Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar Profile #469: James Cromwell
Born January 27, 1940 in Los Angeles, CA and raised in Manhattan, New York, James Cromwell is the son of actress Kay Johnson (Madam Satan) and actor-director John Cromwell (Since You Went Away). His parents divorced in 1946 the year the senior Cromwell married actress Ruth Nelson (Wilson). The younger Cromwell studied acting at Carnegie-Mellon…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 7 (2019)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 6 (2019)
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Precursor: 10th Hollywood Music in Media Nominations (2019)
A group that I had not been familiar with before this year appears to be a very broad-ranging group that covers lots of ground and gives little hint as to what Oscar might consider. Award Tallies (3) Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2) Abominable, The Biggest Little Farm, The Black Godfather, Frozen II,…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 5 (2019)
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Nov. 1-3, 2019
We had three films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Harriet Of the historical figures active during the Civil War, Harriet Tubman has gotten the least amount of attention on the big screen. Kasi Lemmons’ Harriet intended to rectify that situation. The first sign of trouble was the opinions of critics…
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92nd Oscars: Screener Watch – Week 2
During the second week, I received one new screener, this one for the early-year contender Us. Us Oscar Chances: Uncertain: Early on, the film’s tremendous reviews and the pedigree of being the sophomore effort from Oscar nominee Jordan Peele, the film was thought to be a minor contender with Lupita Nyong’o and the film’s screenplay…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 4 (2019)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 3 (2019)
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This Day in Oscar History: November 2 (2019)
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 44, 2019)
Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. All data is collected from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 1 (2019)
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Oscar Profile #468: Dorothy Malone
Born January 29, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, Mary Dorothy Maloney was one of five children born to an AT&T auditor and his wife. When she was six months old, the family moved to Dallas, Texas where she grew up, her two older sisters dying of complications from polio. Intent on becoming a nurse, Maloney minored…
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92nd Oscars: Upcoming Precursors – November
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different types and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organization. Each month, we’ll take a look at all of the upcoming events that could have some small impact on the Oscars so you can plan out what to…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 31 (2019)
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