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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1893: Leslie Howard (50 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor


1897: John O. Aalberg (87 at death)

  {10 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects
     Oscar Wins: Gordon E. Sawyer Award, John A. Bonner Medal, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)


1898: George Jessel (83 at death)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
     Academy Awards Host: 9th | 1 time


1900: Edward Ward (71 at death)

  {7 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Drama Score, Musical Score


1905: Marvin Hatley (81 at death)

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


1906: Lucinda Ballard (87 at death)

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


1918: Louis Applebaum (82 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Drama/Comedy Score


1921: Jan Sterling (82 at death)

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


1922: Carlo Lizzani (91 at death)

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


1924: Marlon Brando (80 at death)

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor
     Oscar Wins: Actor


1924: Doris Day (95 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1929: Dick Snider (48 at death)

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


1932: George Stevens Jr. (92)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1942: Marsha Mason (82)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress


1948: Speed Hopkins (44 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design


1958: Alec Baldwin (66)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor
     Academy Awards Host: 82nd-Co | 1 time


1961: Eddie Murphy (63)

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


Died


1950: Kurt Weill (50)

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


1963: Donald Jahraus (70)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Special Effects
     Oscar Win: Special Effects


1965: Hy Heath (74)

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


1972: Ferde Grofe (80)

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


1975: Mary Ure (42)

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


1984: William C. Thomas (80)

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


1986: John Healy (74)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short, Two-Reel Short Film


1991: Graham Greene (86)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1992: Karl Tunberg (83)

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


1993: Helen Levitt (79)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay


1998: Charles B Lang Jr. (96)

  {18 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Win: Cinematography


2013: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (85)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Wins: Adapted Screenplay


Released


1941: That Hamilton Woman (83)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1941 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Sound Recording, Special Effects
     Oscar Win: Sound Recording


1942: Jungle Book (82)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Dramatic or Comedy Score, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Special Effects


1954: The Pickwick Papers (70)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)


1963: Mondo Cane (61)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1963 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“More”)


1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey (56)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1968 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Stanley Kubrick), Original Story and Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design, Special Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Special Visual Effects


1969: The Boys of Paul Street (55)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1968 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1981: Atlantic City (43)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1981 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Louis Malle), Actor (Burt Lancaster), Actress (Susan Sarandon), Original Screenplay


1985: The Official Story (39)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1985 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film
     Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film


1996: Primal Fear (28)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor (Edward Norton)


1998: Central Station (26)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Fernanda Montenegro), Foreign Language Film


2009: Paris 36 (15)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2009 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Loin De Paname”)


Oscar Ceremonies


1978: 50th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1977}