Oscar History: May 6 (2026)
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Oscar Profile: Stephen Daldry
Born May 2, 1960 in Dorset, England, Stephen Daldry is the son of a singer mother and bank manager father. The family moved to Taunton, Somerset where his father died of cancer when Daldry was 14. Daldry joined a youth theatre group in Taunton where he performed for the local amateur society. At 18, he
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Oscar History: June 6 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: R. C. Sherriff (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1907: Edward H. Plumb (50 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1925: Marvin Worth (72 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Documentary Feature 1933:
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Contender: Emilia Pérez (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Emilia Pérez was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Type of Contender: Acting Contender Factor: 62.1 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –
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Contenders: June Update
For our June 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 one film moving into Stage 2. This means that these films have finally had all of
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Oscar History: June 5 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Felix Jackson (90 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1902: Walter Plunkett (79 at death) {10 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color) 1928: James Kennaway (40 at death) {1 Nom,
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Contender: Oh Canada (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Oh Canada was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 59.2 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1
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Oscar History: June 4 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1875: Albert E. Smith (83 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1904: Alvah Bessie (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1907: Rosalind Russell (69 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian
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Contender: The Nightingale (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. The Nightingale was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Broad Contender Factor: 7.5 out of 25 (Stage 1 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –
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Box Office History (Week 22, 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: June 3 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Jack Okey (73 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1903: Ted Tetzlaff (91 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1907: Paul Rotha (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature
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Oscar History: June 2 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1904: Ellsworth Fredricks (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1921: Frank Van der Veer (60 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Visual Effects 1935: Anthony Powell (85 at death) {6 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design Oscar Wins: Costume Design
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Calendar Preview: June
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. JUNE There are no noteworthy precursors in June.
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Oscar History: June 1 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Frank Morgan (59 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor 1899: Werner Janssen (91 at death) {6 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score 1901: John Van Druten (56 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1907:
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Contender: The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Animation Contender Factor: 10 out of 20 (Stage 1 of 5
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The Ultimate List Poll #102
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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