Category: History
-

Oscar History: November 25 (2025)
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,…
-

Box Office History (Week 47, 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: November 24 (2025)
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,…
-

Oscar History: November 23 (2025)
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…
-

Oscar History: November 22 (2025)
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}…
-

Oscar History: November 21 (2025)
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,…
-

Oscar History: November 20 (2025)
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…
-

Oscar History: November 19 (2025)
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…
-

Oscar History: November 18 (2025)
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…
-

Box Office History (Week 46, 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…
