Category: History

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2011: Cinema Sight: Friday Face-Off (14) 2023: Awards Landscape Launches (2) 2023: Awards Landscape: Contenders (2) Born 1897: Lawrence Weingarten (77 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Picture      Oscar Win: Irving G. Thalberg Award 1901: Henry Blanke (79 at death)   {1 Nom, 0…

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 1888: John Sturtevant (80 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1891: Alfred Gilks (78 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color) 1900: C. C. Coleman Jr. (71 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Frank Butler (76 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay      Oscar Win: Screenplay 1908: Lew Ayres (88 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actor 1934: Herb Gardner (68 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay 1934: Maggie…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Sydney Greenstreet (74 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1892: Albert S. D’Agostino (77 at death)   {5 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1894: Wesley C. Miller (67 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations:…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Monckton Hoffe (70 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1894: Stephen Dunn (85 at death)   {4 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing      Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque) 1899: Irmgard Von Cube (77 at death)   {1 Nom,…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1878: Joseph M. Schenck (82 at death)   {0 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1888: Sonya Levien (71 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Adaptation, Story and Screenplay      Oscar Win: Story and Screenplay 1889: Nathaniel Shilkret (92 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination:…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Michael Curtiz (75 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Directing      Oscar Win: Directing 1893: Harry Warren (87 at death)   {11 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song      Oscar Wins: Original Song 1893: Ruth Chatterton (67 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Actress…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: John Cromwell (91 at death)   {0 Noms, 0 Wins}      Academy Awards Host: 17th-Co | 1 time 1899: Richard Schweizer (65 at death)   {3 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay, Motion Picture Story      Oscar Wins: Original Screenplay, Motion Picture Story 1914: Fred Coe (64 at…

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…