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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1875: H. B. Warner (83 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor


1881: Margaret Wycherly (74 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress


1935: Mike Gray (77 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


1938: Michael Ahnemann (66 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short


1938: Barry Malkin (80 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


1942: Bob Hoskins (71 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1944: Kenny Ascher (79)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score


1945: Pat Conroy (70 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay


1951: Julian Schnabel (72)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Directing


1956: Matthew W. Mungle (67)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Makeup
     Oscar Win: Makeup


1965: Stephen Rosenbaum (58)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects
     Oscar Wins: Visual Effects


1971: Phil Johnston (52)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Animated Feature


1973: Seth MacFarlane (50)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song
     Academy Awards Host: 85th | 1 time


Died


1941: Victor Schertzinger (51)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing, Scoring
     Oscar Win: Scoring


1952: Hattie McDaniel (60)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actress


1978: Irmin Roberts (74)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1991: Joseph Lapis (92)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Special Effects


1998: Rick Dior (51)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing


1999: Abraham Polonsky (88)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


1999: Albert Whitlock (84)

  {1 Nom, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects
     Oscar Wins: Visual Effects


2002: Jim MacKay (86)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film


2009: Yoshiro Muraki (85)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White)


2019: Robert Evans (89)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


Released


1949: Passport to Pimlico (74)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1949 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay


1951: The Blue Veil (72)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Jane Wyman), Supporting Actress (Joan Blondell)


1952: Flat Top (71)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1955: Rebel without a Cause (68)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Sal Mineo), Supporting Actress (Natalie Wood), Motion Picture Story


1956: The Brave One (67)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1956 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Motion Picture Story, Editing, Sound Recording
     Oscar Win: Motion Picture Story


1967: Wait Until Dark (56)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1967 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Audrey Hepburn)


1970: Cromwell (53)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1970 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Costume Design
     Oscar Win: Costume Design


1972: The Stepmother (51)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1972 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Strange Are The Ways Of Love”)


1979: The Great Santini (44)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Robert Duvall), Supporting Actor (Michael O’Keefe)


2018: Border (5)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Makeup and Hairstyling