Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #20
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Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #20
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Oscar History: March 21 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Gilbert M. Anderson (90 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1889: W. S. Van Dyke (53 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing 1892: Bertram Granger (75 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #20
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Oscar Profile: Judy Garland
Born June 10, 1922 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, Judy Garland, née Frances Ethel Gumm, was the youngest of three sisters known professionally as The Gumm Sisters. The sisters appeared in three short films between 1929 and 1930. Signed by MGM in 1935 when she was just 13 years old, Garland had a rapid climb to…
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Oscar History: March 20 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Hal Walker (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1907: Henry Grace (76 at death) {13 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design 1908: Michael Redgrave (77 at…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #20
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Contenders 24: Final Analysis
As I look over the results of the 2024 Contenders series, I’m struck by the sheer breadth of contenders that were offered up throughout the year. It was startling just how many films met the stringent guidelines for inclusion and also how many of them failed to live up to lofty Oscar-caliber aspirations. It’s also…
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Oscar History: March 19 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Betty Compson (77 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1897: Edmund Reek (74 at death) {7 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film Oscar Wins: Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film 1901: Jo Mielziner (74 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win}…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 2, #20
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Oscar History: March 18 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2002: The Oscar Guy Launched oscarguy.com Domain (23) Born 1891: Truman Talley (50 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short 1905: Robert Donat (53 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor 1915: Richard Condon (81 at death)…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #20
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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98th Oscars Host & Producers Announced
In a highly unusual move, the host and producers have already been set for the 98th Oscars, just two days under a year from the next telecast. Whether they are hoping to maintain momentum or stave off concerns about the “success” of this year’s telecast is uncertain but this seems a bit too early to…
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Box Office History (Week 11, 2025)
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: March 17 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Sid Grauman (70 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1888: Nugent Slaughter (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Engineering Effects 1894: Paul Green (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adaptation 1901: Alfred Newman (68 at death) {45…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #19
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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