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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1905: Leo Genn (72 at death)

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


1906: Hugh Prince (53 at death)

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


1906: Robert L. Surtees (78 at death)

  {16 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)


1913: John Ferno (73 at death)

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


1924: Robert B. Radnitz (85 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1927: Robert Shaw (51 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor
     Academy Awards Host: 48th-Co | 1 time


1940: Stuart Wurtzel (84)

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


1944: Sam Elliott (80)

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


1957: Melanie Griffith (67)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1985: Anna Kendrick (39)

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


1993: Tamara Kotevska (31)

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


Died


2023: Robbie Robertson (80)

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


1975: Dimitri Shostakovich (68)

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


2002: Peter Matz (73)

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


2004: David Raksin (92)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score


2012: Mel Stuart (83)

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


2020: Kurt Luedtke (80)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay


Released


1937: Souls at Sea (87)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1937 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Assistant Directing, Scoring, Art Direction/Production Design


1938: Four Daughters (86)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Michael Curtiz), Supporting Actor (John Garfield), Screenplay, Sound Recording


1940: Captain Caution (84)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording


1944: Hail the Conquering Hero (80)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


1955: The Sheep Has Five Legs (69)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story


1989: The Abyss (35)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1989 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound, Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


2012: No (12)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film