Month: November 2024
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Oscar History: November 26 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Charles Brackett (76 at death) {8 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay, Motion Picture Story Oscar Wins: Screenplay, Story and Screenplay, Special/Honorary Academy President #12: 1949-55, 6 terms 1908: Leonard Spigelgass (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #4
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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Box Office History (Week 47, 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: November 25 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: W. R. Burnett (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1926: Murray Schisgal (93 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1939: Stephen H. Burum (85) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1990: Stephanie Hsu (34) {1 Nom,…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #3
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: November 24 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Corinne Griffith (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1905: Irving Allen (82 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Two-Reel Short Film Oscar Win: Two-Reel Short Film 1912: Garson Kanin (86 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay,…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 6, #3
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: November 23 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1913: Samuel E. Beetley (74 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing 1925: Johnny Mandel (94 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1928: Pierre Etaix (87 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #3
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: November 22 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: John Monk Saunders (44 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Story Oscar Win: Original Story 1899: Hoagy Carmichael (82 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1915: Oswald Morris (98 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win}…