Category: History

  • Oscar History: May 10 (2024)

    Oscar History: May 10 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Max Steiner (83 at death)   {26 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score      Oscar Wins: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score 1890: Clarence Brown (97 at death)   {5 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Directing 1894: Dimitri Tiomkin (85 at death)   {23 Noms,…

  • Oscar History: May 9 (2024)

    Oscar History: May 9 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Richard Barthelmess (68 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actor 1896: Richard Day (76 at death)   {20 Noms, 7 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)      Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production…

  • Oscar History: May 8 (2024)

    Oscar History: May 8 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2007: Cinema Sight: Home Viewing with Peter (formerly The DVD Report) (17) Born 1890: John Meehan (64 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Writing, Screenplay 1897: Henry Ginsberg (82 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Picture 1903: Walter Thompson (72 at…

  • Oscar History: May 7 (2024)

    Oscar History: May 7 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: Benjamin Glazer (68 at death)   {2 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Adaptation, Original Story      Oscar Wins: Writing, Original Story 1897: Otto Siegel (65 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1901: Gary Cooper (60 at death)   {5 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar…

  • Box Office History (Week 18, 2024)

    Box Office History (Week 18, 2024)

    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: May 6 (2024)

    Oscar History: May 6 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Harry d’Abbadie d’Arrast (70 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1902: Max Ophuls (54 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1907: Walter Bullock (46 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1908:…

  • Oscar History: May 5 (2024)

    Oscar History: May 5 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1916: John Dunning (74 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Editing      Oscar Win: Editing 1933: Bert Schneider (78 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature      Oscar Win: Documentary Feature 1935: Robert Rehme (89)   {0 Noms, 0 Wins}      Academy President #28 & #30:…

  • Oscar History: May 4 (2024)

    Oscar History: May 4 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Valles (83 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Color)      Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color) 1890: Percy Ikerd (64 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1896: Robert Odell (87 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production…

  • Oscar History: May 3 (2024)

    Oscar History: May 3 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Beulah Bondi (92 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress 1899: Aline MacMahon (92 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1901: Hugo Friedhofer (80 at death)   {9 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Scoring      Oscar Win: Drama/Comedy Score…

  • Oscar History: May 2 (2024)

    Oscar History: May 2 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Harry Perry (96 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1894: Vernon L. Walker (53 at death)   {4 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Special Effects 1898: Walter Strenge (76 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1902: Brian Aherne (83 at…