Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar History: October 29 (2026)
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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Oscar History: October 28 (2026)
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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36th Gotham Awards Nominations
As tempting as it might be to reach a conclusion based on these nominations (like Bola Negra took a drubbing or Wild Horse Nine is in trouble), the fact is several of these category nominations were selected by a group of 5 people. That’s nothing even approaching a consensus. The only thing you could determine…
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Oscar History: October 27 (2026)
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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Box Office History (Week 43, 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: October 26 (2026)
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: Barry Malkin (80…
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Oscar History: October 25 (2026)
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 (2026)
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 History: October 23 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Seymour Felix (68 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Dance Direction Oscar Win: Dance Direction 1901: Arthur Jacobson (91 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1925: Johnny Carson (79 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 51st, 52nd,…
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Oscar History: October 22 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: John L. Balderston (64 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay 1900: William Perlberg (68 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture 1907: John Carter (74 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing 1912: Philip…
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2026 Nominations Predictions: October
The festivals are done (including the last one to show some major Oscar contenders, the New York Film Festival) and the precursors haven’t started announcing, so we’ve let some of the things we’re waiting on settle a bit and here are our latest predictions. There are still a couple of potential major contenders yet to…
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Oscar History: October 21 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2011: Oscar in Box Office History (14) Born 1877: Josephine Lovett (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Writing 1915: Adele Palmer (92 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Color) 1921: Malcolm Arnold (84 at death) {1 Nom, 1…
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Oscar History: October 20 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Morris Ryskind (89 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay 1896: Joe McDonough (47 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1897: Adolph Deutsch (82 at death) {5 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Musical Score Oscar Wins: Musical Score 1901: Frank…
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Box Office History (Week 42, 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: October 19 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: Leopold Atlas (46 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1913: Vasco Pratolini (77 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1914: Juanita Moore (99 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1928: Zev Braun (90 at death)…
