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2010: Cinema Sight: The Morning After (14)

Born


1902: Richard Rodgers (77 at death)

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


1909: Eric Ambler (89 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1919: Ruggero Maccari (69 at death)

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


1926: Mel Brooks (98)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Original Song
     Oscar Wins: Original Screenplay, Special/Honorary


1932: Noriyuki Morita (73 at death)

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


1934: Fern Field (90)

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


1940: Richard Chew (84)

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


1946: Bruce Davison (78)

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


1948: Kathy Bates (76)

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


1948: J. Michael Riva (63 at death)

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


1961: Andrzej Celinski (63)

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


1963: Peter Baynham (61)

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


1969: Danielle Brisebois (55)

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


1979: Florian Zeller (45)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay


Died


1970: Alma Macrorie (65)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1999: John Stears (64)

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


1999: John Woolf (86)

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


Released


1934: Of Human Bondage (90)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1934 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Bette Davis)


1935: Love Me Forever (89)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1935 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording


1944: Christmas Holiday (80)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Dramatic or Comedy Score


1945: Blood on the Sun (79)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1955: Not as a Stranger (69)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording


1956: The King and I (68)

  {9 Noms, 5 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Walter Lang), Actor (Yul Brynner), Actress (Deborah Kerr), Musical Score, Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Color Costume Design, Sound Recording
     Oscar Wins: Actor (Yul Brynner), Musical Score, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Color Costume Design, Sound Recording


1960: Murder, Inc. (64)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor (Peter Falk)


1961: Fanny (63)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Charles Boyer), Drama/Comedy Score, Editing, Color Cinematography


1978: Heaven Can Wait (46)

  {9 Noms, 1 Win @ 1978 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Warren Beatty, Buck Henry), Actor (Warren Beatty), Supporting Actor (Jack Warden), Supporting Actress (Dyan Cannon), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design


1991: Europa Europa (33)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay


1996: The Nutty Professor (28)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1996 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Makeup
     Oscar Win: Makeup


2000: The Patriot (24)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Cinematography, Sound


2006: Superman Returns (18)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects


2017: Baby Driver (7)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2017 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing