Category: History

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Basil Rathbone (75 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor 1902: John Meehan (60 at death)   {3 Noms, 3 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) 1903: Carl Anderson…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Alexander Tansman (89 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Drama/Comedy Score 1901: W. M. Dalgleish (73 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing 1910: Bill Naughton (81 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay 1916: Irwin Allen (75…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Wesley Ruggles (82 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Directing 1890: James Basevi (71 at death)   {5 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 (Black-and-White) 1903: Sheridan Gibney (84 at…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Sessue Hayakawa (84 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1891: Al Dubin (53 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song      Oscar Win: Original Song 1892: Hattie McDaniel (60 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress      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 1891: Cole Porter (73 at death)   {4 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1902: Jack Cosgrove (62 at death)   {5 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Special Effects 1916: Jim MacKay (86 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film 1922: George Axelrod (81…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Joseph Jackson (37 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1911: Howard J. Lydecker (58 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Special Effects 1912: Frank McCarthy (74 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Picture      Oscar Win: Picture 1918: Robert…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: T. E.B. Clarke (81 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Story and Screenplay      Oscar Win: Story and Screenplay 1909: Jessica Tandy (85 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress      Oscar Win: Actress 1913: George Tibbles (73 at death)…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: R. C. Sherriff (79 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1907: Edward H. Plumb (50 at death)   {4 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1925: Marvin Worth (72 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Picture, Documentary Feature 1933:…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Felix Jackson (90 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1902: Walter Plunkett (79 at death)   {10 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)      Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color) 1928: James Kennaway (40 at death)   {1 Nom,…