Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #3
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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: October 27 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Jane Murfin (62 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1906: Al Roelofs (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1906: Gabriel Scognamillo (67 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1909: Addison…
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Oscar History: October 26 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1875: H. B. Warner (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1881: Margaret Wycherly (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1935: Mike Gray (77 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1938: Michael Ahnemann (66…
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The Ultimate List Poll #121
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: October 25 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Nicholas Musuraca (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1908: Carmen Dillon (91 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1920: Florence Klotz (86 at death) {1…
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Oscar History: October 24 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2019: Cinema Sight: 5 Favorites (10.24.2019 – 6.29.2023) (3) Born 1877: Harry Hallenberger (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color) 1881: Julian Josephson (77 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Writing 1890: Heinz Herald (73 at death) {3 Noms,…
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Oscar Profile: Michael Curtiz Revisited
Born December 24, 1896 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary), Mano Kaminer was born into a Jewish family with two brothers and a sister. His father was a carpenter, his mother an opera singer. A born actor and director, he built a theater in the basement of his house when he was 8, performing in plays…
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2024 Nominations Predictions: October
We’re entering the lean times between the biggest fall festivals and the final year-end critics prizes. October and November are typically a little quiet and allow for a little re-attunement. As such, here are our October predictions. KEY: Appears on Three Lists Appears on Two Lists Appears on One Lists Wesley Lovell Peter Patrick Thomas…
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Oscar History: October 23 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Seymour Felix (68 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Dance Direction Oscar Win: Dance Direction 1901: Arthur Jacobson (91 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1925: Johnny Carson (79 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 51st, 52nd,…
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Oscar History: October 22 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: John L. Balderston (64 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay 1900: William Perlberg (68 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture 1907: John Carter (74 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing 1912: Philip…
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Contender: September 5 (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. September 5 was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Broad Contender Factor: 11.7 out of 40 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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Box Office History (Week 42, 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: October 21 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2011: Oscar in Box Office History (13) Born 1877: Josephine Lovett (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Writing 1915: Adele Palmer (92 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Color) 1921: Malcolm Arnold (84 at death) {1 Nom, 1…
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Oscar History: October 20 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Morris Ryskind (89 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay 1896: Joe McDonough (47 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1897: Adolph Deutsch (82 at death) {5 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Musical Score Oscar Wins: Musical Score 1901: Frank…
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Oscar History: October 19 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: Leopold Atlas (46 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1913: Vasco Pratolini (77 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1914: Juanita Moore (99 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1928: Zev Braun (90 at death)…
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The Ultimate List Poll #120
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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