Category: History

  • Oscar History: October 19 (2024)

    Oscar History: October 19 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1907: Leopold Atlas (46 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1913: Vasco Pratolini (77 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1914: Juanita Moore (99 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1928: Zev Braun (90 at death)…

  • Oscar History: October 18 (2024)

    Oscar History: October 18 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Frederick Hollander (79 at death)   {4 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score 1898: Lotte Lenya (83 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1900: Lamar Trotti (51 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Original…

  • Oscar History: October 17 (2024)

    Oscar History: October 17 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Spring Byington (84 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1889: Mildred Cram (95 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1893: Richard Connell (56 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Original Story 1900: Jean Arthur…

  • Oscar History: October 16 (2024)

    Oscar History: October 16 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1892: George Barnes (60 at death)   {6 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)      Oscar Win: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1892: Leo Forbstein (55 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Scoring      Oscar Win: Scoring 1892: Kenneth Webb (73 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}…

  • Oscar History: October 15 (2024)

    Oscar History: October 15 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1874: Douglas Doty (60 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1879: Jane Darwell (87 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress      Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1895: Alfred Neumann (56 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story…

  • Box Office History (Week 41, 2024)

    Box Office History (Week 41, 2024)

    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: October 14 (2024)

    Oscar History: October 14 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1893: Lillian Gish (99 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1899: A. Arnold Gillespie (78 at death)   {12 Noms, 4 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Special Effects      Oscar Wins: Special Effects, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate) 1909: Dorothy Kingsley (87 at…

  • Oscar History: October 13 (2024)

    Oscar History: October 13 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1906: Edward Carrere (78 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)      Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design 1909: Carlo Bernari (83 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1915: Cornel Wilde (74 at death)   {1 Nom, 0…

  • Oscar History: October 12 (2024)

    Oscar History: October 12 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1944: Alex Funke (80)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects      Oscar Win: Visual Effects 1949: Richard Price (75)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay 1957: Debra Chasnoff (60 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature      Oscar Win: Documentary Feature 1967:…

  • Oscar History: October 11 (2024)

    Oscar History: October 11 (2024)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Everett Douglas (65 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Editing 1918: Jerome Robbins (79 at death)   {1 Nom, 2 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Directing      Oscar Wins: Directing, Special/Honorary 1941: Charles Shyer (83)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay 1962: Joan Cusack (62)   {2…