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1996: The Oscar Guy Launched on GeoCities (28)

Born


1893: Walter Donaldson (54 at death)

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


1896: William H. Pine (59 at death)

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


1899: Gale Sondergaard (86 at death)

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


1905: Harold Arlen (81 at death)

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


1914: Kevin McCarthy (96 at death)

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


1920: Harold Michelson (87 at death)

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


1943: Dennis Skotak (81)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


1945: Christine Edzard (79)

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


1978: Ruairi Robinson (46)

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


Died


1964: Frederic Knudtson (57)

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


1985: Leonard Spigelgass (76)

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


1998: George White (86)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


2001: Roy N. Sickner (72)

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


2007: Ray Evans (92)

  {7 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song
     Oscar Wins: Original Song


Released


1939: Stagecoach (85)

  {7 Noms, 1 Win @ 1939 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (John Ford), Supporting Actor (Thomas Mitchell), Scoring, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actor (Thomas Mitchell)


1950: Cinderella (74)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo”), Score of a Musical, Sound Recording


1954: Genevieve (70)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Story and Screenplay, Dramatic or Comedy Score


1964: Woman in the Dunes (60)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1964 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: 1964: Foreign Language Film; 1965: Directing (Hiroshi Teshigahara)


1965: The Greatest Story Ever Told (59)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1965 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Substantially Original Score, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color), Special Visual Effects


1978: Coming Home (46)

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Hal Ashby), Actor (Jon Voight), Actress (Jane Fonda), Supporting Actor (Bruce Dern), Supporting Actress (Penelope Milford), Original Screenplay, Editing
     Oscar Wins: Actor (Jon Voight), Actress (Jane Fonda), Original Screenplay


1990: The Nasty Girl (34)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1990 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


Oscar Nominations Announcements


1954: 26th Annual Academy Awards

  (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1953}


2000: 72nd Annual Academy Awards

  (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1999}