Month: October 2025

  • Oscar History: October 31 (2025)

    Oscar History: October 31 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2019: Upcoming Precursors (6) Born 1879: Sara Allgood (70 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress      Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1893: John Waters (71 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Assistant Directing      Oscar Win: Assistant Directing 1896: Ethel Waters (80…

  • Oscar Profile: Joan Plowright

    Oscar Profile: Joan Plowright

    Born October 28, 1929 in North Lincolnshire, England, the daughter of a journalist and playwright and his wife, Joan Plowright attended the Old Vic Theatre School after grade school. On stage from 1948, Plowright married first husband, actor Roger Gage, in 1953.  She made her film debut in an uncredited role in 1956’s Moby Dick…

  • Oscar History: October 30 (2025)

    Oscar History: October 30 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1870: Lawrence Grant (81 at death)   {0 Noms, 0 Wins}      Academy Awards Host: 4th | 1 time 1889: Arthur Johns (57 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Special Effects      Oscar Win: Special Effects 1890: Edward Doherty (84 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination:…

  • Oscar History: October 29 (2025)

    Oscar History: October 29 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Hope Emerson (62 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1899: Akim Tamiroff (72 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor 1901: Daniele Amfitheatrof (81 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1935: Isao Takahata…

  • 35th Gotham Awards Nominations

    35th Gotham Awards Nominations

    The Gotham Awards have released a list of nominees that seem more mainstream than their prior selections but we still cannot put too much faith in their selections. Nominations Tallies (6) One Battle After Another (4) If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (3) It Was Just an Accident, No Other Choice (2) Blue Moon,…

  • Oscar History: October 28 (2025)

    Oscar History: October 28 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Edith Head (83 at death)   {35 Noms, 8 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)      Oscar Wins: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) 1902: Elsa Lanchester (84 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress 1907: Don Walker…

  • Box Office History (Week 43, 2025)

    Box Office History (Week 43, 2025)

    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…

  • Oscar History: October 27 (2025)

    Oscar History: October 27 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Jane Murfin (62 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1906: Al Roelofs (83 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1906: Gabriel Scognamillo (67 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1909: Addison…

  • Oscar History: October 26 (2025)

    Oscar History: October 26 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1875: H. B. Warner (83 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1881: Margaret Wycherly (74 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1935: Mike Gray (77 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1938: Barry Malkin (80…

  • Oscar History: October 25 (2025)

    Oscar History: October 25 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Nicholas Musuraca (82 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1908: Carmen Dillon (91 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)      Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1920: Florence Klotz (86 at death)   {1…