Oscar in Box Office History (Week 8, 2020)

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 Call of the Wild (Wide)

Oscar Potential: Visual Effects.

Emma (Limited)

Oscar Potential: Production Design, Costume Design.

5 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 20-22, 2015

Weekend Box Office:

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015, 88th) – $22,259,030 ($129,161,540 total) {week 2}
American Sniper (2014, 87th) – $10,052,447 ($320,009,625 total) {week 9}
The Imitation Game (2014, 87th) – $2,527,637 ($83,883,539 total) {week 13}
Still Alice (2014, 87th) – $2,166,000 ($7,963,000 total) {week 6}
Birdman (2014, 87th) – $877,586 ($37,780,892 total) {week 19}
Selma (2014, 87th) – $622,308 ($49,550,204 total) {week 9}
Whiplash (2014, 87th) – $569,000 ($11,330,000 total) {week 20}
The Theory of Everything (2014, 87th) – $553,819 ($34,132,997 total) {week 16}
Big Hero 6 (2014, 87th) – $540,213 ($220,212,093 total) {week 16}
The 2014 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2014, 87th) – $302,111 ($2,219,839 total) {week 4}
Interstellar (2014, 87th) – $261,114 ($187,557,086 total) {week 16}
Mr. Turner (2014, 87th) – $189,000 ($3,007,000 total) {week 10}
Wild (2014, 87th) – $188,179 ($37,258,764 total) {week 12}
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014, 87th) – $185,919 ($253,949,155 total) {week 10}
Into the Woods (2014, 87th) – $164,785 ($126,678,618 total) {week 9}
Unbroken (2014, 87th) – $147,155 ($115,320,845 total) {week 9}
Timbuktu (2014, 87th) – $119,824 ($482,386 total) {week 4}
Two Days, One Night (2014, 87th) – $94,000 ($1,250,900 total) {week 9}
Foxcatcher (2014, 87th) – $89,000 ($12,000,000 total) {week 15}
Wild Tales (2014, 87th) – $85,100 ($90,000 total) {week 1}
Leviathan (2014, 87th) – $83,000 ($704,200 total) {week 9}
Song of the Sea (2014, 87th) – $64,184 ($494,024 total) {week 10}
Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $47,700 ($25,295,600 total) {week 33}
Inherent Vice (2014, 87th) – $41,624 ($8,093,318 total) {week 11}
CitizenFour (2014, 87th) – $23,747 ($2,659,644 total) {week 18}
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014, 87th) – $6,253 ($676,766 total) {week 19}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015, 88th) – $24,186,562 ($140,346,347 total)
American Sniper (2014, 87th) – $10,922,944 ($347,721,016 total)
The Imitation Game (2014, 87th) – $2,746,519 ($91,147,475 total)
Still Alice (2014, 87th) – $2,353,566 ($8,652,560 total)
Birdman (2014, 87th) – $953,581 ($41,052,547 total)
Selma (2014, 87th) – $676,197 ($53,841,028 total)
Whiplash (2014, 87th) – $618,273 ($12,311,127 total)
The Theory of Everything (2014, 87th) – $601,777 ($37,088,761 total)
Big Hero 6 (2014, 87th) – $586,993 ($239,281,468 total)
The 2014 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2014, 87th) – $328,272 ($2,412,067 total)
Interstellar (2014, 87th) – $283,725 ($203,798,684 total)
Mr. Turner (2014, 87th) – $205,367 ($3,267,393 total)
Wild (2014, 87th) – $204,474 ($40,485,205 total)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014, 87th) – $202,019 ($275,940,007 total)
Into the Woods (2014, 87th) – $179,055 ($137,648,415 total)
Unbroken (2014, 87th) – $159,898 ($125,307,110 total)
Timbuktu (2014, 87th) – $130,200 ($524,158 total)
Two Days, One Night (2014, 87th) – $102,140 ($1,359,222 total)
Foxcatcher (2014, 87th) – $96,707 ($13,039,146 total)
Wild Tales (2014, 87th) – $92,469 ($97,794 total)
Leviathan (2014, 87th) – $90,187 ($765,181 total)
Song of the Sea (2014, 87th) – $69,742 ($536,804 total)
Boyhood (2014, 87th) – $51,831 ($27,486,085 total)
Inherent Vice (2014, 87th) – $45,228 ($8,794,163 total)
CitizenFour (2014, 87th) – $25,803 ($2,889,957 total)
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014, 87th) – $6,794 ($735,371 total)

