Oscar History: May 6 (2026)
See Awards Season from a New Perspective
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Oscar History: September 22 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Devereux Jennings (67 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1885: Erich von Stroheim (71 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1895: Paul Muni (71 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win:
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Oscar History: September 21 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Robert Hopkins (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1901: William Snyder (82 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color) 1903: Harold E. Stine (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1912: Chuck Jones (89 at
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The Ultimate List Poll #116
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: September 20 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Patricia Collinge (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1906: Russell Metty (71 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color) 1911: Frank DeVol (88 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Drama/Comedy
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Oscar Profile: Jo Van Fleet
Born December 29, 1915 in Oakland, California, Catherine Josephine Van Fleet, known professionally as Jo Van Fleet, was the daughter of a railroad worker and his wife. Her father died in 1919, after which Jo, her older sister, and her mother moved in with her mother’s parents. The budding actress was attracted to the stage
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Oscar History: September 19 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Doane Harrison (74 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing 1901: Joe Pasternak (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Irving G. Thalberg Award 1906: Arthur Arling (85 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win:
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2024 Nominations Predictions: September
The last of the major festivals, and perhaps the three most important, have come and gone. It’s about that time of year when we start seeing the patterns fully emerge but we still have time before the critics awards start solidifying everything. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists
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Oscar History: September 18 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1905: Greta Garbo (84 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1914: Jack Cardiff (94 at death) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Cinematography (Color) Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Color), Special/Honorary 1920: Jack Warden (85 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar
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Oscar History: September 17 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Jules White (84 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Comedy Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film 1903: Elmo Veron (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1920: Annie Dorfmann (104) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Film 1931: Anne Bancroft (73
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Box Office History (Week 37, 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 16 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Samuel Spewack (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1903: Russell Harlan (70 at death) {6 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1911: Paul Henning (93 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1911: Jerry Wald
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Oscar History: September 15 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Jean Renoir (84 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Directing Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1895: Frank X. Shaw (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1908: Jules Schermer (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1910:
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Oscar History: September 14 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: William S. Darling (82 at death) {7 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1899: Hal B. Wallis (87 at death) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Award
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The Ultimate List Poll #115
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: September 13 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Gladys George (54 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1902: Leland Hayward (68 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture 1903: Claudette Colbert (92 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress Academy Awards Host: 28th-Co |
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