Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar Profile #99: Jessica Tandy
Born June 7, 1909 in London, England to a headmistress and a traveling salesman, Jessie Alice “Jessica” Tandy made her debut on the London stage in 1927 at the age of 18. Among her stage hits were Hamlet opposite John Gielgud; Henry V opposite Laurence Olivier and Autumn Crocus opposite Jack Hawkins whom she married…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 16 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: August 15 (2012)
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This Day in Oscar History: August 14 (2012)
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Aug. 10-12, 2012
We had two films releasing this weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. The Bourne Legacy The history of the Jason Bourne franchise with the Academy is a mixed bag, much like its superspy counterpart James Bond. The original entry in 2002 received two nominations from the Motion Picture Sound Editors, a guild that has…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 13 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: August 12 (2012)
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This Day in Oscar History: August 11 (2012)
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 32, 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: August 10 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Oscar Profile #98: Arthur Kennedy
Born February 17, 1914 in Worcester, Massachusetts to Helen and J.T. Kennedy, a dentist, John Arthur Kennedy studied acting at Carnegie Institute of Technology and made his Broadway debut in 1938 as part of Maurice Evans’ Shakespearean company, the same year he married his wife, Mary. Moving to Los Angeles later that year, he was…
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This Day in Oscar History: August 9 (2012)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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This Day in Oscar History: August 8 (2012)
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This Day in Oscar History: August 7 (2012)
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Aug. 3-5, 2012
We had one film releasing this weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Total Recall In the end, the weekend only saw one film with any real shot at Oscar nominations and that film was such a box office disappointment that unless the tech branches are particularly excitable about it, look for it to be…