Oscar Details:

The 2014 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2014, 87th): Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Short Film
American Sniper (2014, 87th): Picture, Actor (Bradley Cooper), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing [O]
Big Hero 6 (2014, 87th): Animated Feature [O]
Birdman (2014, 87th): Picture [O], Directing [O], Actor (Michael Keaton), Supporting Actor (Edward Norton), Supporting Actress (Emma Stone), Origianl Screenplay [O], Cinematography [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Boyhood (2014, 87th): Picture, Directing, Supporting Actor (Ethan Hawke), Supporting Actress (Patricia Arquette) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing
CitizenFour (2014, 87th): Documentary Feature [O]
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015, 88th): Original Song (“Earned It”)
Foxcatcher (2014, 87th): Directing, Actor (Steve Carell), Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Original Screenplay, Makeup and Hairstyling
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014, 87th): Sound Film Editing
The Imitation Game (2014, 87th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), Supporting Actress (Keira Knightley), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Production Design
Inherent Vice (2014, 87th): Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design
Interstellar (2014, 87th): Original Score, Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
Into the Woods (2014, 87th): Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), Production Design, Costume Design
Leviathan (2014, 87th): Foreign Language Film
Mr. Turner (2014, 87th): Original Score, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design
Selma (2014, 87th): Picture, Original Song (“Glory”) [O]
Song of the Sea (2014, 87th): Animated Feature
Still Alice (2014, 87th): Actress (Julianne Moore) [O]
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2014, 87th): Animated Feature
The Theory of Everything (2014, 87th): Picture, Actor (Eddie Redmayne) [O], Actress (Felicity Jones), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
Timbuktu (2014, 87th): Foreign Language Film
Two Days, One Night (2014, 87th): Actress (Marion Cotillard)
Unbroken (2014, 87th): Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Whiplash (2014, 87th): Picture, Supporting Actor (J.K. Simmons) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Sound Mixing [O]
Wild (2014, 87th): Actress (Reese Witherspoon), Supporting Actress (Laura Dern)
Wild Tales (2014, 87th): Foreign Language Film

10 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 19-21, 2010

Weekend Box Office:

Avatar (2009, 82nd) – $16,240,857 ($687,962,011 total) {week 10}
The Wolfman (2010, 83rd) – $9,895,105 ($50,363,730 total) {week 2}
Crazy Heart (2009, 82nd) – $2,964,586 ($21,524,784 total) {week 10}
The Blind Side (2009, 82nd) – $1,451,100 ($247,071,052 total) {week 14}
Up in the Air (2009, 82nd) – $1,052,036 ($80,908,880 total) {week 12}
Sherlock Holmes (2009, 82nd) – $846,490 ($205,534,198 total) {week 9}
The Last Station (2009, 82nd) – $558,214 ($2,162,370 total) {week 6}
The Princess and the Frog (2009, 82nd) – $539,685 ($102,673,293 total) {week 13}
An Education (2009, 82nd) – $354,481 ($11,058,964 total) {week 20}
A Single Man (2009, 82nd) – $340,101 ($7,506,512 total) {week 11}
The 2009 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2009, 82nd) – $291,360 ($291,360 total) {week 1}
The Lovely Bones (2009, 82nd) – $266,297 ($43,364,519 total) {week 11}
The Young Victoria (2009, 82nd) – $248,564 ($9,841,072 total) {week 10}
The White Ribbon (2009, 82nd) – $177,780 ($1,273,179 total) {week 8}
Precious (2009, 82nd) – $160,848 ($46,819,335 total) {week 16}
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009, 82nd) – $143,775 ($7,264,776 total) {week 9}
Invictus (2009, 82nd) – $82,488 ($36,920,118 total) {week 11}
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009, 82nd) – $58,239 ($20,760,922 total) {week 15}
Ajami (2009, 82nd) – $49,968 ($164,905 total) {week 3}
The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009, 82nd) – $46,501 ($126,225 total) {week 4}
The Messenger (2009, 82nd) – $25,972 ($893,323 total) {week 15}
Nine (2009, 82nd) – $21,193 ($19,574,921 total) {week 10}
The Cove (2009, 82nd) – $1,430 ($852,131 total) {week 23}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Avatar (2009, 82nd) – $18,855,038 ($798,698,608 total)
The Wolfman (2010, 83rd) – $11,487,853 ($58,470,439 total)
Crazy Heart (2009, 82nd) – $3,441,775 ($24,989,483 total)
The Blind Side (2009, 82nd) – $1,684,674 ($286,840,410 total)
Up in the Air (2009, 82nd) – $1,221,375 ($93,932,236 total)
Sherlock Holmes (2009, 82nd) – $982,744 ($238,617,649 total)
The Last Station (2009, 82nd) – $648,066 ($2,510,432 total)
The Princess and the Frog (2009, 82nd) – $626,554 ($119,199,919 total)
An Education (2009, 82nd) – $411,539 ($12,839,051 total)
A Single Man (2009, 82nd) – $394,845 ($8,714,785 total)
The 2009 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2009, 82nd) – $338,258 ($338,258 total)
The Lovely Bones (2009, 82nd) – $309,161 ($50,344,613 total)
The Young Victoria (2009, 82nd) – $288,574 ($11,425,123 total)
The White Ribbon (2009, 82nd) – $206,396 ($1,478,114 total)
Precious (2009, 82nd) – $186,739 ($54,355,527 total)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009, 82nd) – $166,917 ($8,434,138 total)
Invictus (2009, 82nd) – $95,766 ($42,862,900 total)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009, 82nd) – $67,613 ($24,102,667 total)
Ajami (2009, 82nd) – $58,011 ($191,449 total)
The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009, 82nd) – $53,986 ($146,543 total)
The Messenger (2009, 82nd) – $30,153 ($1,037,115 total)
Nine (2009, 82nd) – $24,604 ($22,725,764 total)
The Cove (2009, 82nd) – $1,660 ($989,293 total)

