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: June 30 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1904: Irmin Roberts (74 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1917: Susan Hayward (57 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress 1927: James Goldman (71 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay…
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Oscar History: June 29 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1903: William C. Mellor (59 at death) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1906: Tom Morahan (63 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1910: Frank Loesser (59 at death) {5 Noms, 1…
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Contender: IF (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. IF was added to this list based on the following criteria: $100 Million+ Box Office Type of Contender: Craft Contender Factor: 65.5 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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Contender: The Substance (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 Substance was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 28.5 out of 55 (Stage 3 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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The Ultimate List Poll #105
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: June 28 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: Cinema Sight: The Morning After (14) Born 1902: Richard Rodgers (77 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song 1909: Eric Ambler (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1919: Ruggero Maccari (69 at death)…
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Contender: Suncoast (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Suncoast was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Type of Contender: Acting Contender Factor: 68 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree…
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Oscar Profile: Robert Towne
Born November 23, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, Robert Bertram Schwartz, known professionally as Robert Towne, was the older of two sons of a clothing store owner and property developer. Raised in the L.A. suburb of San Pedro, he graduated from Pomona College in Claremont. Seeking employment as an actor, he took acting classes from…
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Oscar History: June 27 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Charles Dorian (51 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing Oscar Win: Assistant Directing 1920: I. A.L. Diamond (67 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay 1941: Krzysztof Kieslowski (54 at death) {2 Noms,…
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Contender: Klara and the Sun (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Klara and the Sun was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 10 out of 25 (Stage 1 of 5 complete)…
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Oscar History: June 26 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Jeanne Eagels (39 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1891: Sidney Howard (48 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Adaptation, Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay 1907: Joan Harrison (87 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay 1909: Wolfgang…
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Academy Invites 487 New Members
THE ACADEMY INVITES 487 TO MEMBERSHIP LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 487 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to motion pictures. “We are thrilled to welcome this year’s class of new members to the Academy,” said…
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Contender: His Three Daughters (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. His Three Daughters was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 63.4 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage…
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Oscar History: June 25 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1903: Anne Revere (87 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1909: Daniel Fuchs (84 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Motion Picture Story, Screenplay Oscar Win: Motion Picture Story 1924: Sidney Lumet (86 at death) {5 Noms,…
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Box Office History (Week 25, 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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