Category: Academy Awards
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Box Office History (Week 37, 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: September 14 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: William S. Darling (82 at death) {7 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1899: Hal B. Wallis (87 at death) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Award…
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83rd Venice Film Festival
Venice boosted the candidacy of John Malkovich for certain with Woman Unknown a little less certain at this juncture but it certainly puts that film and star Mathilde Arcel (Best Actress winner) into the conversation. Golden Lion Woman Unknown Grand Jury Prize Possible Love Special Jury Prize NAZA Silver Lion Ilya Khrzhanovsky – DAU Volpi…
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Oscar History: September 13 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Gladys George (54 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1902: Leland Hayward (68 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture 1903: Claudette Colbert (92 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress Academy Awards Host: 28th-Co |…
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Oscar History: September 12 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: William Slavens McNutt (52 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Screenplay 1888: Maurice Chevalier (83 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Actor Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1907: Ruby Levitt (84 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design,…
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Oscar History: September 11 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Herbert Stothart (63 at death) {12 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score Oscar Win: Original Score 1898: Ralph Wheelwright (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1903: Roger K. Furse (68 at death) {2 Noms, 2…
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Oscar History: September 10 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Bessie Love (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1911: Jack Davies (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1914: Robert Wise (91 at death) {7 Noms, 5 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Editing Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing, Irving…
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Contenders 26: September Update
It’s time to review the stage shifts that have occurred in the last month. Moving to Stage 2 Once all of the preliminary data has been received, a film moves to Stage 2. Here are the two that have done in the past month. Madden (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility) Sense and Sensibility (Stage…
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Oscar History: September 9 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Arthur Freed (78 at death) {3 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Song Oscar Wins: Picture, Special/Honorary, Irving G. Thalberg Award Academy President #18: 1963-67, 4 terms 1900: James Hilton (54 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay 1902: Chester…
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Oscar History: September 8 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Al Herman (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1905: William Bradford (53 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1912: Alexander Mackendrick (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1922: Arthur Ibbetson (75 at…
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Box Office History (Week 36, 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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53rd Telluride Film Festival
The first of the big three fall festivals started Sep. 4 and will complete today, Sep. 7. These were the films that showed. Telluride does not give out awards so we won’t get much information out of these other than a list of films that could be contenders and which will be the some of…
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Oscar History: September 7 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1867: Albert Basserman (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1909: Elia Kazan (94 at death) {7 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay Oscar Wins: Directing, Special/Honorary 1913: Anthony Quayle (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting…
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Oscar History: September 6 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: George Hively (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1889: Louis Silvers (64 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring Oscar Win: Scoring 1903: Murray Spivack (90 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Win:…
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Oscar History: September 5 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Darryl F. Zanuck (77 at death) {2 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: PicturePicture, Original Story, Irving G. Thalberg Award Oscar Wins: Irving G. Thalberg Award 1912: Ray Gilbert (63 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1919: Paul Claudon…