Oscar Details:

The 2009 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (2009, 82nd): Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Short Film
Ajami (2009, 82nd): Foreign Language Film
Avatar (2009, 82nd): Picture, Director, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing, Visual Effects [O]
The Blind Side (2009, 82nd): Picture, Actress (Sandra Bullock) [O]
The Cove (2009, 82nd): Documentary Feature
Crazy Heart (2009, 82nd): Actor (Jeff Bridges) [O], Supporting Actress (Maggie Gyllenhaal), Original Song (“The Weary Kind”) [O]
An Education (2009, 82nd): Picture, Actress (Carey Mulligan), Adapted Screenplay
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009, 82nd): Animated Feature, Original Score
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009, 82nd): Art Direction, Costume Design
Invictus (2009, 82nd): Actor (Morgan Freeman), Supporting Actor (Matt Damon)
The Last Station (2009, 82nd): Actress (Helen Mirren), Supporting Actor (Christopher Plummer)
The Lovely Bones (2009, 82nd): Supporting Actor (Stanley Tucci)
The Messenger (2009, 82nd): Supporting Actor (Woody Harrelson), Original Screenplay
The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009, 82nd): Documentary Feature
Nine (2009, 82nd): Supporting Actress (Penelope Cruz), Original Song (“Take It All”), Art Direction, Costume Design
Precious (2009, 82nd): Picture, Director, Actress (Gabourey Sidibe), Supporting Actress (Mo’Nique) [O], Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing
The Princess and the Frog (2009, 82nd): Animated Feature, Original Song (“Almost There”), Original Song (“Down in New Orleans”)
Sherlock Holmes (2009, 82nd): Original Score, Art Direction
A Single Man (2009, 82nd): Actor (Colin Firth)
Up in the Air (2009, 82nd): Picture, Director, Actor (George Clooney), Supporting Actress (Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick), Adapted Screenplay
The White Ribbon (2009, 82nd): Cinematography, Foreign Language Film
The Wolfman (2010, 83rd): Makeup
The Young Victoria (2009, 82nd): Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Makeup

15 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 25-27, 2005

Weekend Box Office:

