Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar History: November 30 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Karl Struss (95 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography 1888: Kenneth Macgowan (74 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Comedy Short Film Oscar Win: Comedy Short Film 1891: B. B. Kahane (68 at death) {0 Noms,…
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Oscar History: November 29 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Busby Berkeley (80 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Dance Direction 1907: Fred Bohanan (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1911: Walter Kent (82 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1914: Raoul Pene du Bois (70…
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Oscar History: November 28 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Lilia Skala (98 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1903: Emil Kosa Jr. (64 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects Oscar Win: Special Effects 1904: Gilbert Kurland (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing…
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Oscar Profile: Thanksgiving at the Movies
Holidays have been celebrated in films since their inception. There have been films about virtually all of them. 1942’s Holiday Inn with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire is in fact a celebration of all of the U.S. holidays. We have had films that celebrate those we honor on their birthdays – George Washington (1942’s George Washington Slept Here with…
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Oscar History: November 27 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Alberto Colombo (65 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Scoring 1895: Adolfo Franci (58 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1898: Edward Kay (75 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1909: James…
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38th European Film Excellence Nominations
They’ve added a casting director award but removed the award for visual effects. Not much to see here. Nominations Tallies (5) Bugonia, Siråt, Sound of Falling (3) Sentimental Value (2) Franz (1) Die My Love, Duse, The Stranger, The Voice of Hind Rajab The Nominations Best Casting Director Sentimental Value Siråt Sound of Falling Best…
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Oscar History: November 26 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Charles Brackett (76 at death) {8 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay, Motion Picture Story Oscar Wins: Screenplay, Story and Screenplay, Special/Honorary Academy President #12: 1949-55, 6 terms 1908: Leonard Spigelgass (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture…
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9th Hollywood Creative Alliance Nominations (Full)
With their creative nominees announced last week and their full nominations today, we have the full info about the Astra Awards and they’ve really over-extended themselves to get as many nominees together as possible. The International Press Academy was the last organization that tried separating the supporting categories by drama and comedy/musical and even they…
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Oscar History: November 25 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: W. R. Burnett (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1926: Murray Schisgal (93 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1939: Stephen H. Burum (86) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1990: Stephanie Hsu (35) {1 Nom,…
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Box Office History (Week 47, 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 24 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Corinne Griffith (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1905: Irving Allen (82 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Two-Reel Short Film Oscar Win: Two-Reel Short Film 1912: Garson Kanin (86 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay,…
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Oscar History: November 23 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1913: Samuel E. Beetley (74 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing 1925: Johnny Mandel (94 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1928: Pierre Etaix (87 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short…
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Oscar History: November 22 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: John Monk Saunders (44 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Story Oscar Win: Original Story 1899: Hoagy Carmichael (82 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1915: Oswald Morris (98 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win}…
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Oscar History: November 21 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Julia Heron (79 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1909: Charles Frend (67 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1935: Michael Chapman (84 at death) {2 Noms,…
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16th Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Sinners won big while Diane Warren: Relentless likely secured an Oscar nomination from this win. That said, none of the winners here are guaranteed anything since this group is a relative neophyte in its Oscar correlations. Awards Tallies (3) Sinners (2) Diane Warren: Relentless (1) Avatar: Fire and Ash, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,…
