Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar History: August 4 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Walter Oberst (55 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1907: Altina Carey (92 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short Subject 1912: David Raksin (92 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score 1914: Paul de Roubaix (90…
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Box Office History (Week 31, 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 3 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Louis Gruenberg (80 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score 1895: Leslie I. Carey (88 at death) {6 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing 1896: Maurice Ransford (72 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins}…
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Oscar History: August 2 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Bob Burns (65 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 10th | 1 time 1892: Jack L. Warner (86 at death) {1 Nom, 2 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture Oscar Wins: Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Award 1894: Hal Mohr (79 at death) {2 Noms, 2…
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Calendar Preview: August 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. AUGUST Awards Thursday, Aug. 6 – Critics Choice – Super (Awards) (Official) Oscars Thursday, Aug. 13 – First Submission Deadline (Short Films…
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Oscar History: August 1 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: Anthony Coldeway (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adaptation 1898: Morris Stoloff (81 at death) {18 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score Oscar Wins: Musical Score 1910: Walter Scharf (92 at death) {10 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar…
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Oscar History: July 31 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Tom Barry (46 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Writing 1886: Fred Quimby (79 at death) {13 Noms, 7 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film Oscar Wins: Animated Short Film 1901: Renie (90 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume…
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Oscar History: July 30 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: William Kellner (95 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1907: Milton Holmes (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1908: Lawrence W. Butler (80 at death) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations:…
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Oscar History: July 29 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1876: Maria Ouspenskaya (73 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress 1892: William Powell (91 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor 1896: William Cameron Menzies (60 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production…
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Oscar History: July 28 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1914: Carmen Dragon (69 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Musical Score Oscar Win: Musical Score 1916: David Brown (93 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture Oscar Win: Irving G. Thalberg Award 1927: Pasquale Festa Campanile (58 at death) {1 Nom, 0…
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Box Office History (Week 30, 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: July 27 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: Donald Crisp (91 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1908: Nancy Hamilton (76 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature Oscar Win: Documentary Feature 1914: Miles White (85 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar…
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7th Critics Choice Super Awards Nominations
A lot of broadly popular films and some box office failures along with films that were both popular and unpopular with critics. They largely make sense and don’t simultaneously. Nominations Tallies (6) Superman (4) The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Masters of the Universe, Obsession, Project Hail Mary, Weapons (3) 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,…
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Oscar History: July 26 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1856: George Bernard Shaw (94 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay 1892: Charles Boyle (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color) 1894: Lesser Samuels (86 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Story and Screenplay 1897:…
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Oscar History: July 25 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2011: Oscar Preview (14) Born 1878: William C. de Mille (76 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy President #2: 1929-31, 2 terms; Academy Awards Host: 1st-Co, 2nd | 2 times 1894: Walter Brennan (80 at death) {4 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor…
