Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Nov. 15-17, 2013
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Nebraska There are few directors working today who are as universally respected as Alexander Payne. Beginning as early as 1996, Payne was flirting with Oscar recognition with Citizen Ruth. The film, starring Laura Dern was warmly received and was on several…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 18 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Ceremonies 1932: 5th Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1931/32}
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This Day in Oscar History: November 17 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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This Day in Oscar History: November 16 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 46, 2013)
Every week, we’ll take a look back 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years into the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office that weekend historically. All data is taken from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 15 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died
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Oscar Profile #160: Arthur Laurents
Born July 14, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York, Arthur Levine, known professionally as Arthur Laurents, was a noted American playwright, stage director and screenwriter. After graduating from Cornell University, Laurents took a radio writing course at New York University which led to his first produced work, a radio play for Shirley Booth, who would later…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 14 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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This Day in Oscar History: November 13 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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This Day in Oscar History: November 12 (2013)
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Nov. 8-10, 2013
We had three films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Thor: The Dark World It’s the weekend’s number one film and it has all the earmarks of another Marvel blockbuster; however, success at the box office does not an Oscar nominee make. As in the first year Thor appeared, the Academy…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 11 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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This Day in Oscar History: November 10 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Ceremonies 1931: 4th Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1930/31}
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This Day in Oscar History: November 9 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 45, 2013)
Every week, we’ll take a look back 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years into the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office that weekend historically. All data is taken from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees…
