Category: History

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Frank Capra (94 at death)   {6 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Directing      Oscar Wins: Directing      Academy President #7: 1935-39, 4 terms; Academy Awards Host: 8th | 1 time 1902: Meredith Willson (82 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Drama Score 1908: Rodney…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1905: Jack Patrick (90 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1916: Stanley Roberts (65 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1921: Bob Merrill (76 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1926: Stan Jolley (86 at…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1905: Henry Fonda (77 at death)   {3 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor      Oscar Wins: Actor, Special/Honorary 1909: Margaret Sullavan (50 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actress 1946: Anna Asp (79)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design      Oscar Win: Art…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Allen Davey (51 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1907: Vittorio Nino Novarese (76 at death)   {5 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)      Oscar Wins: Costume Design, Costume Design (Color) 1909: James…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1900: Charles L. Lootens (93 at death)   {4 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing      Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate) 1908: James B. Clark (92 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Editing 1936: Bobby Darin (37 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2010: Cinema Sight: Box Office Preview: Introductions (5.13.2010 – 12.14.2022) (12) 2010: Cinema Sight: Box Office Preview: Previews (5.13.2010 – 3.22.2023) (12) Born 1906: Edward Stevenson (62 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)      Oscar Win: Costume Design…

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 1881: Achmed Abdullah (64 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1890: Robert N. Lee (74 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Adaptation 1899: Ira S. Webb (72 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)      Oscar Win: Art…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Irving Berlin (101 at death)   {9 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Motion Picture Story, Original Song      Oscar Win: Original Song 1892: Margaret Rutherford (80 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress      Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1914: Haroun Tazieff (83 at death)…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Max Steiner (83 at death)   {26 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score      Oscar Wins: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score 1890: Clarence Brown (97 at death)   {5 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Directing 1894: Dimitri Tiomkin (85 at death)   {23 Noms,…