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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1895: John Monk Saunders (44 at death)

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


1899: Hoagy Carmichael (82 at death)

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


1915: Oswald Morris (98 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography
     Oscar Win: Cinematography


1923: Arthur Hiller (92 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Directing
     Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
     Academy President #29: 1993-97, 4 terms


1923: Mel Bourne (79 at death)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design


1924: Geraldine Page (62 at death)

  {8 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress
     Oscar Win: Actress


1932: Robert Vaughn (83 at death)

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


1940: Terry Gilliam (83)

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


1941: Tom Conti (82)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1943: Roger L. Simon (80)

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


1958: Jamie Lee Curtis (65)

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


1961: Mariel Hemingway (62)

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


1965: Sam Fell (58)

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


1967: Mark Ruffalo (56)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor


1969: Marjane Satrapi (54)

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


1978: Karen O (45)

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


1984: Scarlett Johansson (39)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress


Died


1949: Richard Connell (56)

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


1958: Frank Harling (71)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score
     Oscar Win: Scoring


1964: George Tomasini (55)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1979: George Froeschel (88)

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


Released


1940: The Letter (83)

  {7 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (William Wyler), Actress (Bette Davis), Supporting Actor (James Stephenson), Original Score, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography


1940: Tin Pan Alley (83)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Scoring
     Oscar Win: Scoring


1940: You’ll Find Out (83)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“I’d Know You Anywhere”)


1945: Captain Kidd (78)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Dramatic or Comedy Score


1951: Too Young to Kiss (72)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1951: When Worlds Collide (72)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color), Special Effects
     Oscar Win: Special Effects


1967: The Producers (56)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1968 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Gene Wilder), Original Story and Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Original Story and Screenplay


1978: Same Time, Next Year (45)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Ellen Burstyn), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“The Last Time I Felt Like This”), Cinematography


1978: A Simple Story (45)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1979 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1985: White Nights (38)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1985 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Say You, Say Me”, “Separate Lives (Love Theme From ‘White Nights’)”)
     Oscar Win: Original Song (“Say You, Say Me”)


1989: Back to the Future Part II (34)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects


1991: The Addams Family (32)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design


1991: Beauty and the Beast (32)

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Song (“Be Our Guest”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Belle”), Original Score, Sound
     Oscar Wins: Original Song (“Beauty and the Beast”), Original Score


1991: For the Boys (32)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Bette Midler)


1991: The Ox (32)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1995: Casino (28)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1995 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Sharon Stone)


1995: Toy Story (28)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1995 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Original Song (“You’ve Got A Friend In Me”), Original Musical or Comedy Score, Honorary Award
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary Award


1996: Star Trek: First Contact (27)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Makeup


2000: 102 Dalmatians (23)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design


2000: Quills (23)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design


2002: The Quiet American (21)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2002 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor (Michael Caine)


2002: Talk to Her (21)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 2002 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Pedro Almodóvar), Original Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Original Screenplay


2013: Philomena (10)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Judi Dench), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score


2017: Darkest Hour (6)

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2017 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Gary Oldman), Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling
     Oscar Wins: Actor (Gary Oldman), Makeup & Hairstyling


2019: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (4)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor (Tom Hanks)


2019: Frozen II (4)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Into the Unknown”)