Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar History: October 16 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: George Barnes (60 at death) {6 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1892: Kenneth Webb (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Scoring 1892: Leo Forbstein (55 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Scoring…
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The Contenders 25: September Retrospective/November 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 September and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to November and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts September Retrospective September turned…
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Oscar History: October 15 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1874: Douglas Doty (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1879: Jane Darwell (87 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1895: Alfred Neumann (56 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story…
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Oscar History: October 14 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Lillian Gish (99 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1899: A. Arnold Gillespie (78 at death) {12 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects Oscar Wins: Special Effects, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate) 1909: Dorothy Kingsley (87 at…
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Box Office History (Week 41, 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: October 13 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1906: Edward Carrere (78 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design 1909: Carlo Bernari (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1915: Cornel Wilde (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0…
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Oscar History: October 12 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1944: Alex Funke (81) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects Oscar Win: Visual Effects 1949: Richard Price (76) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay 1957: Debra Chasnoff (60 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature Oscar Win: Documentary Feature 1967:…
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Oscar History: October 11 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Everett Douglas (65 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1918: Jerome Robbins (79 at death) {1 Nom, 2 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing Oscar Wins: Directing, Special/Honorary 1941: Charles Shyer (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1962: Joan Cusack…
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Oscar History: October 10 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Helen Hayes (92 at death) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress Oscar Wins: Actress, Supporting Actress Academy Awards Host: 44th-Co | 1 time 1908: Johnny Green (80 at death) {14 Noms, 5 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Adaptation or Treatment Score, Scoring, Musical Score, One-Reel…
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Oscar Profile: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Born July 10, 1977 in London, England to a Nigerian born doctor and his pharmacist wife, Chiwetel Ejiofor is the middle of three children. His older sister is a doctor, and his younger sister is a CNN correspondent. In 1988, when Ejiofor was 11, during a family trip to Nigeria for a wedding, he and his…
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Oscar History: October 9 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Irving Cummings (70 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing 1890: Samuel Hoffenstein (56 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Adaptation, Screenplay, Scoring 1896: Robert Armbruster (97 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adaptation or Treatment Score 1902: Freddie A.…
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Contenders 25: October Update
For our October update, we’re looking at everything that has moved on to a new stage. There aren’t many at this early stage of the year but we have a few. Moving to Stage 2 Once all of the preliminary data has been received, a film moves to Stage 2. Here are the five who…
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Oscar History: October 8 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1911: Irvine Warburton (70 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Win: Editing 1912: Frank Santillo (65 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Editing Oscar Win: Editing 1912: Gaston Diehl (87 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Two-Reel Short Film…
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Oscar History: October 7 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Max Ree (63 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design 1889: Robert Z. Leonard (78 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing 1895: René Hubert (80 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume…
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Box Office History (Week 40, 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…
