Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar History: November 2 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Victor Baravalle (53 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Scoring 1892: Alice Brady (46 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1901: James Dunn (65 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win:…
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2024 Calendar Preview: November
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. NOVEMBER Nominations Wednesday, Nov. 6 – Seattle Critics – PNW Filmmaking (Nominations) (Unconfirmed) Wednesday, Nov. 6 – European Film Awards (Nominations) (Unconfirmed)…
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Oscar History: November 1 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Grantland Rice (73 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: One-Reel Short Film Oscar Win: One-Reel Short Film 1895: Franz Bachelin (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1904: Jerry Fairbanks (90 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar…
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Oscar Profile: James Stewart Revisited
Born May 20, 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, James Stewart was the son of a hardware store owner and his wife. He was educated at a local prep school where he was an athlete (football and track), musician (singing and accordion), and sometime actor. In 1929, he went to Princeton University where he studied architecture and…
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Oscar History: October 31 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2019: Upcoming Precursors (5) Born 1879: Sara Allgood (70 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1893: John Waters (71 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Assistant Directing Oscar Win: Assistant Directing 1896: Ethel Waters (80…
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Oscar History: October 30 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1870: Lawrence Grant (81 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 4th | 1 time 1889: Arthur Johns (57 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects Oscar Win: Special Effects 1890: Warren Doane (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination:…
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34th Gotham Awards Nominations
The latest awards have been announced and their way of nominating is a bit bizarre. People who vote in the acting categories don’t vote in picture and vice versa. Thus the absence of The Brutalist or The Piano Lesson in Best Picture is no indication that the films in Best Picture are thought to be…
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Oscar History: October 29 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Hope Emerson (62 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1899: Akim Tamiroff (72 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor 1901: Daniele Amfitheatrof (81 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1935: Isao Takahata…
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Box Office History (Week 43, 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: October 28 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Edith Head (83 at death) {35 Noms, 8 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) 1902: Elsa Lanchester (84 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress 1907: Don Walker…
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Oscar History: October 27 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Jane Murfin (62 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1906: Al Roelofs (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1906: Gabriel Scognamillo (67 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1909: Addison…
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Oscar History: October 26 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1875: H. B. Warner (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1881: Margaret Wycherly (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1935: Mike Gray (77 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1938: Michael Ahnemann (66…
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Oscar History: October 25 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Nicholas Musuraca (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1908: Carmen Dillon (91 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1920: Florence Klotz (86 at death) {1…
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Oscar History: October 24 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2019: Cinema Sight: 5 Favorites (10.24.2019 – 6.29.2023) (3) Born 1877: Harry Hallenberger (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color) 1881: Julian Josephson (77 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Writing 1890: Heinz Herald (73 at death) {3 Noms,…
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Oscar Profile: Michael Curtiz Revisited
Born December 24, 1896 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary), Mano Kaminer was born into a Jewish family with two brothers and a sister. His father was a carpenter, his mother an opera singer. A born actor and director, he built a theater in the basement of his house when he was 8, performing in plays…
