Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar History: April 11 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: Paul Douglas (52 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 22nd | 1 time 1911: Robert Saudek (85 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short 1914: Norman McLaren (72 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short, One-Reel Short…
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The Contenders: March Retrospective/May 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 March and see what films succeeded or faltered. Then we’ll look forward to May and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts March Retrospective March was…
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Oscar History: April 10 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1868: George Arliss (77 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor 1892: Harry Segall (83 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Story Oscar Win: Original Story 1903: Marjorie Best (94 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Costume…
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Oscar History: April 9 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Joseph Lapis (92 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1906: Frederic Knudtson (57 at death) {6 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing 1942: Brandon De Wilde (30 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1947: Rick Dior (51 at…
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Box Office History (Week 14, 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: April 8 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Victor Schertzinger (51 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Scoring Oscar Win: Scoring 1892: Mary Pickford (87 at death) {1 Nom, 2 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress Oscar Wins: Actress, Special/Honorary 1896: E. Y. Harburg (84 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations:…
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4th Critics Choice Super Awards
No film swept the specific genre categories with several films winning multiple awards. What will always be shocking is when a non-Best Picture nominee beats out a Best Picture nominee. Poor Things being so good it deserves a Best Picture nomination but not good enough to beat Godzilla Minus One? Preposterous. Awards Tallies (2) Godzilla…
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Oscar History: April 7 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Paul Lerpae (89 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate) 1905: Herbert Spencer (87 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Score, Original Song or Adaptation Score 1908: Percy Faith (67 at…
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Oscar History: April 6 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Walter Huston (66 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1895: Dudley Nichols (64 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay 1895: Harold Rosson (93 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win}…
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Oscar History: April 5 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Arthur Hilton (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1900: Spencer Tracy (67 at death) {9 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Wins: Actor 1901: Melvyn Douglas (80 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor Oscar Wins: Supporting…
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Oscar Profile: Jonathan Demme Revisited
Born February 22, 1944 in Baldwin, N.Y., (Robert) Jonathan Demme was the son of Robert Demme, a public relations manager and his wife, Dorothy. The family later moved to Florida, where he was educated, graduating from Southwest Miami High School and the University of Florida. Demme had an early job as a film critic for…
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Oscar History: April 4 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Harry Oliver (85 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design 1896: Robert E. Sherwood (59 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay 1908: Sydney Boehm (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay…
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Oscar History: April 3 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Leslie Howard (50 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor 1897: John O. Aalberg (87 at death) {10 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects Oscar Wins: Gordon E. Sawyer Award, John A. Bonner Medal, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate) 1898:…
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Oscar History: April 2 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: Cinema Sight: Looking at the Weekend (14) Born 1899: William Garity (72 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1902: Edward Eliscu (96 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1908: William Kiernan (65 at death) {6 Noms, 0…
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Box Office History (Week 13, 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…