Million Dollar Baby (2004, 77th) – $7,344,390 ($64,851,738 total) {week 11}
The Aviator (2004, 77th) – $3,739,037 ($93,643,789 total) {week 11}
Sideways (2004, 77th) – $3,537,135 ($63,165,002 total) {week 19}
Finding Neverland (2004, 77th) – $1,826,197 ($48,066,961 total) {week 16}
Hotel Rwanda (2004, 77th) – $1,590,588 ($19,220,593 total) {week 10}
The Phantom of the Opera (2004, 77th) – $665,049 ($48,693,054 total) {week 10}
Being Julia (2004, 77th) – $655,749 ($6,856,158 total) {week 20}
The Incredibles (2004, 77th) – $447,214 ($256,425,875 total) {week 17}
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004, 77th) – $231,720 ($117,719,036 total) {week 1}
Vera Drake (2004, 77th) – $201,613 ($3,380,704 total) {week 21}
Born Into Brothels (2004, 77th) – $130,078 ($718,096 total) {week 8}
Ray (2004, 77th) – $129,235 ($75,079,595 total) {week 18}
The Polar Express (2004, 77th) – $122,835 ($162,639,735 total) {week 1}
The Sea Inside (2004, 77th) – $94,475 ($967,457 total) {week 11}
House of Flying Daggers (2004, 77th) – $83,885 ($10,701,560 total) {week 13}
The Chorus (2004, 77th) – $81,455 ($805,184 total) {week 7}
Downfall (2004, 77th) – $62,817 ($102,207 total) {week 2}
A Very Long Engagement (2004, 77th) – $61,131 ($6,167,817 total) {week 14}
Kinsey (2004, 77th) – $44,815 ($9,658,250 total) {week 16}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Million Dollar Baby (2004, 77th) – $10,495,259 ($92,674,247 total)
The Aviator (2004, 77th) – $5,343,148 ($133,818,581 total)
Sideways (2004, 77th) – $5,054,627 ($90,263,872 total)
Finding Neverland (2004, 77th) – $2,609,667 ($68,688,512 total)
Hotel Rwanda (2004, 77th) – $2,272,978 ($27,466,557 total)
The Phantom of the Opera (2004, 77th) – $950,366 ($69,583,210 total)
Being Julia (2004, 77th) – $937,077 ($9,797,567 total)
The Incredibles (2004, 77th) – $639,076 ($366,436,976 total)
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004, 77th) – $331,132 ($168,222,523 total)
Vera Drake (2004, 77th) – $288,108 ($4,831,084 total)
Born Into Brothels (2004, 77th) – $185,884 ($1,026,172 total)
Ray (2004, 77th) – $184,679 ($107,290,030 total)
The Polar Express (2004, 77th) – $175,533 ($232,414,972 total)
The Sea Inside (2004, 77th) – $135,006 ($1,382,513 total)
House of Flying Daggers (2004, 77th) – $119,873 ($15,292,713 total)
The Chorus (2004, 77th) – $116,401 ($1,150,622 total)
Downfall (2004, 77th) – $89,767 ($146,056 total)
A Very Long Engagement (2004, 77th) – $87,357 ($8,813,916 total)
Kinsey (2004, 77th) – $64,041 ($13,801,805 total)

Oscar Details:

The Aviator (2004, 77th): Picture, Director, Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Alan Alda), Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett) [O], Original Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O], Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Sound Mixing
Being Julia (2004, 77th): Actress (Annette Bening)
Born Into Brothels (2004, 77th): Documentary Feature
The Chorus (2004, 77th): Original Song (“Look To Your Path”), Foreign Language Film
Downfall (2004, 77th): Foreign Language Film
Finding Neverland (2004, 77th): Picture, Actor (Johnny Depp), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design
Hotel Rwanda (2004, 77th): Actor (Don Cheadle), Supporting Actress (Sophie Okonedo), Original Screenplay
House of Flying Daggers (2004, 77th): Cinematography
The Incredibles (2004, 77th): Animated Feature [O], Original Screenplay, Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing [O]
Kinsey (2004, 77th): Supporting Actress (Laura Linney)
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004, 77th): Original Score, Makeup [O], Art Direction, Costume Design
Million Dollar Baby (2004, 77th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Clint Eastwood), Actress (Hilary Swank) [O], Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
The Phantom of the Opera (2004, 77th): Original Song (“Learn To Be Lonely”), Cinematography, Art Direction
The Polar Express (2004, 77th): Original Song (“Believe”), Sound Mixing, Sound Film Editing
Ray (2004, 77th): Picture, Director, Actor (Jamie Foxx) [O], Film Editing, Costume Design, Sound Mixing [O]
The Sea Inside (2004, 77th): Makeup, Foreign Language Film [O]
Sideways (2004, 77th): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Thomas Haden Church), Supporting Actress (Virginia Madsen), Adapted Screenplay [O]
Vera Drake (2004, 77th): Director, Actress (Imelda Staunton), Original Screenplay
A Very Long Engagement (2004, 77th): Cinematography, Art Direction

20 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 25-27, 2000

Weekend Box Office:

