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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1897: Herman J. Mankiewicz (55 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Original Screenplay


1903: Ary Barroso (60 at death)

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


1903: Dean Jagger (87 at death)

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


1904: Lester Lee (51 at death)

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


1906: Walter M. Scott (82 at death)

  {21 Noms, 6 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)


1909: Norman Krasna (74 at death)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Original Story
     Oscar Win: Original Screenplay


1925: John Kohn (76 at death)

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


1934: Ron Talsky (60 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design


1959: Henrik Ruben Genz (64)

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


1962: Phyllis Nagy (61)

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


1970: Morgan Spurlock (53)

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


1971: Andrew Weisblum (52)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


Died


1931: Tom Barry (46)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Writing


1948: Jerome Cady (45)

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


1959: Victor McLaglen (72)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor
     Oscar Win: Actor


1970: Edward Curtiss (72)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1980: Steve McQueen (50)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1989: Brunello Rondi (64)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay


1989: Dick Vorisek (71)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing


1990: Elmo Veron (87)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1993: Jack Martin Smith (82)

  {9 Noms, 3 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 (Color)


1995: Jack Patrick (90)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story


2012: Richard Robbins (71)

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


2017: Debra Chasnoff (60)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature
     Oscar Win: Documentary Feature


2018: Francis Lai (86)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Score
     Oscar Win: Original Score


2021: Dean Stockwell (85)

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


Released


1931: The Guardsman (92)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1931/32 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Alfred Lunt), Actress (Lynn Fontanne)


1935: Peter Ibbetson (88)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1935 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Scoring


1941: Birth of the Blues (82)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical


1944: Irish Eyes Are Smiling (79)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical


1955: Queen Bee (68)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Black-and-White)


1955: Umberto D. (68)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story


1974: The Little Prince (49)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1974 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Little Prince”), Original Song Score and Adaptation Score


1979: The Rose (44)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1979 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Bette Midler), Supporting Actor (Frederic Forrest), Editing, Sound


1983: Wartime Romance (40)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1984 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1997: Starship Troopers (26)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects


1997: The Wings of the Dove (26)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Helena Bonham Carter), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design


2014: Big Hero 6 (9)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 2014 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Animted Feature
     Oscar Win: Animted Feature


2014: Interstellar (9)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 2014 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing, Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


2014: The Theory of Everything (9)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 2014 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Eddie Redmayne), Actress (Felicity Jones), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
     Oscar Win: Actor (Eddie Redmayne)