: Directing, Special/Honorary 1913: Anthony Quayle (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting…
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Oscar History: September 6 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: George Hively (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1889: Louis Silvers (64 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring Oscar Win: Scoring 1903: Murray Spivack (90 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Win:…
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Oscar Profile: Olivia Colman
Born January 30, 1974 in Norfolk, England, Sarah Caroline Colman, known professionally as Olivia Colman, is the daughter of a nurse mother and chartered surveyor father. Privately schooled, Colman’s first acting assignment was in a school production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. She made her professional acting debut in 2000 in the British…
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Oscar History: September 5 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Darryl F. Zanuck (77 at death) {2 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: PicturePicture, Original Story, Irving G. Thalberg Award Oscar Wins: Irving G. Thalberg Award 1912: Ray Gilbert (63 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1919: Paul Claudon…
