Oscar in Box Office History (Week 52, 2021)

Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the box office (as well as a section looking at the inflation-adjusted numbers). The third section is an alphabetical list of those films and the categories in which they were nominated. And to start each week off, we’ll be looking at the films releasing over the weekend that have the best chance of getting Oscar nominations and specifying the categories where we think they have the best shots at this stage of the game. If you have any suggestions for more data you’d like to see, please let us know.

This Year: Potential Oscar Nominees Releasing This Weekend

The Matrix Resurrections (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Visual Effects.

The Tender Bar (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Ben Affleck), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design.

The Tragedy of Macbeth (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Picture, Directing, Actor (Denzel Washington), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 23-25, 2016

Weekend Box Office:

Rogue One (2016, 89th) – $64,033,768 ($286,033,442 total) {week 2}
Passengers (2016, 89th) – $14,869,736 ($22,194,937 total) {week 1}
Moana (2016, 89th) – $7,713,267 ($180,745,458 total) {week 5}
Fences (2016, 89th) – $6,688,105 ($6,879,620 total) {week 2}
La La Land (2016, 89th) – $5,751,708 ($13,634,419 total) {week 3}
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016, 89th) – $2,917,974 ($214,223,225 total) {week 6}
Manchester by the Sea (2016, 89th) – $2,768,820 ($19,483,936 total) {week 6}
Jackie (2016, 89th) – $1,238,982 ($3,550,424 total) {week 4}
Arrival (2016, 89th) – $1,077,480 ($89,379,838 total) {week 7}
Lion (2016, 89th) – $898,850 ($1,752,283 total) {week 5}
Doctor Strange (2016, 89th) – $722,988 ($228,341,954 total) {week 8}
Hidden Figures (2016, 89th) – $515,499 ($515,499 total) {week 1}
Trolls (2016, 89th) – $384,931 ($148,651,089 total) {week 8}
Hacksaw Ridge (2016, 89th) – $315,469 ($63,688,345 total) {week 8}
Nocturnal Animals (2016, 89th) – $243,688 ($9,730,928 total) {week 6}
Moonlight (2016, 89th) – $223,266 ($11,957,076 total) {week 10}
Allied (2016, 89th) – $160,972 ($39,267,994 total) {week 5}
Silence (2016, 89th) – $130,880 ($130,880 total) {week 1}
Loving (2016, 89th) – $67,169 ($7,324,237 total) {week 8}
Elle (2016, 89th) – $54,323 ($778,756 total) {week 7}
Sully (2016, 89th) – $25,423 ($124,889,662 total) {week 16}
Toni Erdmann (2016, 89th) – $15,972 ($15,972 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Rogue One (2016, 89th) – $67,809,169 ($302,897,841 total)
Passengers (2016, 89th) – $15,746,449 ($23,503,540 total)
Moana (2016, 89th) – $8,168,038 ($191,402,127 total)
Fences (2016, 89th) – $7,082,433 ($7,285,239 total)
La La Land (2016, 89th) – $6,090,826 ($14,438,298 total)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016, 89th) – $3,090,016 ($226,853,727 total)
Manchester by the Sea (2016, 89th) – $2,932,068 ($20,632,700 total)
Jackie (2016, 89th) – $1,312,032 ($3,759,755 total)
Arrival (2016, 89th) – $1,141,008 ($94,649,632 total)
Lion (2016, 89th) – $951,846 ($1,855,597 total)
Doctor Strange (2016, 89th) – $765,615 ($241,804,890 total)
Hidden Figures (2016, 89th) – $545,893 ($545,893 total)
Trolls (2016, 89th) – $407,626 ($157,415,488 total)
Hacksaw Ridge (2016, 89th) – $334,069 ($67,443,380 total)
Nocturnal Animals (2016, 89th) – $258,056 ($10,304,659 total)
Moonlight (2016, 89th) – $236,430 ($12,662,060 total)
Allied (2016, 89th) – $170,463 ($41,583,217 total)
Silence (2016, 89th) – $138,597 ($138,597 total)
Loving (2016, 89th) – $71,129 ($7,756,071 total)
Elle (2016, 89th) – $57,526 ($824,671 total)
Sully (2016, 89th) – $26,922 ($132,253,099 total)
Toni Erdmann (2016, 89th) – $16,914 ($16,914 total)

Oscar Details:

