Category: History

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: W. R. Burnett (82 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1926: Murray Schisgal (93 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1939: Stephen H. Burum (86)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1990: Stephanie Hsu (35)   {1 Nom,…

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 1895: Corinne Griffith (83 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actress 1905: Irving Allen (82 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Two-Reel Short Film      Oscar Win: Two-Reel Short Film 1912: Garson Kanin (86 at death)   {3 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay,…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1913: Samuel E. Beetley (74 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Editing 1925: Johnny Mandel (94 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song      Oscar Win: Original Song 1928: Pierre Etaix (87 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: John Monk Saunders (44 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Original Story      Oscar Win: Original Story 1899: Hoagy Carmichael (82 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song      Oscar Win: Original Song 1915: Oswald Morris (98 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Julia Heron (79 at death)   {5 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)      Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1909: Charles Frend (67 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Editing 1935: Michael Chapman (84 at death)   {2 Noms,…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Tony Gaudio (67 at death)   {5 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Win: Cinematography 1909: Piero Gherardi (61 at death)   {6 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)      Oscar…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Oscar Lagerstrom (83 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing 1893: Bert Glennon (73 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1903: Nancy Carroll (61 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actress 1903: Walter G. Elliott…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Frances Marion (84 at death)   {3 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Writing, Original Story      Oscar Wins: Writing, Original Story 1900: Don Hartman (57 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Original Story 1900: Kim Gannon (73 at death)   {3 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar…

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…