Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 37, 2012)
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: September 14 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar Profile #103: Richard Zanuck
Born December 13, 1934 to 20th Century Fox studio head Darryl Zanuck and his wife, actress Virginia Fox, Richard Zanuck grew up in the business. He accompanied his father to the studio on many occasions, often sitting in on rough cuts and went to work for Fox’s story department while studying at Stanford University. Married…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 13 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: September 12 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: September 11 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Sep. 7-9, 2012
We had one film releasing this weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Toys in the Attic More often than not, surprises appear on the eligible films list for the Academy’s Best Animated Feature award. Every year, the list of little known titles on the shortlist make Oscar prognosticators scramble for details on the latest…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 10 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: September 9 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: September 8 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 36, 2012)
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: September 7 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar Profile #102: May Robson – Earliest Born Acting Nominee
Born April 19, 1858 in Melbourne, Australia, the fourth child of a British Naval Captain and his wife, Mary Jeanette Robison would move to her parents’ native England after the death of her father, and would be educated in London, Paris and Brussels. After emigrating to the U.S. as a young woman, she married a…
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Academy Announces Honorary Oscar Selections
The Academy’s methodology of selecting honorary awards is a bit archaic. It’s prone to compromise choices and not bold, visionary ones. The honorees are all outstanding, but I’m once again disappointed that some real screen legends are absent from the list. Anyway, here they are: BEVERLY HILLS, CA –The Board of Governors of the Academy…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 6 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
