Category: Academy Awards
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Oscar History: August 11 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1903: William C. Thomas (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature 1914: Hugh Martin (96 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1925: Arnold Schulman (97 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay 1954: Terry…
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Box Office History (Week 32, 2026)
Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look…
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Oscar History: August 10 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Marcel Vertes (66 at death) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color) 1896: Walter Lang (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing 1902: Norma Shearer (80 at death)…
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Oscar History: August 9 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1905: Leo Genn (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1906: Hugh Prince (53 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1906: Robert L. Surtees (78 at death) {16 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar…
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Oscar History: August 8 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Owen Marks (61 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing 1899: Victor Young (57 at death) {22 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score Oscar Win: Drama/Comedy Score 1900: Robert Siodmak (72 at death) {1…
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Oscar History: August 7 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Billie Burke (85 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1901: Ann Harding (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1909: Ben Maddow (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1909: Joseph Newman (96 at death) {2…
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7th Critics Choice Super Awards
This mid-year award splits across two and while most of the winners (all but two) are 2026 releases, these are wins that don’t translate to Oscar consideration. Nominations Tallies (2) The Furious, Obsession, Project Hail Mary, Superman (1) 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Apex, Disclosure Day, Good Boy, Supergirl, Weapons The Nominations Best Villain…
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Oscar History: August 6 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: Oliver G. Wallace (76 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score Oscar Win: Musical Score 1895: Ernesto Lecuona (68 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1895: Phil Boutelje (83 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations:…
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Contenders 26: August Update
It’s time to review the stage shifts that have occurred in the last month. Moving to Stage 2 Once all of the preliminary data has been received, a film moves to Stage 2. Here are the four that have done in the past month. I Play Rocky (Stage 2 of 5; Pending Eligibility) Ink (Stage…
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Oscar History: August 5 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Wiard Ihnen (81 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1898: Lewis R. Foster (75 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original…
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Oscar History: August 4 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Walter Oberst (55 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1907: Altina Carey (92 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short Subject 1912: David Raksin (92 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score 1914: Paul de Roubaix (90…
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Box Office History (Week 31, 2026)
Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look…
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Oscar History: August 3 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Louis Gruenberg (80 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score 1895: Leslie I. Carey (88 at death) {6 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing 1896: Maurice Ransford (72 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins}…
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Oscar History: August 2 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Bob Burns (65 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 10th | 1 time 1892: Jack L. Warner (86 at death) {1 Nom, 2 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture Oscar Wins: Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Award 1894: Hal Mohr (79 at death) {2 Noms, 2…
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Calendar Preview: August 2026
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month. AUGUST Awards Thursday, Aug. 6 – Critics Choice – Super (Awards) (Official) Oscars Thursday, Aug. 13 – First Submission Deadline (Short Films…
