Oscar History: November 22 (2024)
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New Poll Series Debuts This Week
With the closure of the Friday Face-Off, we decided to start up a new polling series that asks you to rate every Oscar nominee in most of the major categories. Every day of the week at noon (Central), a new poll group will post with anywhere between 30 and 35 nominees across two to four…
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Oscar History: July 6 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Ralph Morgan (72 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1898: Hanns Eisler (64 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score 1911: Rudi Fehr (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1912: Milton Sperling (76 at death) {1…
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Contender: Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Bad Boys: Ride or Die was added to this list based on the following criteria: $100 Million+ Box Office Type of Contender: Effects Contender Factor: 61.6 out of 100 (Stage 5 of…
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The Ultimate List Poll #106
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 5 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1901: Harry Wild (59 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1912: Mack David (81 at death) {8 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1918: Moss Mabry (87 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)…
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Contender: Grand Tour (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Grand Tour was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Type of Contender: International Contender Factor: 24.1 out of 50 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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Oscar Profile: Dan Dailey
Born December 14, 1915 in New York, New York, Daniel James Dailey, Jr.’s father ran a hotel for show people on Long Island. The star struck kid made his first appearance in show business as a performer in a minstrel show in 1921 when he was just five years old. He then moved on to…
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Oscar History: July 4 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2011: Cinema Sight: Polls: What Are You Watching? (13) Born 1882: Louis B. Mayer (75 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1883: William Hedgecock (64 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1889: Joseph Ruttenberg (93 at death) {10…
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Contender: In the Summers (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. In the Summers was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 48.3 out of 85 (Stage 4 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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Oscar History: July 3 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1906: George Sanders (65 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1908: Lewis J. Rachmil (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1914: George Bruns (68 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations:…
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Contender: The Damned (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 Damned was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 11.7 out of 40 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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Oscar History: July 2 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: George Folsey (90 at death) {13 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1905: James Edward Grant (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1910: Earl Robinson (81 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1911: Diego…
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Contender: Here (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Here was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Broad Contender Factor: 41.2 out of 55 (Stage 3 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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Box Office History (Week 26, 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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Calendar Preview: July
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. JULY There are no major events in July.
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Oscar History: July 1 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: Cinema Sight: Feed the Queue (7.1.2010 – 12.18.2014) (4) Born 1878: Waldemar Young (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1899: Charles Laughton (63 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor 1902: William Wyler (79 at…
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