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Category: Academy Awards

This Day in Oscar History: October 1

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October 1, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: September 30

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September 30, 2011
Oscar Profile #53: Margaret Sullavan

Born May 16, 1909 in Norfolk, Virginia to a wealthy stockbroker and his heiress wife, Margaret Sullavan had a privileged upbringing that included education at some of the country’s best schools. A member of the University Players at Harvard, along with Henry Fonda and James Stewart, she was on tour with the group when she…

September 29, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: September 29

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September 29, 2011
84th Predictions: September

Every month until Oscar season and then regularly after that, we’ll be posting our predictions for the 84th Oscars. Of course, this is still September, so take the predictions with a grain of salt. No one knows what’s going to happen between now and Nominations morning, so let’s just get ready to have some fun…

September 28, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: September 28

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September 28, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: September 27

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September 27, 2011
Oscar Preview: The Mistress of Gowns – Sandy Powell

Every week from now until the critics groups start giving out their prizes for the best of the year, I’m going to be spotlighting the big Oscar players and their chances at Oscar glory this year. Sometimes the most fascinating competitions come in the creative categories and between Colleen Atwood and Sandy Powell, you have…

September 26, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: September 26

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September 26, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: September 25

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September 25, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: September 24

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September 24, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: September 23

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September 23, 2011
Oscar Profile #52: Orson Welles

Born May 6, 1915 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Orson Welles’ father was an inventor, his mother a concert pianist. The precocious Welles was a child prodigy who directed a number of high profile theatrical productions in London and New York in his twenties. Actor-writer-producer-director Welles and actor-producer John Houseman formed the Mercury Theatre in 1937, which…

September 22, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: September 22

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September 22, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: September 21

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September 21, 2011