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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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: Cinema Sight: Box Office Preview: Introductions (5.13.2010 – 12.14.2022) (12) 2010: Cinema Sight: Box Office Preview: Previews (5.13.2010 – 3.22.2023) (12) Born 1906: Edward Stevenson (62 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) Oscar Win: Costume Design…
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Twisters was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Effects Contender Factor: 7.5 out of 25 (Stage 1 of 5 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1881: Achmed Abdullah (64 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1890: Robert N. Lee (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adaptation 1899: Ira S. Webb (72 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art…
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Moana 2 was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Animation Contender Factor: 2 out of 20 (Stage 1 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Irving Berlin (101 at death) {9 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Motion Picture Story, Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1892: Margaret Rutherford (80 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1914: Haroun Tazieff (83 at death)…
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. The Brutalist was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Acting Contender Factor: 12 out of 30 (Stage 1 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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We’re looking back at all of the Oscar winners and selecting what films and performances and comparing them to one another. The most effective way to do that is pit each winner against each other winner. This long-running series will ultimately result in a final ranking of every winner in every category (except the documentary…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Max Steiner (83 at death) {26 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score Oscar Wins: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score 1890: Clarence Brown (97 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing 1894: Dimitri Tiomkin (85 at death) {23 Noms,…
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Nickel Boys was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 7.5 out of 25 (Stage 1 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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Born April 6, 1895 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, Dudley Nichols was educated at the University of Michigan. A star reporter and feature writer for the New York World in 1928, the year he married wife Esther Varez, he moved to Hollywood in 1929. He was under contract to Fox from 1929-1935 and RKO from 1935-1938 and…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Richard Barthelmess (68 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1896: Richard Day (76 at death) {20 Noms, 7 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, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production…
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Maria was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 12.5 out of 25 (Stage 1 of 5 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree…
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For our May update, a small number of films moved on from one stage to the next. Today, we’ll look at where each film moved and look at a new ranking of each of the contenders. Moving to Stage 2 We have one film moving into Stage 2. This means that these films have finally…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2007: Cinema Sight: Home Viewing with Peter (formerly The DVD Report) (17) Born 1890: John Meehan (64 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Writing, Screenplay 1897: Henry Ginsberg (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture 1903: Walter Thompson (72 at…
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