Allied (2016, 89th): Costume Design
Arrival (2016, 89th): Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing [O]
Doctor Strange (2016, 89th): Visual Effects
Elle (2016, 89th): Actress (Isabelle Huppert)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016, 89th): Production Design, Costume Design [O]
Fences (2016, 89th): Picture, Actor (Denzel Washington), Supporting Actress (Viola Davis) [O], Adapted Screenplay
Hacksaw Ridge (2016, 89th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Andrew Garfield), Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing
Hidden Figures (2016, 89th): Picture, Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer), Adapted Screenplay
Jackie (2016, 89th): Actress (Natalie Portman), Original Score, Costume Design
La La Land (2016, 89th): Picture, Directing [O], Actor (Ryan Gosling), Actress (Emma Stone) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Song (“Audition (The Fools Who Dream)”), Original Song (“City of Stars”) [O], Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Production Design [O], Costume Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Lion (2016, 89th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Dev Patel), Supporting Actress (Nicole Kidman), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography
Loving (2016, 89th): Actress (Ruth Negga)
Manchester by the Sea (2016, 89th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Casey Affleck) [O], Supporting Actor (Lucas Hedges), Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams), Original Screenplay [O]
Moana (2016, 89th): Animated Feature, Original Song (“How Far I”ll Go”)
Moonlight (2016, 89th): Picture [O], Directing, Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) [O], Supporting Actress (Naomie Harris), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography
Nocturnal Animals (2016, 89th): Supporting Actor (Michael Shannon)
Passengers (2016, 89th): Original Score, Production Design
Rogue One (2016, 89th): Sound Mixing, Visual Effects
Silence (2016, 89th): Cinematography
Sully (2016, 89th): Sound Film Editing
Toni Erdmann (2016, 89th): Foreign Language Film
Trolls (2016, 89th): Original Song (“Can’t Stop the Feeling”)

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 30-Jan. 1, 2011

Weekend Box Office:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011, 84th) – $14,824,577 ($55,584,881 total) {week 2}
War Horse (2011, 84th) – $14,422,729 ($40,451,772 total) {week 2}
The Adventures of Tintin (2011, 84th) – $11,436,160 ($47,475,147 total) {week 2}
The Descendants (2011, 84th) – $3,396,129 ($39,420,775 total) {week 7}
The Muppets (2011, 84th) – $2,662,191 ($82,529,452 total) {week 6}
Hugo (2011, 84th) – $2,461,610 ($49,454,202 total) {week 6}
The Artist (2011, 84th) – $1,310,770 ($5,044,344 total) {week 6}
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011, 84th) – $1,085,444 ($3,955,734 total) {week 4}
My Week with Marilyn (2011, 84th) – $925,349 ($8,935,721 total) {week 6}
Puss in Boots (2011, 84th) – $752,233 ($145,483,661 total) {week 10}
Real Steel (2011, 84th) – $240,399 ($84,493,241 total) {week 13}
The Iron Lady (2011, 84th) – $220,409 ($220,409 total) {week 1}
Moneyball (2011, 84th) – $205,193 ($74,961,642 total) {week 15}
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011, 84th) – $110,775 ($313,049 total) {week 2}
The Ides of March (2011, 84th) – $83,711 ($40,825,612 total) {week 13}
Pina (2011, 84th) – $71,623 ($228,992 total) {week 2}
Drive (2011, 84th) – $24,518 ($34,833,047 total) {week 16}
The Help (2011, 84th) – $37,980 ($169,499,546 total) {week 21}
Margin Call (2011, 84th) – $22,934 ($5,245,397 total) {week 11}
Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $17,665 ($56,377,732 total) {week 33}
A Separation (2011, 84th) – $59,481 ($59,481 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011, 84th) – $17,123,975 ($64,206,496 total)
War Horse (2011, 84th) – $16,659,798 ($46,726,133 total)
The Adventures of Tintin (2011, 84th) – $13,209,991 ($54,838,884 total)
The Descendants (2011, 84th) – $3,922,893 ($45,535,221 total)
The Muppets (2011, 84th) – $3,075,116 ($95,330,363 total)
Hugo (2011, 84th) – $2,843,423 ($57,124,904 total)
The Artist (2011, 84th) – $1,514,080 ($5,826,758 total)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011, 84th) – $1,253,804 ($4,569,297 total)
My Week with Marilyn (2011, 84th) – $1,068,877 ($10,321,716 total)
Puss in Boots (2011, 84th) – $868,910 ($168,049,223 total)
Real Steel (2011, 84th) – $277,687 ($97,598,750 total)
The Iron Lady (2011, 84th) – $254,596 ($254,596 total)
Moneyball (2011, 84th) – $237,020 ($86,588,731 total)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011, 84th) – $127,957 ($361,605 total)
The Ides of March (2011, 84th) – $96,695 ($47,157,958 total)
Pina (2011, 84th) – $82,732 ($264,510 total)
Drive (2011, 84th) – $28,321 ($40,235,903 total)
The Help (2011, 84th) – $43,871 ($195,790,144 total)
Margin Call (2011, 84th) – $26,491 ($6,058,996 total)
Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th) – $20,405 ($65,122,323 total)
A Separation (2011, 84th) – $68,707 ($68,707 total)

