This Day in Disney History
February 15

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What happened in history on this day: February 15?

On February 15 in ...

  • 1926 - M.J. Winkler Productions releases the Alice Comedy film Alice's Mysterious Mystery to theaters.
  • 1930 - Disney completes the Silly Symphony film Autumn.
  • 1936 - The Mickey Mouse film Orphan's Picnic is released to theaters. Donald Duck also appears.
  • 1948 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Song of the South for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture.
  • 1948 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the song "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" from the film Song of the South for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Song.
  • 1948 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Chip an' Dale for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
  • 1948 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Pluto's Blue Note for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
  • 1950 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated feature film Cinderella to theaters. The film cost US$2.2 million to make.
  • 1954 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Rugged Bear for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
  • 1954 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
  • 1954 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Bear Country for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Two Reels.
  • 1954 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Ben and Me for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Two Reels.
  • 1954 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Alaskan Eskimo for an Oscar Award in the category Documentary, Short Subjects.
  • 1954 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Living Desert for an Oscar Award in the category Documentary, Features.
  • 1956 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled Our Unsung Villains.
  • 1956 - Disney releases the fifth People and Places film, Sardinia.
  • 1974 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film Herbie Rides Again to theaters in England.
  • 1984 - Walt Disney Productions announces it will use the Touchstone Films name on some upcoming Disney releases.
  • 1988 - Bhutan issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney characters in winter Olympic events.
  • 1988 - Maldives issues nine postage stamps depicting Disney characters and space exploration.
  • 1989 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Beaches for an Oscar Award in the category Art Direction - Set Decoration.
  • 1989 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit for an Oscar Award in the category Art Direction - Set Decoration.
  • 1989 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit for an Oscar Award in the category Cinematography.
  • 1989 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit for an Oscar Award in the category Sound.
  • 1989 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit for an Oscar Award in the category Film Editing.
  • 1989 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit for an Oscar Award in the category Visual Effects.
  • 1989 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit for an Oscar Award in the category Sound Effects Editing.
  • 1994 - The Fox TV network airs the final Monty show.
  • 1995 - The CBS TV Network airs the TV special Disney's Nancy Kerrigan Special: Dreams on Ice.
  • 2000 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Sixth Sense for an award for best picture.
  • 2000 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Sixth Sense for an award for supporting actor (Haley Joel Osment).
  • 2000 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Sixth Sense for an award for supporting actress (Toni Collette).
  • 2000 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Sixth Sense for an award for original screenplay.
  • 2000 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Sixth Sense for an award for editing.
  • 2000 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Bicentennial Man for an award for makeup.
  • 2000 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the song "When She Loved Me" from the film Toy Story 2 for an award for Best song.
  • 2002 - Disney releases the animated film Return to Never Land to theaters in the USA.
  • 2004 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A Chinese restaurant is called "Mickey Mao's", a reference to Mickey Mouse.
  • 2005 - Hong Kong Disneyland begins taking reservations. The park cost US$1.8 billion.

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