Category: History

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Charles LeMaire (88 at death)   {16 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)      Oscar Wins: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) 1899: Byron Haskin (84 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Special Effects      Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award –…

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…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1901: William Ferrari (61 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) 1904: Daniel L. Fapp (82 at death)   {7 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Win: Cinematography…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: This Day in Oscar History (15) Born 1888: Charles D. Hall (81 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design 1892: Roy Pomeroy (55 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Engineering Effects      Oscar Win: Engineering Effects 1893: Harold Lloyd…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1858: May Robson (84 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actress 1894: Leonard Smith (53 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color) 1903: Frederic Ullman Jr. (45 at death)   {3 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Documentary…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: Leopold Stokowski (95 at death)   {0 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1893: Jo Swerling (71 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1897: Ralph Dawson (65 at death)   {4 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Editing      Oscar Wins: Editing 1902: Harry Owens (84 at…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: Ross Dowd (58 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1910: Ivan Goff (89 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1911: George Seaton (68 at death)   {5 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Directing,…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1884: R. T. Layton (57 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1889: Charles Chaplin (88 at death)   {4 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Actor, Original Screenplay, Drama Score      Oscar Wins: Drama Score, Special/Honorary 1889: Arthur Lange (67 at death)   {5 Noms, 0 Wins}…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: William McGann (84 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1896: Harry Jackson (57 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color) 1906: Jack D. Moore (92 at death)   {7 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design…

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…