• Oscar Profile: Hal Pereira

    Oscar Profile: Hal Pereira

    Born April 25, 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, art director Harold (Hal) Pereira and his brother, architect William Pereira (born in 1909), began their highly successful careers after graduating college in the 1930s.  They designed, among other things, Chicago’s Esquire Theatre, one of the city’s best examples of Art Deco.  They later moved to Los Angeles

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  • Oscar History: April 10 (2025)

    Oscar History: April 10 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1868: George Arliss (77 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Actor      Oscar Win: Actor 1892: Harry Segall (83 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Original Story      Oscar Win: Original Story 1903: Marjorie Best (94 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Costume

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  • Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #23

    Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #23

    Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be

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  • Contenders 25: April Opening

    Contenders 25: April Opening

    A few weeks ago, I went over the results of last year’s Contenders series and announced I would be revising those guidelines. While I did mention some of the changes I would, for certain, make. There were others I hadn’t quite settled on. Starting next week, this year’s series will be begin. Before I get

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  • Oscar History: April 9 (2025)

    Oscar History: April 9 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Joseph Lapis (92 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1906: Frederic Knudtson (57 at death)   {6 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Editing 1942: Brandon De Wilde (30 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1947: Rick Dior (51 at

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  • Rating the Nominees, Group 2, #23

    Rating the Nominees, Group 2, #23

    Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be

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  • Oscar History: April 8 (2025)

    Oscar History: April 8 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Victor Schertzinger (51 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Directing, Scoring      Oscar Win: Scoring 1892: Mary Pickford (87 at death)   {1 Nom, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actress      Oscar Wins: Actress, Special/Honorary 1896: E. Y. Harburg (84 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations:

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  • Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #23

    Rating the Nominees, Group 1, #23

    Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be

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  • Box Office History (Week 14, 2025)

    Box Office History (Week 14, 2025)

    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: April 7 (2025)

    Oscar History: April 7 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Paul Lerpae (89 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Special Effects      Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate) 1905: Herbert Spencer (87 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song Score, Original Song or Adaptation Score 1908: Percy Faith (67 at

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  • Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #22

    Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #22

    Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be

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  • Oscar History: April 6 (2025)

    Oscar History: April 6 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: Walter Huston (66 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor      Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1895: Dudley Nichols (64 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay      Oscar Win: Screenplay 1895: Harold Rosson (93 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}

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  • Rating the Nominees, Group 6, #22

    Rating the Nominees, Group 6, #22

    Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be

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  • Oscar History: April 5 (2025)

    Oscar History: April 5 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Arthur Hilton (82 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Editing 1900: Spencer Tracy (67 at death)   {9 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Actor      Oscar Wins: Actor 1901: Melvyn Douglas (80 at death)   {3 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor      Oscar Wins: Supporting

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  • Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #22

    Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #22

    Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be

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