Category: History

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1873: Adolph Zukor (103 at death)   {0 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Win: Special/Honorary 1906: Herb Magidson (79 at death)   {3 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song      Oscar Win: Original Song 1908: Eliot Daniel (89 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song 1910: Frank…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Rochus Gliese (87 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design 1913: Jack Leonard (41 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1913: Loretta Young (87 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Actress      Oscar Win: Actress 1918:…

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 1894: Leroy Stone (55 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Editing 1905: Richard A. Pefferle (64 at death)   {6 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1905: Vladimir Pozner (87 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1916: Lionel Newman (73 at death)   {11 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score      Oscar Win: Musical Score 1916: Robert Parrish (79 at death)   {2 Noms, 1 Win}      Oscar Nominations: Editing      Oscar Win: Editing 1918: Buddy Baker (84 at death)   {1…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1877: Josephine Hull (80 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress      Oscar Win: Supporting Actress 1889: Robert M. Haas (73 at death)   {2 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) 1898: Frederic Efrem Erich (58 at death)   {2…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2012: Cinema Sight: Polls: Most Anticipated (13) Born 1893: Ernst Marischka (70 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1911: Jack Martin Smith (82 at death)   {9 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: Herman Rossse (78 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design      Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design 1887: Joseph T. Rucker (70 at death)   {1 Nom, 1 Win}      Oscar Nomination: Cinematography      Oscar Win: Cinematography 1891: Boris Morros (72 at death)   {3 Noms, 0 Wins}…

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Philip Stevenson (68 at death)   {1 Nom, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nomination: Screenplay 1897: Frank Skinner (70 at death)   {5 Noms, 0 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score 1897: Orry-Kelly (66 at death)   {4 Noms, 3 Wins}      Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, 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…