Category: Academy Awards
-
Oscar Preview: Weekend of Sep. 2-4, 2016
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. The Light Between Oceans Period dramas about love and loss have been Oscar bait for decades. This concept or romance in the face of fatalism gets attention, but seldom wins the awards themselves. The Light Between Oceans is Derek Cianfrance’s fourth…
-
This Day in Oscar History: September 5 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
-
This Day in Oscar History: September 4 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
-
This Day in Oscar History: September 3 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
-
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 36, 2016)
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…
-
This Day in Oscar History: September 2 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Our Site Milestones 2010: Oscar Profile by Peter J. Patrick (6)
-
Oscar Profile #303: Tony Richardson
Born on June 5, 1928 in Yorkshire, England, Cecil Antonio “Tony” Richardson had the unprecedented distinction of being president of both The Oxford University Dramatic Society and the Experimental Theatre Club, as well as being the theatre critic for the university student magazine at the same time. He graduated in 1952 and immediately became a…
-
This Day in Oscar History: September 1 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
-
This Day in Oscar History: August 31 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
-
This Day in Oscar History: August 30 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
-
Oscar Preview: Weekend of Aug. 26-28, 2016
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Hands of Stone Boxing dramas have a long history with the Academy going about decades. In recent years, fewer such films have been supported by the Academy, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have potential. Hands of Stone stars Oscar winner…
-
This Day in Oscar History: August 29 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
-
This Day in Oscar History: August 28 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
-
This Day in Oscar History: August 27 (2016)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
-
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 35, 2016)
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…
