Category: History

  • Oscar History: August 19 (2025)

    Oscar History: August 19 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Joseph Wright (92 at death)   {12 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)      Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1902: Robert Planck (69 at death)   {4 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color) 1915: Ring Lardner…

  • Box Office History (Week 33, 2025)

    Box Office History (Week 33, 2025)

    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: August 18 (2025)

    Oscar History: August 18 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1904: Horace Woodard (68 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Novelty Short Film      Oscar Win: Novelty Short Film 1906: John W. Burton (71 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film      Oscar Win: Animated Short Film 1909: Miliza Korjus (71 at death)…

  • Oscar History: August 17 (2025)

    Oscar History: August 17 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Samuel Goldwyn (94 at death)   {1 Nom, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Irving G. Thalberg Award      Oscar Wins: Irving G. Thalberg Award, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 1888: Monty Woolley (74 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor 1905: Martin Obzina (73 at death)…

  • Oscar History: August 16 (2025)

    Oscar History: August 16 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: W. J. Reiter (90 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1894: J. Arthur Ball (57 at death)   {0 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1895: W. Howard Greene (60 at death)   {7 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Wins: Cinematography…

  • Oscar History: August 15 (2025)

    Oscar History: August 15 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Ethel Barrymore (79 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress      Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1901: John B. Goodman (89 at death)   {4 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…

  • Oscar History: August 14 (2025)

    Oscar History: August 14 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Paul Wing (64 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing      Oscar Win: Assistant Directing 1901: Merrill Pye (74 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1901: Peverell Marley (62 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography,…

  • Oscar History: August 13 (2025)

    Oscar History: August 13 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Haldane Douglas (87 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1899: Alfred Hitchcock (80 at death)   {5 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Directing      Oscar Win: Irving G. Thalberg Award 1904: Charles Rogers (94 at death)   {0 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Win:…

  • Oscar History: August 12 (2025)

    Oscar History: August 12 (2025)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1881: Cecil B. DeMille (77 at death)   {3 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing      Oscar Wins: Picture, Special/Honorary, Irving G. Thalberg Award 1892: Alfred Lunt (84 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actor 1898: Oscar Homolka (79 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar…

  • Box Office History (Week 32, 2025)

    Box Office History (Week 32, 2025)

    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…