Category: History

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Hal Walker (76 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1907: Henry Grace (76 at death)   {13 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)      Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design 1908: Michael Redgrave (77 at…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Betty Compson (77 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actress 1897: Edmund Reek (74 at death)   {7 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film      Oscar Wins: Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film 1901: Jo Mielziner (74 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2002: The Oscar Guy Launched oscarguy.com Domain (23) Born 1891: Truman Talley (50 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short 1905: Robert Donat (53 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Actor      Oscar Win: Actor 1915: Richard Condon (81 at death)…

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 1879: Sid Grauman (70 at death)   {0 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1888: Nugent Slaughter (80 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Engineering Effects 1894: Paul Green (87 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Adaptation 1901: Alfred Newman (68 at death)   {45…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Gene Havlick (65 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Editing      Oscar Win: Editing 1897: Conrad Nagel (72 at death)   {0 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary      Academy President #4: 1931-33, 1 term; Academy Awards Host: 3rd, 5th-Co, 25th-Co | 3 times 1908: Robert Rossen…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Arthur Hornblower Jr. (83 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Picture 1913: John Woolf (86 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Picture      Oscar Win: Picture 1933: Philippe de Broca (71 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1934: Jost…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1864: William N. Selig (84 at death)   {0 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1907: Eddie Heyman (74 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1916: Horton Foote (92 at death)   {3 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay      Oscar Wins: Original…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Henry Hathaway (86 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Directing 1909: Herbert Kline (89 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature 1912: Joan Bridge (97 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Color)      Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color)…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1910: Dale Butts (79 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Drama/Comedy Score 1911: Edmund H. North (79 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay      Oscar Win: Original Screenplay 1911: Angelo Ross (78 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Editing 1917:…