Oscar Details:

The Adventures of Tintin (2011, 84th): Original Score
The Artist (2011, 84th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Jean Dujardin) [O], Supporting Actress (Bérénice Bejo), Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design [O]
The Descendants (2011, 84th): Picture, Directing, Actor (George Clooney), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing
Drive (2011, 84th): Sound Film Editing
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011, 84th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Max von Sydow)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011, 84th): Actress (Rooney Mara), Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
The Help (2011, 84th): Picture, Actress (Viola Davis), Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain, Octavia Spencer [O])
Hugo (2011, 84th): Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design, Sound Mixing [O], Sound Film Editing [O], Visual Effects [O]
The Ides of March (2011, 84th): Adapted Screenplay
The Iron Lady (2011, 84th): Actress (Meryl Streep) [O], Makeup [O]
Margin Call (2011, 84th): Original Screenplay
Midnight in Paris (2011, 84th): Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay [O], Art Direction
Moneyball (2011, 84th): Picture, Actor (Brad Pitt), Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Mixing
The Muppets (2011, 84th): Original Song (“Man or Muppet”)
My Week with Marilyn (2011, 84th): Actress (Michelle Williams), Supporting Actor (Kenneth Branagh)
Pina (2011, 84th): Documentary Feature
Puss in Boots (2011, 84th): Animated Feature
Real Steel (2011, 84th): Visual Effects
A Separation (2011, 84th): Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film [O]
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011, 84th): Actor (Gary Oldman), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
War Horse (2011, 84th): Picture, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 29-31, 2006

Weekend Box Office:

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006, 79th) – $19,362,441 ($98,411,670 total) {week 3}
Dreamgirls (2006, 79th) – $14,100,050 ($37,064,395 total) {week 3}
The Good Shepherd (2006, 79th) – $11,674,784 ($52,532,601 total) {week 2}
Happy Feet (2006, 79th) – $7,650,181 ($175,967,627 total) {week 7}
Blood Diamond (2006, 79th) – $4,895,871 ($35,726,534 total) {week 4}
Apocalypto (2006, 79th) – $3,264,798 ($42,654,236 total) {week 4}
The Queen (2006, 79th) – $934,060 ($28,196,606 total) {week 14}
Volver (2006, 79th) – $619,913 ($4,753,067 total) {week 9}
Borat (2006, 79th) – $570,744 ($125,601,414 total) {week 9}
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, 79th) – $568,641 ($568,641 total) {week 1}
Children of Men (2006, 79th) – $501,003 ($1,082,804 total) {week 1}
Babel (2006, 79th) – $478,624 ($19,825,138 total) {week 10}
The Curse of the Golden Flower (2006, 79th) – $448,268 ($1,520,292 total) {week 2}
Notes on a Scandal (2006, 79th) – $414,487 ($613,344 total) {week 2}
The Departed (2006, 79th) – $342,787 ($120,359,613 total) {week 13}
Little Children (2006, 79th) – $158,934 ($2,475,049 total) {week 13}
The Prestige (2006, 79th) – $150,953 ($52,474,548 total) {week 11}
The Good German (2006, 79th) – $116,119 ($458,653 total) {week 3}
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006, 79th) – $87,932 ($316,369 total) {week 2}
Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th) – $43,459 ($59,489,083 total) {week 23}
Venus (2006, 79th) – $34,329 ($113,518 total) {week 2}
The Illusionist (2006, 79th) – $26,019 ($39,771,393 total) {week 20}
The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th) – $25,743 ($3,619,600 total) {week 14}
Jesus Camp (2006, 79th) – $2,014 ($872,124 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006, 79th) – $27,077,856 ($137,626,091 total)
Dreamgirls (2006, 79th) – $19,718,543 ($51,833,566 total)
The Good Shepherd (2006, 79th) – $16,326,874 ($73,465,439 total)
Happy Feet (2006, 79th) – $10,698,574 ($246,086,025 total)
Blood Diamond (2006, 79th) – $6,846,745 ($49,962,603 total)
Apocalypto (2006, 79th) – $4,565,733 ($59,650,809 total)
The Queen (2006, 79th) – $1,306,258 ($39,432,200 total)
Volver (2006, 79th) – $866,932 ($6,647,037 total)
Borat (2006, 79th) – $798,170 ($175,650,222 total)
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, 79th) – $795,229 ($795,229 total)
Children of Men (2006, 79th) – $700,639 ($1,514,272 total)
Babel (2006, 79th) – $669,343 ($27,724,926 total)
The Curse of the Golden Flower (2006, 79th) – $626,891 ($2,126,088 total)
Notes on a Scandal (2006, 79th) – $579,649 ($857,745 total)
The Departed (2006, 79th) – $479,378 ($168,319,703 total)
Little Children (2006, 79th) – $222,265 ($3,461,290 total)
The Prestige (2006, 79th) – $211,104 ($73,384,253 total)
The Good German (2006, 79th) – $162,389 ($641,414 total)
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006, 79th) – $122,971 ($442,434 total)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th) – $60,776 ($83,193,893 total)
Venus (2006, 79th) – $48,008 ($158,752 total)
The Illusionist (2006, 79th) – $36,387 ($55,619,231 total)
The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th) – $36,001 ($5,061,914 total)
Jesus Camp (2006, 79th) – $2,817 ($1,219,642 total)

