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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1888: Edith Evans (88 at death)

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


1894: King Vidor (88 at death)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing, Drama Directing
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1912: Rene Wheeler (88 at death)

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


1919: Jack Hayes (92 at death)

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


1921: Lana Turner (74 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1925: Jack Lemmon (76 at death)

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor
     Oscar Wins: Actor, Supporting Actor
     Academy Awards Host: 30th-Co, 36th, 44th-Co | 4 times


1931: James Dean (24 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor


1932: John Williams (92)

  {53 Noms, 5 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Score, Non-Musical Score, Drama Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score, Comedy/Musical Score, Musical Score, Original Song or Adaptation Score
     Oscar Wins: Original Score, Original Song or Adaptation Score


1937: Joe Raposo (51 at death)

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


1941: Nick Nolte (83)

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


1953: Mary Steenburgen (71)

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


1955: Bob Beemer (69)

  {7 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing


1955: Nancy Oliver (69)

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


1960: David Linde (64)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


Died


1970: Elmer Dyer (77)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White)


2002: James Hager (61)

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


2021: Jean-Claude Carrière (89)

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay, Live Action Short Film
     Oscar Wins: Live Action Short Film, Special/Honorary


2023: Burt Bacharach (94)

  {6 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Non-Musical Score
     Oscar Wins: Original Song, Non-Musical Score


Released


1940: Swiss Family Robinson (84)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Special Effects


1960: The Virgin Spring (64)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1960 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Foreign Language Film
     Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film


1968: Planet of the Apes (56)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1968 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score (Non-Musical), Costume Design, Honorary Award
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary Award


1976: Taxi Driver (48)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1976 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Robert De Niro), Supporting Actress (Jodie Foster), Original Score


1978: Hungarians (46)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1985: Witness (39)

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1985 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Peter Weir), Actor (Harrison Ford), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Wins: Original Screenplay, Editing


Oscar Nominations Announcements


1943: 15th Annual Academy Awards

  (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1942}


2022: 94th Annual Academy Awards

  (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 2021}