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This Day in Oscar History: July 15 (2016)

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July 15, 2016
Oscar Profile #296: Sylvia Sidney

Born Sophia Kosow on August 8, 1910 in the Bronx, N.Y. to a clothing salesman and his wife, she was adopted by her stepfather in 1915 at which time her last name became Sidney. An actress since the age of 15, Sidney attended the Theater Guild’s School for Acting. She made her Broadway debut at…

July 14, 2016
This Day in Oscar History: July 14 (2016)

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July 14, 2016
This Day in Oscar History: July 13 (2016)

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July 13, 2016
This Day in Oscar History: July 12 (2016)

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July 12, 2016
Oscar Preview: Weekend of Jul. 8-10, 2016

We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Our Little Sister Hirokazu Koreeda is one of Japan’s most respected directors and he’s been no stranger to critical acclaim. His Like Father, Like Son was a nominee for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival (it won that festival’s…

July 11, 2016
This Day in Oscar History: July 11 (2016)

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July 11, 2016
This Day in Oscar History: July 10 (2016)

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July 10, 2016
This Day in Oscar History: July 9 (2016)

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July 9, 2016
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 28, 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…

July 8, 2016
This Day in Oscar History: July 8 (2016)

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July 8, 2016
Oscar Profile #295: Anthony Harvey

Born June 3, 1931 in London, England to actress Mae Bacon and her first husband, actor-editor-director Anthony Harvey was later adopted by his step-father, actor Morris Harvey. Educated at RADA (The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art), young Harvey was given permission by his headmaster, George Bernard Shaw, to interrupt his studies to take the part…

July 7, 2016
This Day in Oscar History: July 7 (2016)

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July 7, 2016
This Day in Oscar History: July 6 (2016)

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July 6, 2016
This Day in Oscar History: July 5 (2016)

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July 5, 2016