Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Hal Roach (100 at death) {3 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Comedy Short Film, One-Reel Short Film Oscar Wins: Comedy Short Film, One-Reel Short Film, Special/Honorary 1896: Hans J. Salter (98 at death) {6 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1898: Margaret Booth
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While the Avatar love is expected, the other nominees aren’t what we might have otherwise expected. This might be telling for what the visual effects branch of the Academy thinks. Nominations Tallies (10) Avatar: Fire and Ash (5) Elio, KPop Demon Hunters, Zootopia 2 (4) The Lost Bus, Superman (3) The Bad Guys 2 (2)
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Herbert Brenon (78 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Drama Directing 1885: James Monaco (60 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1901: A. B. Guthrie Jr. (90 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1901: Sidney Wagner (46
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One of two guilds that foreshadow the Best Sound categories, The four films that are nominated in both main sound editing categories (effect/foley and dialogue ADR) are very likely nominees at this point. It’s surprising that Warfare didn’t show up since war movies are often catnip for sound editing voters. Nominations Tallies (3) One Battle
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As one would expect, Sinners came easily out on top of others, nearly doubling its nearest competitor in nominations. Highest 2 Lowest and One of Them Days did well but so too did 40 Acres and Love, Brooklyn, two films that otherwise seemed to have been forgotten. Many of their categories are for both TV
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Hawaii’s critics gave their top prize to One Battle but also supported Sinners with several wins. Awards Tallies (4) Sinners (3) F1, Frankenstein, One Battle After Another (2) Avatar: Fire and Ash, Sentimental Value, Sorry, Baby, Weapons (1) Good Boy, Hamnet, Hurry Up Tomorrow, KPop Demon Hunters, Lahaina Rising, The Life of Chuck, Marty Supreme,
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Sinners did incredibly well, landing nominations in every category it could possibly nominated in except Best Actress. One Battle also did well and apart from a few surprises (Amanda Seyfried), these look like most others. Nominations Tallies (16) Sinners (13) One Battle After Another (9) Marty Supreme (8) Sentimental Value (7) Frankenstein, Hamnet (4) It
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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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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Melchior Lengyel (94 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1893: Edward Selzer (77 at death) {11 Noms, 5 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short, Animated Short Film Oscar Wins: Documentary Short, Animated Short Film 1904: Joseph Gershenson (84 at death) {2 Noms, 0
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Though it won two awards, Sinners took a major hit in its loss of Best Drama. One Battle After Another continued to coast towards victory though a few bumps in the road persisted for some contenders. Wagner Moura winning over Michael B. Jordan. Stellan Skarsgård finally getting recognized for his work. It was an interesting
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Another group goes beyond the current narrative and gives most of their prizes to Sinners. Awards Tallies (9) Sinners (2) Avatar: Fire and Ash, Frankenstein, Hamnet, KPop Demon Hunters, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, The Perfect Neighbor (1) F1, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, No Other Choice, Sorry, Baby, Weapons The Awards Best
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This group fell for One Battle like many other groups. Awards Tallies (7) One Battle After Another (3) Sinners (2) If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (1) KPop Demon Hunters, Marty Supreme, The Perfect Neighbor, Sentimental Value, Train Dreams The Awards Best Picture One Battle After Another Best Animated Feature KPop Demon Hunters Best
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There’s a point at which the Golden Globes became something of a joke. That was when Pia Zadora won over Elizabeth McGovern, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Kathleen Turner, Rachel Ward, and Craig Wasson. The HCA managed to become a punchline in only their 9th year with the elevation of a trained animal over professional actors
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Charles Previn (85 at death) {7 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Musical Score Oscar Win: Scoring 1894: Alexander Hall (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing 1899: Eva Legallienne (92 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1900: Borden
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Bernard Herzbrun (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1898: Arthur Johnston (56 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1899: John Mescall (63 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1917: Jerry Wexler (91
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