Oscar History: May 6 (2026)
See Awards Season from a New Perspective
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The Ultimate List Poll #108
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: July 19 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Max Fleischer (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film 1915: Elliot Scott (78 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1917: Lawrence B. Marcus (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination:
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Oscar Profile: Dean Jagger
Born November 7, 1903 in Lima, Ohio, Dean Jagger grew up on a farm. Having caught the acting bug early, he practiced oratory on cows while working on th farm. He latr won several oraory competitions. At 14, he worked as an orderly at a sanatorium. Although he dropped out of school several times, at
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Oscar History: July 18 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Georges Annenkov (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White) 1891: Gene Lockhart (65 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1893: Richard Dix (56 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1893: M. K. Jerome (83
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The Contenders: June Retrospective/August Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of June and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to August and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts June Retrospective With June
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Oscar History: July 17 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Osmond Borradaile (100 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} 1899: James Cagney (86 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor 1905: William Gargan (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1909: James W. Sullivan (65 at death)
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Oscar History: July 16 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1901: Leon Shamroy (72 at death) {18 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Color) 1902: Andrew L. Stone (96 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1907: Barbara Stanwyck (82 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar
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Box Office History (Week 28, 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 15 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Nathan Levinson (64 at death) {24 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special/Honorary, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate) 1889: Marjorie Rambeau (80 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress 1893: William Dieterle (79 at death)
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Oscar History: July 14 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Dave Fleischer (84 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film 1894: Hal C. Kern (90 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Win: Editing 1894: Ted Koehler (78 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1894:
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Oscar History: July 13 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Clyde De Vinna (63 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography Oscar Win: Cinematography 1891: John Victor Mackay (54 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1892: Donald Jahraus (70 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win}
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The Ultimate List Poll #107
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: July 12 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2011: Cinema Sight: Polls: Now That You’ve Seen… (13) Born 1882: Max Parker (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1886: Jean Hersholt (69 at death) {0 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Wins: Special/Honorary Academy President #11: 1945-49, 3 terms
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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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