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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1912: Carlo Ponti (94 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Foreign Film
     Oscar Win: Foreign Film


1923: Betsy Blair (86 at death)

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


1931: Rita Moreno (92)

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


1947: Teri Garr (76)

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


1952: Susan Seidelman (71)

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


1957: William Joyce (66)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film
     Oscar Win: Animated Short Film


1960: Rachel Portman (63)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Comedy/Musical Score
     Oscar Win: Comedy/Musical Score


1962: Charlie Mackesy (61)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Animated Short
     Oscar Win: Animated Short


1967: Mo’Nique (56)

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


1993: Yalitza Aparicio (30)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1996: Hailee Steinfeld (27)

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


Died


1962: Fred Sersen (72)

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Special Effects
     Oscar Wins: Special Effects


1963: Anthony Collins (70)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Musical Score


1971: Arnold Perl (57)

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


1986: Fritz Maurischat (93)

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


2000: Rene Wheeler (88)

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


2002: Kay Rose (80)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Sound Effects/Editing


2012: Ravi Shankar (92)

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


2018: Bill Siegel (55)

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


Released


1936: Banjo on My Knee (87)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording


1936: General Spanky (87)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording


1952: The Star (71)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Bette Davis)


1954: The Country Girl (69)

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (George Seaton), Actor (Bing Crosby), Actress (Grace Kelly), Screenplay, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Wins: Actress (Grace Kelly), Screenplay


1957: Wild Is the Wind (66)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1957 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Anthony Quinn), Actress (Anna Magnani), Original Song (“Wild Is The Wind”)


1958: The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (65)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Directing (Mark Robson)


1959: Li’l Abner (64)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1959 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical


1967: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (56)

  {10 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1967 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Stanley Kramer), Actor (Spencer Tracy), Actress (Katharine Hepburn), Supporting Actor (Cecil Kellaway), Supporting Actress (Beah Richards), Story and Screenplay, Adaptation or Treatment Score, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Wins: Actress (Katharine Hepburn), Story and Screenplay


1972: Man of La Mancha (51)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1972 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song Score and Adaptation Score


1978: Superman (45)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1978 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Editing, Sound, Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


1981: Pennies from Heaven (42)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1981 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design, Sound


1987: Throw Momma from the Train (36)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1987 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Anne Ramsey)


1987: Wall Street (36)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1987 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor (Michael Douglas)
     Oscar Win: Actor (Michael Douglas)


1991: Hook (32)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“When You’re Alone”), Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Visual Effects


1992: A Few Good Men (31)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1992 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson), Editing, Sound


1992: Love Field (31)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1992 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer)


1992: Passion Fish (31)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1992 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Mary McDonnell), Original Screenplay


1998: A Simple Plan (25)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Billy Bob Thornton), Adapted Screenplay


2002: About Schmidt (21)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2002 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Jack Nicholson), Supporting Actress (Kathy Bates)


2009: Invictus (14)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2009 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Morgan Freeman), Supporting Actor (Matt Damon)


2009: The Lovely Bones (14)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2009 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor (Stanley Tucci)


2009: A Single Man (14)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2009 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor (Colin Firth)


2015: The Big Short (8)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 2015 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Pictue, Directing (Adam McKay), Supporting Actor (Christian Bale), Adapted Screenplay, Editing
     Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay


2015: Boy and the World (8)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Animted Feature


2020: The Midnight Sky (3)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2020 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects


2020: Minari (3)

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2020 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Lee Isaac Chung), Actor (Steven Yeun), Supporting Actress (Yuh-jung Youn), Original Screenplay, Original Score