Month: June 2024
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Oscar History: June 4 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1875: Albert E. Smith (83 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1904: Alvah Bessie (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1907: Rosalind Russell (69 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian…
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Contender: The Nightingale (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. The Nightingale was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Broad Contender Factor: 7.5 out of 25 (Stage 1 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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Box Office History (Week 22, 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 3 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Jack Okey (73 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1903: Ted Tetzlaff (91 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1907: Paul Rotha (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature…
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Oscar History: June 2 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1904: Ellsworth Fredricks (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1921: Frank Van der Veer (60 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Visual Effects 1935: Anthony Powell (85 at death) {6 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design Oscar Wins: Costume Design…
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Calendar Preview: June
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. JUNE There are no noteworthy precursors in June.
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Oscar History: June 1 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Frank Morgan (59 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor 1899: Werner Janssen (91 at death) {6 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score 1901: John Van Druten (56 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1907:…