Category: History

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: George Hively (60 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Editing 1889: Louis Silvers (64 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring      Oscar Win: Scoring 1903: Murray Spivack (90 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing      Oscar Win:…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Darryl F. Zanuck (77 at death)   {2 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: PicturePicture, Original Story, Irving G. Thalberg Award      Oscar Wins: Irving G. Thalberg Award 1912: Ray Gilbert (63 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Original Song      Oscar Win: Original Song 1919: Paul Claudon…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Pete Smith (86 at death)   {16 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Color Short Film, Novelty Short Film, One-Reel Short Film      Oscar Wins: Color Short Film, One-Reel Short Film, Special/Honorary 1899: Ida Kaminska (80 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actress 1901: Paul Osborn (86…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Anthony Collins (70 at death)   {3 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Musical Score 1897: Sally Benson (74 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1903: Wilfred M. Cline (72 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color) 1921: Ruth…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: Cinema Sight: Box Office Preview: Wrap-Ups (9.2.2010 – 9.13.2023) (13) 2010: Oscar Profile by Peter J. Patrick (15) Born 1905: Lionel Lindon (66 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color) 1923: Shinobu Muraki (73 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…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1890: Chester Franklin (63 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Two-Reel Short Film 1901: Harry Stradling (68 at death)   {14 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1907: Nathan Juran (95 at death)   {2 Noms, 1…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Tom Held (72 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Editing 1899: Albert Akst (58 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Editing 1902: Phil Charig (57 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1905: Dore Schary (74 at death)   {6…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Edwin Burke (55 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Adaptation      Oscar Win: Adaptation 1896: Raymond Massey (86 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actor 1897: Fredric March (77 at death)   {5 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Actor      Oscar Wins: Actor      Academy Awards…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Michael Chekhov (64 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1898: Preston Sturges (60 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay      Oscar Win: Original Screenplay 1901: Asakazu Nakai (86 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1901: Harry…