Category: History

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 1893: Fritz Maurischat (93 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1899: Walter Lantz (94 at death)   {10 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1932: Anouk Aimee (92 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actress…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Joseph H. August (57 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1896: Jules C. Stein (85 at death)   {0 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 1898: C. Bakaleinikoff (68 at death)   {4 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score,…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Bunny Dull (90 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Assistant Directing, Documentary Feature      Oscar Win: Documentary Feature 1909: William L. Pereira (76 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Special Effects      Oscar Win: Special Effects 1912: Franklin Coen (78 at death)   {1 Nom,…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: Gabriel Figueroa (90 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1909: Bernhard Grzimek (77 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature      Oscar Win: Documentary Feature 1920: Ugo Pirro (87 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1876: John DuCasse Schulze (67 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1893: Frank Borzage (69 at death)   {2 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Directing, Drama Directing      Oscar Wins: Directing, Drama Directing 1898: Ernest Laszlo (85 at death)   {8 Noms, 1 Win}…

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 –…

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…

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. 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…