Month: July 2024
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Oscar Profile: Lee Garmes
Born May 27, 1898 in Peoria, Illinois, Lee Garmes came to Hollywood in 1916. His first job was as a painter’s assistant in the paint department at the old Thomas H. Ince Studios. Garmes and future director Henry Hathaway were property boys together at “Inceville” where Sunset Blvd, met the Pacific Ocean. The New York…
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Oscar History: July 11 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Howard Estabrook (94 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Writing, Adaptation Oscar Win: Adaptation 1892: Thomas Mitchell (70 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1894: Walter Wanger (74 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations:…
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Contenders: July Update
For our July 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. Moving to Stage 2 We have seven films moving into Stage 2. This means that these films have finally had all of…
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Oscar History: July 10 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Sam Wood (66 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing 1893: Jimmy McHugh (75 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1901: Ralph Jester (90 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Color) 1905: Thomas Gomez…
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Oscar History: July 9 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1881: William Anthony McGuire (59 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1882: Richard Hageman (83 at death) {6 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score Oscar Win: Scoring 1890: Hy Heath (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins}…
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Box Office History (Week 27, 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: July 8 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Arthur Miller (75 at death) {6 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1900: Paul Weatherwax (60 at death) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Wins: Editing 1930: John Calley (81 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar…
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Oscar History: July 7 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: Cinema Sight: Film Previews / Trailer Watch (14) 2011: Cinema Sight: Polls: Oscar’s Best/Oscar Revisionist (13) Born 1898: Edward Curtiss (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1899: George Cukor (83 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Directing Oscar…
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Oscar History: July 6 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Ralph Morgan (72 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1898: Hanns Eisler (64 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score 1911: Rudi Fehr (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1912: Milton Sperling (76 at death) {1…
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Contender: Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Bad Boys: Ride or Die was added to this list based on the following criteria: $100 Million+ Box Office Type of Contender: Effects Contender Factor: 61.6 out of 100 (Stage 5 of…