Category: History

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1881: William Anthony McGuire (59 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1882: Richard Hageman (83 at death)   {6 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score      Oscar Win: Scoring 1890: Hy Heath (74 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Arthur Miller (75 at death)   {6 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1900: Paul Weatherwax (60 at death)   {2 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Editing      Oscar Wins: Editing 1930: John Calley (81 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar…

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. Our Site Milestones 2010: Cinema Sight: Film Previews / Trailer Watch (15) 2011: Cinema Sight: Polls: Oscar’s Best/Oscar Revisionist (14) Born 1898: Edward Curtiss (72 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Editing 1899: George Cukor (83 at death)   {5 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Directing      Oscar…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1883: Ralph Morgan (72 at death)   {0 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1898: Hanns Eisler (64 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score 1911: Rudi Fehr (87 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Editing 1912: Milton Sperling (76 at death)   {1…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1901: Harry Wild (59 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1912: Mack David (81 at death)   {8 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1918: Moss Mabry (87 at death)   {4 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2011: Cinema Sight: Polls: What Are You Watching? (14) Born 1882: Louis B. Mayer (75 at death)   {0 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1883: William Hedgecock (64 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1889: Joseph Ruttenberg (93 at death)   {10…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1906: George Sanders (65 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor      Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1908: Lewis J. Rachmil (75 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1914: George Bruns (68 at death)   {4 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations:…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: George Folsey (90 at death)   {13 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1905: James Edward Grant (60 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1910: Earl Robinson (81 at death)   {0 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1911: Diego…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: Cinema Sight: Feed the Queue (7.1.2010 – 12.18.2014) (15) Born 1878: Waldemar Young (60 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1899: Charles Laughton (63 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Actor      Oscar Win: Actor 1902: William Wyler (79 at…