Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Apr. 26-28, 2013
We had one film release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Mud Matthew McConaughey, the handsome actor whose early film career was largely characterized by bad performances in good movies. Studios didn’t hire him to act. They hired him to look pretty and bring in female audiences. That tactic worked quite well,…
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This Day in Oscar History: April 29 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: April 28 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: April 27 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 17, 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: April 26 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar Profile #132: Melvyn Douglas
Born April 5, 1901 in Macon, Georgia to Lena Priscilla (née Shackelford) and Edouard Gregory Hasselberg, Melvyn Edouard Hasselberg took the stage name Melvyn Douglas from his maternal grandmother. His Russian Jewish born father was an internationally famous concert pianist and college professor. His mother, a native of Tennessee, was a Protestant descendant of the…
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This Day in Oscar History: April 25 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: April 24 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: April 23 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Apr. 19-21, 2013
We had one film that released this weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Oblivion When looking at Joseph Kosinski’s prior outing, would it surprise you that TRON: Legacy only managed an Oscar nomination for Sound Editing? The visually stunning Disney sequel seemed the perfect contender for a Best Visual Effects nomination and could even…
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This Day in Oscar History: April 22 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: April 21 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: April 20 (2013)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: This Day in Oscar History (3)
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 16, 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…
