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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1897: Arthur Hilton (82 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1900: Spencer Tracy (67 at death)

  {9 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor
     Oscar Wins: Actor


1901: Melvyn Douglas (80 at death)

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


1904: Richard H. Riedel (55 at death)

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


1908: Bette Davis (81 at death)

  {10 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress
     Oscar Wins: Actress
     Academy President #9: 1941, 1 term (resigned)


1909: Albert R. Broccoli (87 at death)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Irving G. Thalberg Award


1911: Erich Kaestner (93 at death)

  {0 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Wins: Gordon E. Sawyer Award, Sci-Tech Award – Type I (Statuette), Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque)


1913: Clave (92 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color)


1916: Gregory Peck (87 at death)

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor
     Oscar Wins: Actor, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
     Academy President #19: 1967-70, 3 terms


1923: Michael V. Gazzo (71 at death)

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


1926: Roger Corman (98)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1929: Nigel Hawthorne (72 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1961: Andrea Arnold (63)

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


1970: Slawomir Fabicki (54)

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


1973: Pharrell Williams (51)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Song


1975: Jordan Houston (49)

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


1976: Sterling K. Brown (48)

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


1989: Kris Bowers (35)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Doc Short
     Oscar Win: Doc Short


Died


2023: Bill Butler (101)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1946: Vincent Youmans (47)

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


1949: Leo Erdody (60)

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


1972: Brian Donlevy (71)

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


1976: Robert Lord (75)

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


1996: Norman Rockett (84)

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


2008: Charlton Heston (83)

  {1 Nom, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor
     Oscar Wins: Actor, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
     Academy Awards Host: 45th-Co | 1 time


2008: Alex Grasshoff (79)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature


2018: Isao Takahata (82)

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


Released


1940: One Million B.C. (84)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Special Effects


1941: The Great Lie (83)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1941 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Mary Astor)
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actress (Mary Astor)


1945: Earl Carroll Vanities (79)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Endlessly”)


1951: Teresa (73)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story


1976: Face to Face (48)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1976 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Ingmar Bergman), Actress (Liv Ullmann)


1978: Pretty Baby (46)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Adaptation Score


Oscar Ceremonies


1965: 37th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1964}