Wonder Boys (2000, 73rd) – $5,808,919 ($5,856,853 total) {week 1}
American Beauty (1999, 72nd) – $4,607,709 ($87,525,789 total) {week 24}
The Cider House Rules (1999, 72nd) – $4,066,251 ($31,914,836 total) {week 12}
The Green Mile (1999, 72nd) – $1,947,106 ($131,140,276 total) {week 12}
The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd) – $1,547,640 ($283,917,914 total) {week 30}
The Hurricane (1999, 72nd) – $1,257,855 ($48,135,741 total) {week 9}
Stuart Little (1999, 72nd) – $1,078,890 ($136,254,123 total) {week 11}
The Insider (1999, 72nd) – $521,342 ($27,549,240 total) {week 17}
Toy Story 2 (1999, 72nd) – $504,392 ($240,627,332 total) {week 15}
Angela’s Ashes (1999, 72nd) – $381,436 ($11,927,892 total) {week 10}
Topsy-Turvy (1999, 72nd) – $378,275 ($4,586,550 total) {week 11}
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999, 72nd) – $358,501 ($79,928,884 total) {week 10}
Boys Don’t Cry (1999, 72nd) – $334,251 ($4,839,061 total) {week 21}
Magnolia (1999, 72nd) – $224,692 ($21,570,650 total) {week 11}
All About My Mother (1999, 72nd) – $218,288 ($5,961,051 total) {week 17}
Anna and the King (1999, 72nd) – $194,251 ($38,773,566 total) {week 11}
Girl, Interrupted (1999, 72nd) – $183,831 ($28,374,916 total) {week 10}
The End of the Affair (1999, 72nd) – $160,804 ($10,401,340 total) {week 13}
Being John Malkovich (1999, 72nd) – $159,237 ($21,980,927 total) {week 18}
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999, 72nd) – $152,490 ($14,073,043 total) {week 10}
Sweet and Lowdown (1999, 72nd) – $151,608 ($3,137,710 total) {week 13}
Sleepy Hollow (1999, 72nd) – $113,236 ($98,464,738 total) {week 15}
The Straight Story (1999, 72nd) – $66,369 ($5,686,237 total) {week 20}
Titus (1999, 72nd) – $52,546 ($1,222,713 total) {week 10}
Bicentennial Man (1999, 72nd) – $51,870 ($57,448,232 total) {week 11}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Wonder Boys (2000, 73rd) – $9,871,929 ($9,953,390 total)
American Beauty (1999, 72nd) – $7,830,541 ($148,745,126 total)
The Cider House Rules (1999, 72nd) – $6,910,363 ($54,237,458 total)
The Green Mile (1999, 72nd) – $3,308,996 ($222,865,478 total)
The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd) – $2,630,127 ($482,502,429 total)
The Hurricane (1999, 72nd) – $2,137,653 ($81,803,968 total)
Stuart Little (1999, 72nd) – $1,833,513 ($231,556,172 total)
The Insider (1999, 72nd) – $885,991 ($46,818,374 total)
Toy Story 2 (1999, 72nd) – $857,186 ($408,932,535 total)
Angela’s Ashes (1999, 72nd) – $648,229 ($20,270,777 total)
Topsy-Turvy (1999, 72nd) – $642,857 ($7,794,582 total)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999, 72nd) – $609,252 ($135,834,615 total)
Boys Don’t Cry (1999, 72nd) – $568,041 ($8,223,710 total)
Magnolia (1999, 72nd) – $381,851 ($36,658,099 total)
All About My Mother (1999, 72nd) – $370,968 ($10,130,469 total)
Anna and the King (1999, 72nd) – $330,119 ($65,893,481 total)
Girl, Interrupted (1999, 72nd) – $312,410 ($48,221,564 total)
The End of the Affair (1999, 72nd) – $273,277 ($17,676,489 total)
Being John Malkovich (1999, 72nd) – $270,614 ($37,355,342 total)
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999, 72nd) – $259,148 ($23,916,340 total)
Sweet and Lowdown (1999, 72nd) – $257,649 ($5,332,361 total)
Sleepy Hollow (1999, 72nd) – $192,438 ($167,335,250 total)
The Straight Story (1999, 72nd) – $112,790 ($9,663,438 total)
Titus (1999, 72nd) – $89,299 ($2,077,932 total)
Bicentennial Man (1999, 72nd) – $88,150 ($97,630,020 total)

Oscar Details:

