7 Days til Oscar...
Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 5:00AM
NATHANIEL R in Oscar Trivia, books

We already celebrated the 7th nominations of both Cate Blanchett and Kate Winslet on the day of the nominations so what shall we celebrate today now that we're exactly one week from Hollywood's High Holy Night?

Hmmm. The Martian? It does have seven nominations but don't feel like it today. So let's just go with the year sevens. Oscar's choices, biggest box office, and our favorites here. 

1937: Oscar: Life of Emile Zola; Public: Snow White; TFE: The Awful Truth

1947:
 Oscar: Gentleman's Agreement; Public: Road to Rio; TFE: Black Narcissus

1957:
 Oscar: Bridge on the River Kwai; Public: Bridge on...; TFE: A Face in the Crowd

1967:
 Oscar: In the Heat of the Night; Public: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?; TFE: Bonnie & Clyde It's worth reminding you here that Mark Harris's book about this year in film "Pictures at a Revolution" is one of the best movie books ever. Get it!

1977: OscarAnnie Hall; Public: Star Wars; TFE: Annie Hall

1987:
 Oscar: Last Emperor; Public: 3 Men and a Baby; TFE: Moonstruck

1997:
 Oscar: Titanic; Public: Titanic; TFE: Boogie Nights

2007:
 Oscar: No Country For Old Men; Public: Spider-Man 3; TFE: There Will Be Blood

2017:
 Oscar: TBA; Public: Star Wars Episode VIII; TFE: TBA

Your favorites in "7" years?  And let us all have a moment of silence for the great Se7en (1995) which only received one Oscar nomination in its year for Best Film Editing. What a shame! 

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