Category: Academy Awards History
-
2024 Nominations Predictions: July
In the middle of July, it’s difficult to say what will ultimate wind up with Oscars. That said, a number of contenders have already shown up and some of them have faltered while others emerged that weren’t on the radar previously. Here are our predictions as they stand in the month of July. This month,…
-
Oscar History: July 24 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Edward R. Robinson (85 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1898: Bernard B. Brown (82 at death) {11 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate) 1899: Dan George…
-
Oscar History: July 23 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Emil Jannings (65 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Actor Oscar Win: Actor 1888: Raymond Chandler (70 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay 1894: Hans Peters (82 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White),…
-
Box Office History (Week 29, 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…
-
Oscar History: July 22 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1905: Louis Diage (74 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1918: Wendell Mayes (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay 1926: Bryan Forbes (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay…
-
Oscar History: July 21 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Eugen Shuftan (84 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) Oscar Win: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1898: Charles Marshall (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1899: Ralph Staub (70 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: One-Reel Short Film…
-
Oscar History: July 20 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Gregory Stone (90 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Scoring 1920: Denys Coop (61 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Visual Effects 1938: Natalie Wood (43 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress 1942: Stephenie McMillan (71 at…
-
Oscar History: July 19 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Max Fleischer (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film 1915: Elliot Scott (78 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1917: Lawrence B. Marcus (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination:…
-
Oscar Profile: Dean Jagger
Born November 7, 1903 in Lima, Ohio, Dean Jagger grew up on a farm. Having caught the acting bug early, he practiced oratory on cows while working on th farm. He latr won several oraory competitions. At 14, he worked as an orderly at a sanatorium. Although he dropped out of school several times, at…
-
Oscar History: July 18 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Georges Annenkov (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White) 1891: Gene Lockhart (65 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1893: Richard Dix (56 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1893: M. K. Jerome (83…
-
The Contenders: June Retrospective/August 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 June and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to August and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts June Retrospective With June…
-
Oscar History: July 17 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Osmond Borradaile (100 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} 1899: James Cagney (86 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor 1905: William Gargan (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1909: James W. Sullivan (65 at death)…
-
Oscar History: July 16 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1901: Leon Shamroy (72 at death) {18 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Color) 1902: Andrew L. Stone (96 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1907: Barbara Stanwyck (82 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar…
-
Box Office History (Week 28, 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…
-
Oscar History: July 15 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Nathan Levinson (64 at death) {24 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special/Honorary, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate) 1889: Marjorie Rambeau (80 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress 1893: William Dieterle (79 at death)…