Oscar Details:

Apocalypto (2006, 79th): Makeup, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Babel (2006, 79th): Picture, Supporting Actress (Adriana Barraza, Rinko Kikuchi), Director, Original Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing
Blood Diamond (2006, 79th): Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Djimon Hounsou), Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Borat (2006, 79th): Adapted Screenplay
Children of Men (2006, 79th): Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography
The Curse of the Golden Flower (2006, 79th): Costume Design
The Departed (2006, 79th): Picture [O], Director [O], Supporting Actor (Mark Wahlberg), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing
Dreamgirls (2006, 79th): Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy), Supporting Actress (Jennifer Hudson) [O], Original Song (“Listen”, “Love You I Do”, “Patience”), Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound [O]
The Good German (2006, 79th): Original Score
The Good Shepherd (2006, 79th): Art Direction
Happy Feet (2006, 79th): Animated Feature [O]
The Illusionist (2006, 79th): Cinematography
Jesus Camp (2006, 79th): Documentary Feature
The Last King of Scotland (2006, 79th): Actor (Forest Whitaker [O])
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006, 79th): Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Sound Film Editing [O]
Little Children (2006, 79th): Actress (Kate Winslet), Supporting Actor (Jackie Earle Haley), Adapted Screenplay
Little Miss Sunshine (2006, 79th): Picture, Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin [O]), Supporting Actress (Abigail Breslin), Original Screenplay [O]
Notes on a Scandal (2006, 79th): Actress (Judi Dench), Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, 79th): Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Makeup [O], Foreign Language Film
The Prestige (2006, 79th): Cinematography, Art Direction
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006, 79th): Actor (Will Smith)
The Queen (2006, 79th): Picture, Director, Actress (Helen Mirren [O]), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Costume Design
Venus (2006, 79th): Actor (Peter O’Toole)
Volver (2006, 79th): Actress (Penelope Cruz)

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 28-30, 2001

Weekend Box Office:

