Category: History

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Will Rogers (55 at death)   {0 Noms, 0 Wins}      Academy Awards Host: 6th | 1 time 1895: Ben Sharpsteen (85 at death)   {3 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Live Action Short Film      Oscar Wins: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short 1899: Tregoweth Brown (84…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1914: Gyula Trebitsch (91 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Foreign Film 1924: Robert E. Thompson (79 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay 1933: John Barry (77 at death)   {7 Noms, 5 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Score, Non-Musical Score,…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Victor Baravalle (53 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Scoring 1892: Alice Brady (46 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress      Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1901: James Dunn (65 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor      Oscar Win:…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Grantland Rice (73 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: One-Reel Short Film      Oscar Win: One-Reel Short Film 1895: Franz Bachelin (84 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1904: Jerry Fairbanks (90 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2019: Upcoming Precursors (5) Born 1879: Sara Allgood (70 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress      Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1893: John Waters (71 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Assistant Directing      Oscar Win: Assistant Directing 1896: Ethel Waters (80…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1870: Lawrence Grant (81 at death)   {0 Noms, 0 Wins}      Academy Awards Host: 4th | 1 time 1889: Arthur Johns (57 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Special Effects      Oscar Win: Special Effects 1890: Warren Doane (73 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination:…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Hope Emerson (62 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1899: Akim Tamiroff (72 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor 1901: Daniele Amfitheatrof (81 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1935: Isao Takahata…

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 1897: Edith Head (83 at death)   {35 Noms, 8 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)      Oscar Wins: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) 1902: Elsa Lanchester (84 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress 1907: Don Walker…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Jane Murfin (62 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1906: Al Roelofs (83 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1906: Gabriel Scognamillo (67 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1909: Addison…