Oscar History: November 21 (2024)
See Awards Season from a New Perspective
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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 1 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Stanley Holloway (91 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1911: Irwin Kostal (83 at death) {5 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song or Adaptation Score, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score Oscar Wins: Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score 1920: Walter…
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Contender: Flow (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Flow was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Animation Contender Factor: 21.9 out of 50 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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Box Office History (Week 39, 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: September 30 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: George Bancroft (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor 1895: Lewis Milestone (84 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Comedy Directing Oscar Wins: Directing, Comedy Directing 1903: Laszlo Gorog (93 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture…
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Oscar History: September 29 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Cesare Zavattini (87 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay, Motion Picture Story 1904: Greer Garson (91 at death) {7 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress 1906: Charles Wolcott (80 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original…
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Oscar History: September 28 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Ernst Fegte (76 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1912: Peter Finch (64 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor 1924: Marcello Mastroianni (72 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar…
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Contender: The Outrun (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 Outrun was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Acting Contender Factor: 56.3 out of 75 (Stage 3 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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The Ultimate List Poll #117
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: September 27 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Vincent Youmans (47 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1903: Robert O. Cook (92 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate) 1906: Theodore St. John (49 at death) {1 Nom, 1…
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Contender: Babygirl (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Babygirl was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Acting Contender Factor: 36.8 out of 60 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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Profile: Beulah Bondi Revisited
Born in 1888, Beulah Bondi was a seasoned stage actress who made her film debut at 43, reprising her Broadway role as the neighborhood gossip in 1931’s Street Scene. After playing several other mean-spirited characters she moved up considerably on the likability scale as Rachel Jackson, Andrew Jackson’s pipe-smoking wife in 1936’s The Gorgeous Hussy, for which…
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Oscar History: September 26 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1877: Edmund Gwenn (81 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1898: George Gershwin (35 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1904: Claude Carpenter (71 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design…
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Contender: Saturday Night (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Saturday Night was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 28.9 out of 40 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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Oscar History: September 25 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: John Howard Lawson (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1900: Robert Wyler (70 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1902: Al Hoffman (57 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1902: Ray Nazarro (83 at…
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Contender: Longlegs (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Longlegs was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 63.5 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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