Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar History: November 19 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Oscar Lagerstrom (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing 1893: Bert Glennon (73 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1903: Nancy Carroll (61 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1903: Walter G. Elliott…
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38th European Film Awards Nominations
The short film nominations were announced October 31. The craft selections will be announced on November 26. The awards will be January 17. A few Oscar contenders are listed here, including the most nominated Sentimental Value. The European Film Awards are not highly indicative of Oscar potential but Best International Feature submissions nominated here likely…
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Oscar History: November 18 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Frances Marion (84 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Writing, Original Story Oscar Wins: Writing, Original Story 1900: Don Hartman (57 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Original Story 1900: Kim Gannon (73 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar…
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Box Office History (Week 46, 2025)
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: November 17 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Charles Rosher (88 at death) {6 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Color) Oscar Wins: Cinematography, Cinematography (Color) 1898: William Flannery (60 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1899: Douglas Shearer (71 at…
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Oscar History: November 16 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Ray Binger (81 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects 1890: Max Terr (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Drama/Comedy Score 1896: Lawrence Tibbett (63 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1903: Barbara McLean (92 at death)…
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Oscar History: November 15 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Lewis Stone (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1893: Grover Jones (46 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Screenplay 1905: Frank Tuttle (63 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White),…
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Oscar History: November 14 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Aaron Copland (90 at death) {6 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score Oscar Win: Drama/Comedy Score 1904: Dick Powell (58 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 20th-Co | 1 time 1911: F. R. Crawley (75 at death) {1 Nom,…
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Oscar Profile: Greer Garson Revisited
Born September 29, 1904 in London, England, the daughter of a Scottish father and Irish mother, Greer Garson was educated at King’s College, London and the University of Grenoble in France. Intent on becoming a teacher, she instead went to work in an advertising agency and did some acting on the side, eventually turning to…
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Oscar History: November 13 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: E. H. Hansen (67 at death) {14 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects 1901: Perry Ferguson (62 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1903: Paul Sheriff (56 at…
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The Contenders 25: October Retrospective/December 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 October and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to December and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts October Retrospective What a…
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Oscar History: November 12 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Richard A. Whiting (46 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1892: Sol Polito (67 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1903: Jack Oakie (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1903: Milo…
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Oscar History: November 11 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: Roland Young (65 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1889: Clifton Webb (76 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor 1901: Sam Spiegel (84 at death) {4 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture Oscar Wins: Picture, Irving G.…
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Box Office History (Week 45, 2025)
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: November 10 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Claude Rains (77 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor 1913: Les Bowie (65 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Visual Effects 1925: Richard Burton (58 at death) {7 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor 1928: Ennio Morricone (91…
