Oscar History: May 6 (2026)
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Oscar History: October 8 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1911: Irvine Warburton (70 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Win: Editing 1912: Gaston Diehl (87 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Two-Reel Short Film Oscar Win: Two-Reel Short Film 1912: Ralph Kemplen (91 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar
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Box Office History (Week 40, 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 7 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Robert Z. Leonard (78 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing 1889: Max Ree (63 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design 1895: René Hubert (80 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume
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Oscar History: October 6 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Mitchell Leisen (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1901: Ted J. Kent (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1904: Folmar Blangsted (77 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1906: Janet Gaynor (77 at
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Oscar History: October 5 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1878: Louise Dresser (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1894: Del Andrews (48 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Writing 1897: William V. Skall (78 at death) {9 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color) 1901: John
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The Ultimate List Poll #118
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 4 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Buster Keaton (70 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1910: James R. Webb (63 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay 1921: James Poe (58 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay Oscar
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Oscar Profile: Maggie Smith Revisited
Born December 28, 1934 in Essex, England, Maggie Smith made her stage debut in 1952, her TV debut in 1955 and her screen debut in 1958. She was the recipient of seven BAFTAs, two Oscars, two Golden Globes, four Emmys and a Tony. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1990. Although
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Oscar History: October 3 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Karinska (97 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Color) Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color) 1888: Roy Webb (94 at death) {7 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score 1898: Leo McCarey (70 at death) {8 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar
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Oscar History: October 2 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Groucho Marx (86 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1904: Graham Greene (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1919: Shirley Clarke (77 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film 1941: Les Lazarowitz (75 at
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Calendar Preview: October
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. October Nominations Monday, Oct. 14 – Critics Choice – Documentary (Nominations) (Official) Tuesday, Oct. 22 – Gotham Awards (Nominations) (Unconfirmed) Monday, Oct.
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Oscar History: October 1 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Stanley Holloway (91 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1911: Irwin Kostal (83 at death) {5 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song or Adaptation Score, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score Oscar Wins: Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score 1920: Walter
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Contender: Flow (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Flow was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Animation Contender Factor: 51.9 out of 85 (Stage 4 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –
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Box Office History (Week 39, 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: September 30 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: George Bancroft (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1895: Lewis Milestone (84 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Comedy Directing Oscar Wins: Directing, Comedy Directing 1903: Laszlo Gorog (93 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture
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