All About My Mother (1999, 72nd): Foreign Language Film [O]
American Beauty (1999, 72nd): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Kevin Spacey) [O], Actress (Annette Bening), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography
Angela’s Ashes (1999, 72nd): Original Score
Anna and the King (1999, 72nd): Art Direction, Costume Design
Being John Malkovich (1999, 72nd): Director, Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener), Original Screenplay
Bicentennial Man (1999, 72nd): Makeup
Boys Don’t Cry (1999, 72nd): Actress (Hilary Swank) [O], Supporting Actress (Chloe Sevigny)
The Cider House Rules (1999, 72nd): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Michael Caine) [O], Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing, Art Direction
The End of the Affair (1999, 72nd): Actress (Julianne Moore), Cinematography
Girl, Interrupted (1999, 72nd): Supporting Actress (Angelina Jolie)
The Green Mile (1999, 72nd): Picture, Supporting Actor (Michael Clarke Duncan), Adapted Screenplay, Sound
The Hurricane (1999, 72nd): Actor (Denzel Washington)
The Insider (1999, 72nd): Picture, Director, Actor (Russell Crowe), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound
Magnolia (1999, 72nd): Supporting Actor (Tom Cruise), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Save Me”)
The Sixth Sense (1999, 72nd): Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Haley Joel Osment), Supporting Actress (Toni Collette), Original Screenplay, Film Editing
Sleepy Hollow (1999, 72nd): Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999, 72nd): Cinematography
The Straight Story (1999, 72nd): Actor (Richard Farnsworth)
Stuart Little (1999, 72nd): Visual Effects
Sweet and Lowdown (1999, 72nd): Actor (Sean Penn), Supporting Actress (Samantha Morton)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999, 72nd): Supporting Actor (Jude Law), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction, Costume Design
Titus (1999, 72nd): Costume Design
Topsy-Turvy (1999, 72nd): Original Screenplay, Art Direction, Costume Design [O], Makeup [O]
Toy Story 2 (1999, 72nd): Original Song (“When She Loved Me”)
Wonder Boys (2000, 73rd): Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Things Have Changed”), Film Editing

25 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 24-26, 1995

Weekend Box Office:

Legends of the Fall (1994, 67th) – $2,620,035 ($57,236,459 total) {week 10}
Pulp Fiction (1994, 67th) – $2,377,030 ($82,825,904 total) {week 20}
Forrest Gump (1994, 67th) – $2,355,216 ($306,690,248 total) {week 34}
Nobody’s Fool (1994, 67th) – $1,902,930 ($33,308,221 total) {week 1}
The Shawshank Redemption (1994, 67th) – $1,712,200 ($18,605,911 total) {week 23}
The Madness of King George (1994, 67th) – $1,112,949 ($6,452,391 total) {week 9}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Legends of the Fall (1994, 67th) – $5,517,131 ($120,525,509 total)
Pulp Fiction (1994, 67th) – $5,005,424 ($174,410,409 total)
Forrest Gump (1994, 67th) – $4,959,489 ($645,812,108 total)
Nobody’s Fool (1994, 67th) – $4,007,089 ($70,138,691 total)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994, 67th) – $3,605,460 ($39,179,344 total)
The Madness of King George (1994, 67th) – $2,343,589 ($13,587,104 total)

Oscar Details:

Forrest Gump (1994, 67th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Tom Hanks) [O], Supporting Actor (Gary Sinise), Adapted Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Art Direction, Makeup, Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects [O]
Legends of the Fall (1994, 67th): Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound
The Madness of King George (1994, 67th): Actor (Nigel Hawthorne), Supporting Actress (Helen Mirren), Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction [O]
Nobody’s Fool (1994, 67th): Actor (Paul Newman), Adapted Screenplay
Pulp Fiction (1994, 67th): Picture, Director, Actor (John Travolta), Supporting Actor (Samuel L. Jackson), Supporting Actress (Uma Thurman), Original Screenplay [O], Film Editing
The Shawshank Redemption (1994, 67th): Picture, Actor (Morgan Freeman), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound

30 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 23-25, 1990

Weekend Box Office:

