Category: History

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: Ferde Grofe (80 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Musical Score 1895: Ray June (63 at death)   {3 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography 1897: Gloria Swanson (86 at death)   {3 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Actress 1898: Norma Koch (81 at death)   {3…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Alfred Cohn (70 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Adaptation 1907: Leigh Harline (62 at death)   {8 Noms, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score      Oscar Wins: Original Song, Original Score 1911: Tennessee Williams…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1899: Bella Spewack (91 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1901: Ed Begley (69 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor      Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1901: Richard Myers (75 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1908:…

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 1889: Stephen Goosson (84 at death)   {5 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1894: Ralph Hammeras (75 at death)   {3 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Special Effects, Engineering Effects 1901: Ub Iwerks (70 at…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Cedric Gibbons (67 at death)   {39 Noms, 11 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)      Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1896: George James Hopkins (88 at death)   {13 Noms, 4 Wins}…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Joseph Schildkraut (67 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor      Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1901: John Link (67 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Editing 1908: Louis L’Amour (80 at death)   {0 Noms, 0 Wins} 1912: Karl Malden (97 at death)…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Gilbert M. Anderson (90 at death)   {0 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1889: W. S. Van Dyke (53 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Directing 1892: Bertram Granger (75 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Hal Walker (76 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing 1907: Henry Grace (76 at death)   {13 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 1908: Michael Redgrave (77 at…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Betty Compson (77 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Actress 1897: Edmund Reek (74 at death)   {7 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film      Oscar Wins: Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film 1901: Jo Mielziner (74 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}…