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, 74th) – $38,695,582 ($155,862,412 total) {week 2}
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001, 74th) – $15,035,649 ($42,205,145 total) {week 2}
Ali (2001, 74th) – $14,710,892 ($34,736,970 total) {week 1}
Vanilla Sky (2001, 74th) – $11,515,135 ($66,558,298 total) {week 1}
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, 74th) – $10,978,760 ($285,634,174 total) {week 7}
Kate & Leopold (2001, 74th) – $9,725,408 ($17,293,941 total) {week 1}
A Beautiful Mind (2001, 74th) – $7,780,495 ($13,711,171 total) {week 2}
Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th) – $6,103,901 ($235,848,871 total) {week 9}
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, 74th) – $4,975,779 ($8,112,967 total) {week 3}
Amelie (2001, 74th) – $1,126,954 ($15,740,742 total) {week 9}
In the Bedroom (2001, 74th) – $861,229 ($1,883,514 total) {week 6}
Gosford Park (2001, 74th) – $241,219 ($370,442 total) {week 1}
Black Hawk Down (2001, 74th) – $179,823 ($179,823 total) {week 1}
Monster’s Ball (2001, 74th) – $110,552 ($153,995 total) {week 1}
The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001, 74th) – $92,882 ($6,814,397 total) {week 9}
Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th) – $64,285 ($5,576,008 total) {week 12}
No Man’s Land (2001, 74th) – $55,133 ($206,045 total) {week 4}
I Am Sam (2001, 74th) – $41,779 ($41,779 total) {week 1}
Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $18,963 ($57,037,125 total) {week 33}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, 74th) – $62,623,945 ($252,243,762 total)
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001, 74th) – $24,333,312 ($68,303,733 total)
Ali (2001, 74th) – $23,807,733 ($56,217,428 total)
Vanilla Sky (2001, 74th) – $18,635,802 ($107,716,256 total)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, 74th) – $17,767,746 ($462,263,080 total)
Kate & Leopold (2001, 74th) – $15,739,353 ($27,988,074 total)
A Beautiful Mind (2001, 74th) – $12,591,755 ($22,189,810 total)
Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th) – $9,878,398 ($381,691,812 total)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, 74th) – $8,052,674 ($13,129,819 total)
Amelie (2001, 74th) – $1,823,834 ($25,474,416 total)
In the Bedroom (2001, 74th) – $1,393,791 ($3,048,231 total)
Gosford Park (2001, 74th) – $390,383 ($599,514 total)
Black Hawk Down (2001, 74th) – $291,021 ($291,021 total)
Monster’s Ball (2001, 74th) – $178,915 ($249,222 total)
The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001, 74th) – $150,318 ($11,028,247 total)
Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th) – $104,037 ($9,024,069 total)
No Man’s Land (2001, 74th) – $89,226 ($333,458 total)
I Am Sam (2001, 74th) – $67,614 ($67,614 total)
Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th) – $30,689 ($92,307,432 total)

Oscar Details:

Ali (2001, 74th): Actor (Will Smith), Supporting Actor (Jon Voight)
Amelie (2001, 74th): Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound, Foreign Language Film
A Beautiful Mind (2001, 74th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Russell Crowe), Supporting Actress (Jennifer Connelly) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Makeup
Black Hawk Down (2001, 74th): Directing, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound [O]
Gosford Park (2001, 74th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actress (Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith), Original Screenplay [O], Art Direction, Costume Design
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001, 74th): Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
I Am Sam (2001, 74th): Actor (Sean Penn)
In the Bedroom (2001, 74th): Picture, Actor (Tom Wilkinson), Actress (Sissy Spacek), Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei), Adapted Screenplay
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001, 74th): Animated Feature
Kate & Leopold (2001, 74th): Original Song (“Until”)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001, 74th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Ian McKellen), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Original Song (“May It Be”), Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup [O], Sound, Visual Effects [O]
The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001, 74th): Cinematography
Monster’s Ball (2001, 74th): Actress (Halle Berry) [O], Original Screenplay
Monsters, Inc. (2001, 74th): Animated Feature, Original Song (If I Didn’t Have You [O]), Original Score, Sound Film Editing
Moulin Rouge! (2001, 74th): Picture, Actress (Nicole Kidman), Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup, Sound
Mulholland Drive (2001, 74th): Director
No Man’s Land (2001, 74th): Foreign Language Film
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, 74th): Original Screenplay
Vanilla Sky (2001, 74th): Original Song (“Vanilla Sky”)

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 27-29, 1996

Weekend Box Office:

Jerry Maguire (1996, 69th) – $14,024,111 ($60,351,092 total) {week 3}
One Fine Day (1996, 69th) – $8,027,257 ($19,435,044 total) {week 2}
The Preacher’s Wife (1996, 69th) – $7,347,274 ($27,942,124 total) {week 3}
Daylight (1996, 69th) – $2,705,420 ($24,980,565 total) {week 4}
The English Patient (1996, 69th) – $2,659,575 ($22,758,252 total) {week 7}
Star Trek: First Contact (1996, 69th) – $2,570,680 ($85,122,152 total) {week 6}
Shine (1996, 69th) – $1,602,329 ($3,542,807 total) {week 6}
The Crucible (1996, 69th) – $803,471 ($2,340,466 total) {week 5}
Evita (1996, 69th) – $195,085 ($334,440 total) {week 1}
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996, 69th) – $212,246 ($540,332 total) {week 2}
Hamlet (1996, 69th) – $90,684 ($147,321 total) {week 1}
Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $6,610 ($306,153,456 total) {week 26}
Marvin’s Room (1996, 69th) – $46,392 ($169,757 total) {week 2}
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996, 69th) – $523,295 ($523,295 total) {week 1}
The Portrait of a Lady (1996, 69th) – $107,819 ($134,805 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Jerry Maguire (1996, 69th) – $29,063,542 ($125,071,494 total)
One Fine Day (1996, 69th) – $16,635,673 ($40,277,150 total)
The Preacher’s Wife (1996, 69th) – $15,226,477 ($57,907,207 total)
Daylight (1996, 69th) – $5,606,708 ($51,769,678 total)
The English Patient (1996, 69th) – $5,511,698 ($47,164,160 total)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996, 69th) – $5,327,473 ($176,406,994 total)
Shine (1996, 69th) – $3,320,664 ($7,342,107 total)
The Crucible (1996, 69th) – $1,665,112 ($4,850,378 total)
Evita (1996, 69th) – $404,294 ($693,093 total)
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996, 69th) – $439,858 ($1,119,783 total)
Hamlet (1996, 69th) – $187,933 ($305,308 total)
Independence Day (1996, 69th) – $13,699 ($634,471,868 total)
Marvin’s Room (1996, 69th) – $96,143 ($351,804 total)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996, 69th) – $1,084,476 ($1,084,476 total)
The Portrait of a Lady (1996, 69th) – $223,444 ($279,370 total)

Oscar Details:

The Crucible (1996, 69th): Supporting Actress (Joan Allen), Adapted Screenplay
Daylight (1996, 69th): Sound Effects Film Editing
The English Patient (1996, 69th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Actress (Kristin Scott Thomas), Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche [O]), Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score [O], Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound [O]
Evita (1996, 69th): Original Song (“You Must Love Me”) [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996, 69th): Supporting Actor (James Woods), Makeup
Hamlet (1996, 69th): Adapted Screenplay, Drama Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
Independence Day (1996, 69th): Sound, Visual Effects [O]
Jerry Maguire (1996, 69th): Picture, Actor (Tom Cruise), Supporting Actor (Cuba Gooding Jr.) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing
Marvin’s Room (1996, 69th): Actress (Diane Keaton)
One Fine Day (1996, 69th): Original Song (“For the First Time”)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996, 69th): Director, Actor (Woody Harrelson)
The Portrait of a Lady (1996, 69th): Supporting Actress (Barbara Hershey), Costume Design
The Preacher’s Wife (1996, 69th): Original Musical or Comedy Score
Shine (1996, 69th): Picture, Director, Actor (Geoffrey Rush) [O], Supporting Actor (Armin Mueller-Stahl), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Film Editing
Star Trek: First Contact (1996, 69th): Makeup

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 27-29, 1991

Weekend Box Office:

Hook (1991, 64th) – $15,218,400 ($57,312,855 total) {week 3}
Beauty and the Beast (1991, 64th) – $10,670,669 ($63,690,996 total) {week 7}
The Prince of Tides (1991, 64th) – $10,035,412 ($10,035,412 total) {week 1}
JFK (1991, 64th) – $7,445,904 ($17,628,624 total) {week 2}
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991, 64th) – $6,824,899 ($50,445,760 total) {week 4}
The Addams Family (1991, 64th) – $6,201,491 ($88,784,161 total) {week 6}
Bugsy (1991, 64th) – $5,738,572 ($14,781,591 total) {week 3}
Cape Fear (1991, 64th) – $3,602,805 ($59,227,867 total) {week 7}
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991, 64th) – $105,317 ($105,317 total) {week 1}
Grand Canyon (1991, 64th) – $67,546 ($67,546 total) {week 1}
Madame Bovary (1991, 64th) – $236,113 ($236,113 total) {week 1}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Hook (1991, 64th) – $33,111,768 ($124,699,704 total)
Beauty and the Beast (1991, 64th) – $23,216,943 ($138,577,084 total)
The Prince of Tides (1991, 64th) – $21,834,768 ($21,834,768 total)
JFK (1991, 64th) – $16,200,589 ($38,355,866 total)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991, 64th) – $14,849,424 ($109,758,471 total)
The Addams Family (1991, 64th) – $13,493,030 ($193,174,089 total)
Bugsy (1991, 64th) – $12,485,824 ($32,161,371 total)
Cape Fear (1991, 64th) – $7,838,882 ($128,866,333 total)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991, 64th) – $229,146 ($229,146 total)
Grand Canyon (1991, 64th) – $146,965 ($146,965 total)
Madame Bovary (1991, 64th) – $513,728 ($513,728 total)

