Category: Academy Awards
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This Day in Oscar History: September 13
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Gladys George (54 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1902: Leland Hayward (68 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Picture – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1903: Claudette Colbert (92 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Lead Actress – 3 Noms, 1 Win} 1909:…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 12
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: William Slavens McNutt (52 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Story, Screenplay –2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1888: Maurice Chevalier (83 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary;Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1907: Ruby Levitt (84 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Color)…
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Oscar Week in Review: September 5-11, 2010
Oscar News The Telluride Film Festival was last weekend, and several movies used that launching pad to get out of the box running. Among the films to make a loud impression were The King’s Speech, Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours and Never Let Me Go. Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan garnered good buzz, especially for Natalie Portman. The…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 11
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Herbert Stothart (63 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Original Score;Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score – 12 Noms, 1 Win} 1898: Ralph Wheelwright (72 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1903: Roger K. Furse (68 at death) {Oscar…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 10
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Bessie Love (87 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1911: Jack Davies (82 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1914: Robert Wise (91 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing,Irving G. Thalberg Award; Oscar Nominee: Picture,…
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Oscar Profile #2: Irene Dunne
Of all the great stars of the studio era, Irene Dunne is probably the least known to modern audiences. That’s largely because so many of her films were remade and the originals suppressed and, although somewhat available now, are still largely unseen by the majority of the public. Born in 1898, the operatically trained singer…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 9
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Arthur Freed (78 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Picture, Special/Honorary,Irving G. Thalberg Award; Oscar Nominee: Picture, Song – 3 Noms, 4 Wins} 1900: James Hilton (54 at death) {Oscar Winner: Screenplay – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1902: Chester Schaeffer (89 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing –…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 8
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Al Herman (84 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1905: William Bradford (53 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Special Effects – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1912: Alexander Mackendrick (81 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1922: Arthur Ibbetson…
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This Day in Oscar History: Septemper 7
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1867: Albert Basserman (84 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1909: Elia Kazan (94 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Directing, Special/Honorary;Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay – 7 Noms, 3 Wins} 1913: Anthony Quayle (76 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor –…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 6
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: George Hively (60 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1889: Louis Silvers (64 at death) {Oscar Winner: Scoring; Oscar Nominee: Original Score,Scoring – 4 Noms, 1 Win} 1903: Murray Spivack (90 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing –2 Noms, 1 Win}…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 5
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Darryl F. Zanuck (77 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Irving G. Thalberg Award;Oscar Nominee: Picture, Original Story, Irving G. Thalberg Award – 2 Noms, 3 Wins} 1912: Ray Gilbert (63 at death) {Oscar Winner: Song – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1919: Paul Claudon (82 at death)…
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Oscar Week in Review: August 29-September 4, 2010
Oscar News Two contenders premiered at the Venice Film Festival late this week. Oscar Winner Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere is garnering a lot of comparisons to Lost in Translation, and Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan is getting comparisons to Requiem for a Dream. If both filmmakers are working in top form, they could be major competitors this…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 4
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Pete Smith (86 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Color Short Film, One-Reel Short Film, Special/Honorary; Oscar Nominee: Color Short Film, Novelty Short Film, One-Reel Short Film –16 Noms, 3 Wins} 1899: Ida Kaminska (80 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1901:…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 3
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Anthony Collins (70 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Scoring, Musical Score –3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1897: Sally Benson (74 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1903: Wilfred M. Cline (72 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Color) – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}…
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Oscar Profile #1: Katharine Hepburn
Today begins a new project for me – that of profiling major Oscar winners and losers and some who were never nominated but should have been. We begin with Katharine Hepburn, the all-time champion acting winner with twelve nominations and four wins. Meryl Streep may have passed her in nominations, but no other performer has…