Driving Miss Daisy (1989, 62nd) – $6,107,836 ($53,290,516 total) {week 11}
Born on the Fourth of July (1989, 62nd) – $2,513,160 ($56,828,014 total) {week 10}
Glory (1989, 62nd) – $1,682,720 ($18,395,102 total) {week 11}
Steel Magnolias (1989, 62nd) – $1,207,930 ($72,828,100 total) {week 15}
The Little Mermaid (1989, 62nd) – $1,048,730 ($75,689,932 total) {week 15}
My Left Foot (1989, 62nd) – $907,637 ($4,439,388 total) {week 16}
Back to the Future Part II (1989, 62nd) – $469,955 ($114,908,596 total) {week 14}
Cinema Paradiso (1989, 62nd) – $129,381 ($384,274 total) {week 4}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Driving Miss Daisy (1989, 62nd) – $13,226,425 ($115,399,794 total)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989, 62nd) – $5,442,209 ($123,060,191 total)
Glory (1989, 62nd) – $3,643,904 ($39,834,311 total)
Steel Magnolias (1989, 62nd) – $2,615,754 ($157,708,131 total)
The Little Mermaid (1989, 62nd) – $2,271,009 ($163,905,385 total)
My Left Foot (1989, 62nd) – $1,965,474 ($9,613,426 total)
Back to the Future Part II (1989, 62nd) – $1,017,680 ($248,832,799 total)
Cinema Paradiso (1989, 62nd) – $280,173 ($832,139 total)

Oscar Details:

Back to the Future Part II (1989, 62nd): Visual Effects
Born on the Fourth of July (1989, 62nd): Picture, Director [O], Actor (Tom Cruise), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing [O], Cinematography, Sound
Cinema Paradiso (1989, 62nd): Foreign Language Film
Driving Miss Daisy (1989, 62nd): Picture [O], Actor (Morgan Freeman), Actress (Jessica Tandy) [O], Supporting Actor (Dan Aykroyd), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup [O]
Glory (1989, 62nd): Supporting Actor (Denzel Washington) [O], Film Editing, Cinematography [O], Art Direction, Sound [O]
The Little Mermaid (1989, 62nd): Original Song (“Kiss the Girl”, “Under the Sea” [O]), Original Score [O]
My Left Foot (1989, 62nd): Picture, Director, Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) [O], Supporting Actress (Brenda Fricker) [O], Adapted Screenplay
Steel Magnolias (1989, 62nd): Supporting Actress (Julia Roberts)

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 22-24, 1985

Weekend Box Office:

Beverly Hills Cop (1984, 57th) – $5,857,274 ($167,857,279 total) {week 12}
Witness (1985, 58th) – $5,163,819 ($19,317,498 total) {week 3}
The Killing Fields (1984, 57th) – $2,227,148 ($18,539,180 total) {week 17}
A Passage to India (1984, 57th) – $1,677,005 ($18,696,127 total) {week 11}
Amadeus (1984, 57th) – $1,093,433 ($28,746,160 total) {week 23}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Beverly Hills Cop (1984, 57th) – $15,113,417 ($433,119,064 total)
Witness (1985, 58th) – $13,324,108 ($49,844,586 total)
The Killing Fields (1984, 57th) – $5,746,669 ($47,836,307 total)
A Passage to India (1984, 57th) – $4,327,145 ($48,241,274 total)
Amadeus (1984, 57th) – $2,821,365 ($74,173,190 total)

Oscar Details:

Amadeus (1984, 57th): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (F. Murray Abraham [O], Tom Hulce), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction [O], Costume Design [O], Makeup [O], Sound [O]
Beverly Hills Cop (1984, 57th): Original Screenplay
The Killing Fields (1984, 57th): Picture, Director, Actor (Sam Waterston), Supporting Actor (Haing S. Ngor) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing [O], Cinematography [O]
A Passage to India (1984, 57th): Picture, Director, Actress (Judy Davis), Supporting Actress (Peggy Ashcroft) [O], Adapted Screenplay, Original Score [O], Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound
Witness (1985, 58th): Picture, Directing, Actor (Harrison Ford), Original Screenplay [O], Original Score, Film Editing [O], Art Direction

35 Years Ago: The Weekend of Feb. 22-24, 1980

Weekend Box Office:

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979, 52nd) – $2,400,000 ($58,500,000 total) {week 10}

Weekend Box Office (Adjusted for Inflation):

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979, 52nd) – $8,172,491 ($199,204,461 total)

Oscar Details:

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979, 52nd): Picture [O], Director [O], Actor (Dustin Hoffman) [O], Supporting Actor (Justin Henry), Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep) [O], Supporting Actress (Jane Alexander), Adapted Screenplay [O], Film Editing, Cinematography