Category: Academy Awards History
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The Contenders: May Retrospective/July 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 May and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to July and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts May Retrospective May was…
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Oscar History: June 12 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Alexander Tansman (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Drama/Comedy Score 1901: W. M. Dalgleish (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing 1910: Bill Naughton (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay 1916: Irwin Allen (75…
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Oscar History: June 11 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Wesley Ruggles (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing 1890: James Basevi (71 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1903: Sheridan Gibney (84 at…
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Box Office History (Week 23, 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 10 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Sessue Hayakawa (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1891: Al Dubin (53 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1892: Hattie McDaniel (60 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar…
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Oscar History: June 9 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Cole Porter (73 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1902: Jack Cosgrove (62 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects 1916: Jim MacKay (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film 1922: George Axelrod (81…
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Oscar History: June 8 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Joseph Jackson (37 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1911: Howard J. Lydecker (58 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects 1912: Frank McCarthy (74 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture Oscar Win: Picture 1918: Robert…
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Oscar History: June 7 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: T. E.B. Clarke (81 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Story and Screenplay Oscar Win: Story and Screenplay 1909: Jessica Tandy (85 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Actress 1913: George Tibbles (73 at death)…
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Oscar Profile: Stephen Daldry
Born May 2, 1960 in Dorset, England, Stephen Daldry is the son of a singer mother and bank manager father. The family moved to Taunton, Somerset where his father died of cancer when Daldry was 14. Daldry joined a youth theatre group in Taunton where he performed for the local amateur society. At 18, he…
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Oscar History: June 6 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: R. C. Sherriff (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1907: Edward H. Plumb (50 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1925: Marvin Worth (72 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Documentary Feature 1933:…
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Contenders: June Update
For our June update, several films moved on from one stage to the next. Today, we’ll look at where each film moved and look at a new ranking of each of the contenders. Moving to Stage 2 We have one film moving into Stage 2. This means that these films have finally had all of…
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Oscar History: June 5 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Felix Jackson (90 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1902: Walter Plunkett (79 at death) {10 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color) 1928: James Kennaway (40 at death) {1 Nom,…
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Oscar History: June 4 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1875: Albert E. Smith (83 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1904: Alvah Bessie (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1907: Rosalind Russell (69 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian…
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Box Office History (Week 22, 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 3 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Jack Okey (73 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1903: Ted Tetzlaff (91 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1907: Paul Rotha (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature…
