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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1905: Lillian Hellman (79 at death)

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


1910: Gene Ruggiero (91 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing
     Oscar Win: Editing


1914: Richard L. Van Enger (69 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1931: Olympia Dukakis (89 at death)

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


1931: Martin Landau (86 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actor


1933: Danny Aiello (86 at death)

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


1936: Derek Lamb (69 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film
     Oscar Win: Animated Short Film


1941: Stephen Frears (83)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing


1947: Candy Clark (77)

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


1949: Lionel Richie (75)

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


1959: Robert B. Weide (65)

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


1967: Nicole Kidman (57)

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


Died


1953: Arthur Caesar (61)

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


1973: Stephen A. Seymour (53)

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


1978: Mark Robson (64)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing


1994: Robert Armbruster (97)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Adaptation or Treatment Score


Released


1929: Hollywood Revue (95)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1928/29 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1929: Thunderbolt (95)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1928/29 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor (George Bancroft)


1946: Anna and the King of Siam (78)

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1946 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Gale Sondergaard), Screenplay, Dramatic or Comedy Score, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1951: Kind Lady (73)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)


1962: The Pigeon That Took Rome (62)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1972: Paix Sur Les Champs (52)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1973: A Touch of Class (51)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1973 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Glenda Jackson), Original Screenplay, Song (“All That Love Went to Waste”), Original Dramatic Score
     Oscar Win: Actress (Glenda Jackson)


1974: Chinatown (50)

  {11 Noms, 1 Win @ 1974 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Roman Polanski), Actor (Jack Nicholson), Actress (Faye Dunaway), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Sound
     Oscar Win: Original Screenplay


1975: Jaws (49)

  {4 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1975 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Score, Editing, Sound
     Oscar Wins: Original Score, Editing, Sound


1980: The Blue Lagoon (44)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1980: Brubaker (44)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


1986: The Karate Kid Part II (38)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1986 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Glory Of Love”)


1997: My Best Friend’s Wedding (27)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Musical or Comedy Score