Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar History: July 4 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2011: Cinema Sight: Polls: What Are You Watching? (13) Born 1882: Louis B. Mayer (75 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1883: William Hedgecock (64 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1889: Joseph Ruttenberg (93 at death) {10…
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Oscar History: July 3 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1906: George Sanders (65 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1908: Lewis J. Rachmil (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1914: George Bruns (68 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations:…
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Oscar History: July 2 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: George Folsey (90 at death) {13 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1905: James Edward Grant (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1910: Earl Robinson (81 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1911: Diego…
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Box Office History (Week 26, 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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Calendar Preview: July
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. JULY There are no major events in July.
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Oscar History: July 1 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: Cinema Sight: Feed the Queue (7.1.2010 – 12.18.2014) (4) Born 1878: Waldemar Young (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1899: Charles Laughton (63 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor 1902: William Wyler (79 at…
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Oscar History: June 30 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1904: Irmin Roberts (74 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1917: Susan Hayward (57 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress 1927: James Goldman (71 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay…
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Oscar History: June 29 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1903: William C. Mellor (59 at death) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1906: Tom Morahan (63 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1910: Frank Loesser (59 at death) {5 Noms, 1…
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Oscar History: June 28 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: Cinema Sight: The Morning After (14) Born 1902: Richard Rodgers (77 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1909: Eric Ambler (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1919: Ruggero Maccari (69 at death)…
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Oscar Profile: Robert Towne
Born November 23, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, Robert Bertram Schwartz, known professionally as Robert Towne, was the older of two sons of a clothing store owner and property developer. Raised in the L.A. suburb of San Pedro, he graduated from Pomona College in Claremont. Seeking employment as an actor, he took acting classes from…
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Oscar History: June 27 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Charles Dorian (51 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing Oscar Win: Assistant Directing 1920: I. A.L. Diamond (67 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay 1941: Krzysztof Kieslowski (54 at death) {2 Noms,…
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Oscar History: June 26 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Jeanne Eagels (39 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1891: Sidney Howard (48 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Adaptation, Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay 1907: Joan Harrison (87 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay 1909: Wolfgang…
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Oscar History: June 25 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1903: Anne Revere (87 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1909: Daniel Fuchs (84 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Motion Picture Story, Screenplay Oscar Win: Motion Picture Story 1924: Sidney Lumet (86 at death) {5 Noms,…
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Box Office History (Week 25, 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: June 24 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Conrad A. Nervig (91 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Wins: Editing 1908: Tullio Pinelli (100 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay 1930: George Jenson (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects 1940: Vittorio…