Oscar Details:

The Addams Family (1991, 64th): Costume Design
Beauty and the Beast (1991, 64th): Picture, Original Song (“Be Our Guest”, “Beauty and the Beast” [O], “Belle”), Original Score [O], Sound
Bugsy (1991, 64th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Warren Beatty), Supporting Actor (Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O]
Cape Fear (1991, 64th): Actor (Robert De Niro), Supporting Actress (Juliette Lewis)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991, 64th): Supporting Actress (Jessica Tandy), Adapted Screenplay
Grand Canyon (1991, 64th): Original Screenplay
Hook (1991, 64th): Original Song (“When You’re Alone”), Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Visual Effects
JFK (1991, 64th): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones), Adapted Screnplay, Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Sound
Madame Bovary (1991, 64th): Costume Design
The Prince of Tides (1991, 64th): Picture, Actor (Nick Nolte), Supporting Actress (Kate Nelligan), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991, 64th): Makeup, Visual Effects

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 26-28, 1986

Weekend Box Office:

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986, 59th) – $9,157,161 ($67,931,249 total) {week 5}
Crocodile Dundee (1986, 59th) – $5,860,797 ($114,343,128 total) {week 14}
The Morning After (1986, 59th) – $5,069,926 ($5,069,926 total) {week 1}
Heartbreak Ridge (1986, 59th) – $5,046,431 ($28,241,275 total) {week 4}
Little Shop of Horrors (1986, 59th) – $5,042,682 ($11,412,248 total) {week 2}
An American Tail (1986, 59th) – $3,008,200 ($31,161,522 total) {week 6}
Crimes of the Heart (1986, 59th) – $2,467,451 ($7,186,235 total) {week 3}
Platoon (1986, 59th) – $352,464 ($801,150 total) {week 2}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986, 59th) – $22,609,055 ($167,722,437 total)
Crocodile Dundee (1986, 59th) – $14,470,324 ($282,313,491 total)
The Morning After (1986, 59th) – $12,517,661 ($12,517,661 total)
Heartbreak Ridge (1986, 59th) – $12,459,652 ($69,727,784 total)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986, 59th) – $12,450,395 ($28,176,871 total)
An American Tail (1986, 59th) – $7,427,254 ($76,937,882 total)
Crimes of the Heart (1986, 59th) – $6,092,143 ($17,742,834 total)
Platoon (1986, 59th) – $870,235 ($1,978,042 total)

Oscar Details:

An American Tail (1986, 59th): Original Song (“Somewhere Out There”)
Crimes of the Heart (1986, 59th): Actress (Sissy Spacek), Supporting Actress (Tess Harper), Adapted Screenplay
Crocodile Dundee (1986, 59th): Original Screenplay
Heartbreak Ridge (1986, 59th): Sound
Little Shop of Horrors (1986, 59th): Original Song (“Mean Green Mother from Outer Space”), Visual Effects
The Morning After (1986, 59th): Actress (Jane Fonda)
Platoon (1986, 59th): Picture [O], Director [O], Supporting Actor (Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe), Original Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound [O]
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986, 59th): Original Score, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Effects

40 Years Ago: The Weekend of Dec. 25-27, 1981

Weekend Box Office:

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $3,716,952 ($164,672,386 total) {week 29}
On Golden Pond (1981, 54th) – $86,874 ($462,684 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th) – $12,247,223 ($542,589,588 total)
On Golden Pond (1981, 54th) – $286,247 ($1,524,527 total)

Oscar Details:

On Golden Pond (1981, 54th): Picture, Director, Actor (Henry Fonda) [O], Actress (Katharine Hepburn) [O], Supporting Actress (Jane Fonda), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, 54th): Picture, Director, Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Sound [O], Visual Effects [O], Special Achievement Award (Sound Effects Film Editing) [O]