Category: Academy Awards
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Box Office History (Week 36, 2026)
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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53rd Telluride Film Festival
The first of the big three fall festivals started Sep. 4 and will complete today, Sep. 7. These were the films that showed. Telluride does not give out awards so we won’t get much information out of these other than a list of films that could be contenders and which will be the some of…
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Oscar History: September 7 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1867: Albert Basserman (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1909: Elia Kazan (94 at death) {7 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay Oscar Wins: Directing, Special/Honorary 1913: Anthony Quayle (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting…
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Oscar History: September 6 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: George Hively (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1889: Louis Silvers (64 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring Oscar Win: Scoring 1903: Murray Spivack (90 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Win:…
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Oscar History: September 5 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Darryl F. Zanuck (77 at death) {2 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: PicturePicture, Original Story, Irving G. Thalberg Award Oscar Wins: Irving G. Thalberg Award 1912: Ray Gilbert (63 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1919: Paul Claudon…
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Oscar History: September 4 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Pete Smith (86 at death) {16 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Color Short Film, Novelty Short Film, One-Reel Short Film Oscar Wins: Color Short Film, One-Reel Short Film, Special/Honorary 1899: Ida Kaminska (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1901: Paul Osborn (86…
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Oscar History: September 3 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Anthony Collins (70 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Musical Score 1897: Sally Benson (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1903: Wilfred M. Cline (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color) 1921: Ruth…
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Oscar History: September 2 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: Cinema Sight: Box Office Preview: Wrap-Ups (9.2.2010 – 9.13.2023) (13) 2010: Oscar Profile by Peter J. Patrick (15) Born 1905: Lionel Lindon (66 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color) 1923: Shinobu Muraki (73 at…
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Calendar Preview: September 2026
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. SEPTEMBER Festivals Wednesday, Sep. 2 – Venice Film Festival (Festival) (Official) Friday, Sep. 4 – Telluride Film Festival (Festival) (Official) Thursday, Sep.…
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Oscar History: September 1 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Chester Franklin (63 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Two-Reel Short Film 1901: Harry Stradling (68 at death) {14 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1907: Nathan Juran (95 at death) {2 Noms, 1…
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Box Office History (Week 35, 2026)
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: August 31 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Tom Held (72 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing 1899: Albert Akst (58 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1902: Phil Charig (57 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1905: Dore Schary (74 at death) {6…
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Oscar History: August 30 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Edwin Burke (55 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Adaptation Oscar Win: Adaptation 1896: Raymond Massey (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1897: Fredric March (77 at death) {5 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Wins: Actor Academy Awards…
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Oscar History: August 29 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Michael Chekhov (64 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1898: Preston Sturges (60 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay 1901: Asakazu Nakai (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1901: Harry…
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Oscar History: August 28 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Charles Boyer (78 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1899: James Wong Howe (76 at death) {10 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1903: Allen Vincent (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0…
