• Oscar Profile: Paul Osborn

    Oscar Profile: Paul Osborn

    Born September 4, 1901 in Evansville, Indiana to a Baptist minister and his wife, Paul Osborn graduated from the University of Michigan where he later taught English. He also studied drama and playwriting at Yale University before making his Broadway debut in 1928 with his play, Hotbed. Osborn achieved great success with 1930’s The Vinegar…

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  • Oscar History: October 17 (2024)

    Oscar History: October 17 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Spring Byington (84 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1889: Mildred Cram (95 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1893: Richard Connell (56 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Original Story 1900: Jean Arthur…

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  • The Contenders 2024: September/November

    The Contenders 2024: September/November

    We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of September and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to November and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts September Retrospective While September…

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  • Oscar History: October 16 (2024)

    Oscar History: October 16 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: George Barnes (60 at death)   {6 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Win: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1892: Leo Forbstein (55 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Scoring      Oscar Win: Scoring 1892: Kenneth Webb (73 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}…

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  • Oscar History: October 15 (2024)

    Oscar History: October 15 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1874: Douglas Doty (60 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1879: Jane Darwell (87 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress      Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1895: Alfred Neumann (56 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story…

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  • 9th Critics Choice Doc Nominations

    9th Critics Choice Doc Nominations

    The first precursors of the year are often the least impactful. The Critics Choice Association generally picks the most popular documentaries, which is not how the Academy typically operates. That said, it’s a good hint at what could be players at the Oscars. Below are the nominations. Winners will be announced on November 10, 2024.…

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  • Box Office History (Week 41, 2024)

    Box Office History (Week 41, 2024)

    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: October 14 (2024)

    Oscar History: October 14 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Lillian Gish (99 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1899: A. Arnold Gillespie (78 at death)   {12 Noms, 4 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Special Effects      Oscar Wins: Special Effects, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate) 1909: Dorothy Kingsley (87 at…

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  • Oscar History: October 13 (2024)

    Oscar History: October 13 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1906: Edward Carrere (78 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)      Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design 1909: Carlo Bernari (83 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1915: Cornel Wilde (74 at death)   {1 Nom, 0…

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  • Oscar History: October 12 (2024)

    Oscar History: October 12 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1944: Alex Funke (80)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects      Oscar Win: Visual Effects 1949: Richard Price (75)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay 1957: Debra Chasnoff (60 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature      Oscar Win: Documentary Feature 1967:…

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  • The Ultimate List Poll #119

    The Ultimate List Poll #119

    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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  • Oscar History: October 11 (2024)

    Oscar History: October 11 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Everett Douglas (65 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Editing 1918: Jerome Robbins (79 at death)   {1 Nom, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Directing      Oscar Wins: Directing, Special/Honorary 1941: Charles Shyer (83)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1962: Joan Cusack (62)   {2…

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  • Oscar Profile: Howard Hawks Revisited

    Oscar Profile: Howard Hawks Revisited

    Born May 30, 1896 in Goshen, Indiana, Howard Winchester Hawks was the eldest of five children of one of the Midwest’s wealthiest families. The family moved to Pasadena, California due to his mother’s poor health after the birth of her fifth child in 1906. Hawks attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York studying mechanical engineering…

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  • Oscar History: October 10 (2024)

    Oscar History: October 10 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Helen Hayes (92 at death)   {2 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress      Oscar Wins: Actress, Supporting Actress      Academy Awards Host: 44th-Co | 1 time 1908: Johnny Green (80 at death)   {14 Noms, 5 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Adaptation or Treatment Score, Scoring, Musical Score, One-Reel…

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  • Contenders 2024: October Update

    Contenders 2024: October Update

    For our October update, several 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. Before we get to the movement, a couple of notes on this month’s update. Four films were pulled from the 2024 contenders…

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