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 1914: Carmen Dragon (69 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Musical Score Oscar Win: Musical Score 1916: David Brown (93 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture Oscar Win: Irving G. Thalberg Award 1927: Pasquale Festa Campanile (58 at death) {1 Nom, 0
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: Donald Crisp (91 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1908: Nancy Hamilton (76 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature Oscar Win: Documentary Feature 1914: Miles White (85 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1856: George Bernard Shaw (94 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay 1892: Charles Boyle (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color) 1894: Lesser Samuels (86 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Story and Screenplay 1897:
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Rosemead was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 63.18 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2011: Oscar Preview (14) Born 1878: William C. de Mille (76 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy President #2: 1929-31, 2 terms; Academy Awards Host: 1st-Co, 2nd | 2 times 1894: Walter Brennan (80 at death) {4 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Kontinental ’25 was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award (Berlin, Silver Bear for Best Screenplay) Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: out of 10 (Stage 1 of
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Born October 1, 1935 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England as Julia Elizabeth Wells, the internationally acclaimed superstar known professionally as Julie Andrews took the last name of her stepfather (Ted Andrews) when her mother remarried in 1944. Andrews began performing at early age with her mother and stepfather who were both music hall performers. Just after
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Edward R. Robinson (85 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1898: Bernard B. Brown (82 at death) {11 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate) 1899: Dan George
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Ella McCay was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 45.84 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1
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