In the weeks leading up to the 89th Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, we’ll take a look at our rich Academy Award history by sharing from the 20th Century Fox Archives. This year, Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi are nominated for Writing (Adapted Screenplay) for the film “Hidden Figures.” Joseph L. Mankiewicz won for this award for […]
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21CF Oscars Countdown: Best Actress in a Supporting Role winner Anne Baxter in ‘The Razor’s Edge’ (1946)
In the weeks leading up to the 89th Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, we’ll take a look at our rich Academy Award history by sharing from the 20th Century Fox Archives. Octavia Spencer is nominated this year for Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in “Hidden Figures.” At the 19th Academy Awards ceremony held on […]
21CF Oscars Countdown: Best Actress in a Leading Role winner Janet Gaynor (‘7th Heaven,’ ‘Street Angel’ and ‘Sunrise’)
In the weeks leading up to the 89th Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, we’ll take a look at our rich Academy Award history by sharing from the 20th Century Fox Archives. Natalie Portman is nominated this year for Actress in a Leading Role for starring in “Jackie.” At the very first Academy Awards, held in the Blossom […]
Fox Archives: 35 years ago… ‘Taps’ (1981)
The film “Taps,” produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox Film, was released in December 1981 and went on to gross nearly $36 million domestically. The drama about a group of military cadets fighting to protect their academy from real estate developers starred George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Tom Cruise, Sean Penn and Ronny Cox, […]
STAR TV started broadcasting its full channel lineup on this day in 1991, blazing a new trail in India (video)
STAR India’s remarkable journey is intimately linked to the evolution of the modern Indian identity. Through the lens of Indian media’s history — specifically the role of STAR TV — we see a shining example of television blazing a pathway toward national self-knowledge. India’s first major state-run satellite broadcast INSAT didn’t arrive until 1982, and […]
21CF Chats: Carlos Sanchez, EVP and GM of FOX Deportes, on the first U.S. Spanish-language sports network’s 20th anniversary
On Friday, Nov. 1, 1996, FOX Deportes launched in the U.S., becoming the country’s first Spanish-language sports network. Today, FOX Deportes celebrates its 20th anniversary and endeavors to serve an ever-evolving audience with a changing appetite for sports. To learn about what the milestone means to the network and what the future may hold, I […]
Fox Archives: 20 years ago today…’Romeo + Juliet’ (1996)
William Shakespeare’s classic play was modernized when the film “Romeo + Juliet” hit theaters on Nov. 1, 1996. Produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox Film, the drama/romance starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes as the title characters and was directed by Baz Luhrmann. It debuted at No. 1 and went on to gross more […]
Fox Archives: 88th anniversary of the dedication ceremony for the Fox Studio lot
Today, Oct. 28, is the 88th anniversary of the dedication ceremony for the Los Angeles Fox Studio lot. Below are aerial photographs of the lot, also known as Movietone City, showing how it has transformed over the decades. [tcf_gallery id=”3909″] The Fox Archives is mandated to collect, catalog, preserve and make accessible the following assets […]
Fox Archives: Behind-the-scenes photography from ‘Avatar,’ ‘Moulin Rouge!,’ ‘Moon Over Miami’ and more
I love behind-the-scenes photography. The Fox Archives has gorgeous portraits, scene stills and Fox lot photography, but the photographs that depict what happens off camera are my personal favorite. Since I started working at Fox, just a hair over eight years ago, I started a little folder of my favorite photographs, showcasing the work that […]
FOX launched 30 years ago: A look at the start of the Fourth Network’s journey, from Joan Rivers to ‘The Simpsons’ to ‘Empire’
“In the next weeks, every critic in America will be taking a shot at me and/or our show… Just ignore all this nonsense and please, please, please do not bring any of it into the office. Everyone can go to hell except us! We shall triumph!!” – Memo from Joan Rivers to her staff on […]
