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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1886: Valles (83 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color)


1890: Percy Ikerd (64 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing


1896: Robert Odell (87 at death)

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


1914: Hugo Butler (53 at death)

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


1929: Audrey Hepburn (63 at death)

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress
     Oscar Wins: Actress, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award


1931: G. Rozhdestvensky (93)

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


1946: Allen Hall (78)

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects
     Oscar Wins: Visual Effects


1947: Richard Jenkins (77)

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


1968: Frank Kruse (56)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing


1970: Gregg Alexander (54)

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


Died


1975: Edward Doherty (84)

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


1977: Sol Halprin (75)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Special Effects
     Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award – Type I (Statuette)


1981: Paul Green (87)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Adaptation


1987: Paul Groesse (81)

  {11 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


2002: Robert Bertrand (96)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing


2002: John Kohn (76)

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


2008: Fred Haines (72)

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


Released


1934: Manhattan Melodrama (90)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1934 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Story
     Oscar Win: Original Story


1935: G-Men (89)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1935 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Story


1944: Gaslight (80)

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Charles Boyer), Actress (Ingrid Bergman), Supporting Actress (Angela Lansbury), Screenplay, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Wins: Actress (Ingrid Bergman), Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design


1947: Miracle on 34th Street (77)

  {4 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1947 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Supporting Actor (Edmund Gwenn), Screenplay, Motion Picture Story
     Oscar Wins: Supporting Actor (Edmund Gwenn), Screenplay, Motion Picture Story


1949: The Barkleys of Broadway (75)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1949 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color)


1955: Heartbreak Ridge (69)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Sound


2007: Away from Her (17)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2007 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Julie Christie), Adapted Screenplay


2012: Marvel’s The Avengers (12)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects


2018: RBG (6)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“I’ll Fight”), Documentary Feature