Category: History

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2011: Oscar in Box Office History (14) Born 1877: Josephine Lovett (80 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Writing 1915: Adele Palmer (92 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Color) 1921: Malcolm Arnold (84 at death)   {1 Nom, 1…

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: Morris Ryskind (89 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Screenplay 1896: Joe McDonough (47 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1897: Adolph Deutsch (82 at death)   {5 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Musical Score      Oscar Wins: Musical Score 1901: Frank…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: Leopold Atlas (46 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1913: Vasco Pratolini (77 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1914: Juanita Moore (99 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1928: Zev Braun (90 at death)…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Frederick Hollander (79 at death)   {4 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1898: Lotte Lenya (83 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1900: Lamar Trotti (51 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Original…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Spring Byington (84 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1889: Mildred Cram (95 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1893: Richard Connell (56 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Original Story 1900: Jean Arthur…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: George Barnes (60 at death)   {6 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Win: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1892: Kenneth Webb (73 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Scoring 1892: Leo Forbstein (55 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Scoring…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1874: Douglas Doty (60 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1879: Jane Darwell (87 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress      Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1895: Alfred Neumann (56 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Lillian Gish (99 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1899: A. Arnold Gillespie (78 at death)   {12 Noms, 4 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Special Effects      Oscar Wins: Special Effects, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate) 1909: Dorothy Kingsley (87 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…