Category: History

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Vincent Korda (81 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)      Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1900: Harry Leonard (85 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Special Effects 1901: Lionel Banks (48 at death)   {7…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Ralph Block (84 at death)   {0 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1904: Mack Gordon (54 at death)   {9 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song      Oscar Win: Original Song 1905: Jean Paul Sartre (74 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1905: Lillian Hellman (79 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay 1910: Gene Ruggiero (91 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Editing      Oscar Win: Editing 1914: Richard L. Van Enger (69 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Editing 1931:…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1865: May Whitty (82 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress 1877: Charles Coburn (84 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor      Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1905: Mildred Natwick (89 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1906:…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: J. Theodore Reed (71 at death)   {0 Noms, 0 Wins}      Academy President #5: 1933-34, 1 term 1891: Con Conrad (47 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Original Song      Oscar Win: Original Song 1902: Louis Alter (78 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations:…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Sammy Fain (87 at death)   {10 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song      Oscar Wins: Original Song 1904: Ralph Bellamy (87 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1909: Ralph E. Winters (94 at death)   {6 Noms, 2 Wins}      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. Born 1888: Jack Eaton (80 at death)   {5 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: One-Reel Short Film      Oscar Win: One-Reel Short Film 1890: Stan Laurel (74 at death)   {0 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1895: Lew Pollack (50 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Song…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Sidney Mitchell (53 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1894: Robert Russell Bennett (87 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Musical Score      Oscar Win: Musical Score 1895: Fay Babcock (75 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations:…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1898: Harold Lipstein (76 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color) 1899: Joseph Kish (69 at death)   {5 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)      Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1905: Steve Broidy (85 at death)   {0…