Month: June 2024
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Oscar History: June 26 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Jeanne Eagels (39 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1891: Sidney Howard (48 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Adaptation, Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay 1907: Joan Harrison (87 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay 1909: Wolfgang…
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Academy Invites 487 New Members
THE ACADEMY INVITES 487 TO MEMBERSHIP LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 487 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to motion pictures. “We are thrilled to welcome this year’s class of new members to the Academy,” said…
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Contender: His Three Daughters (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. His Three Daughters was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 19.3 out of 40 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage…
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Oscar History: June 25 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1903: Anne Revere (87 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1909: Daniel Fuchs (84 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Motion Picture Story, Screenplay Oscar Win: Motion Picture Story 1924: Sidney Lumet (86 at death) {5 Noms,…
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Box Office History (Week 25, 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: June 24 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Conrad A. Nervig (91 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Wins: Editing 1908: Tullio Pinelli (100 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay 1930: George Jenson (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects 1940: Vittorio…
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Oscar History: June 23 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1876: Irvin S. Cobb (67 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 7th | 1 time 1892: John F. Seitz (86 at death) {7 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1894: Norman Reilly Raine (77 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win}…
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Oscar History: June 22 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Vincent Korda (81 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1900: Harry Leonard (85 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1901: Lionel Banks (48 at death) {7…
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Contender: Black Dog (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Black Dog was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Type of Contender: International Contender Factor: 2 out of 20 (Stage 1 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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The Ultimate List Poll #104
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…