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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1894: Doane Harrison (74 at death)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


1901: Joe Pasternak (89 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Irving G. Thalberg Award


1906: Arthur Arling (85 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color)


1908: S. H. Barnett (79 at death)

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


1927: Rosemary Harris (97)

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


1927: William Hickey (69 at death)

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


1931: Jean-Claude Carrière (89 at death)

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay, Live Action Short Film
     Oscar Wins: Live Action Short Film, Special/Honorary


1940: Paul Williams (84)

  {6 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score
     Oscar Win: Original Song


1946: Bruce A. Evans (78)

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


1948: Jeremy Irons (76)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor
     Oscar Win: Actor


1952: Paul Webster (72)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1959: Mark Gustafson (64 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Animated Feature
     Oscar Win: Animated Feature


1964: Patrick Marber (60)

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


1967: Mamoru Hosoda (57)

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


1969: Jóhann Jóhannsson (48 at death)

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


Died


1979: Mary Ann Nyberg (56)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Color)


1980: Sol Lesser (90)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award


1987: Milton Holmes (80)

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


1990: Werner Janssen (91)

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score


1990: Hermes Pan (80)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Dance Direction
     Oscar Win: Dance Direction


2010: Irving Ravetch (89)

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


Released


1940: The Howards of Virginia (84)

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


1949: The Walls of Malapaga (75)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film (Special/Honorary)


1951: A Streetcar Named Desire (73)

  {12 Noms, 4 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Elia Kazan), Actor (Marlon Brando), Actress (Vivien Leigh), Supporting Actor (Karl Malden), Supporting Actress (Kim Hunter), Screenplay, Drama/Comedy Score, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design, Black-and-White Cinematography, Sound Recording
     Oscar Wins: Actress (Vivien Leigh), Supporting Actor (Karl Malden), Supporting Actress (Kim Hunter), Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design


1957: The Devil Came at Night (67)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1957 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1963: The V.I.P.s (61)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1963 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Margaret Rutherford)
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actress (Margaret Rutherford)


1968: Hot Millions (56)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1968 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Story and Screenplay


1980: Melvin and Howard (44)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Jason Robards), Supporting Actress (Mary Steenburgen), Original Screenplay
     Oscar Wins: Supporting Actress (Mary Steenburgen), Original Screenplay


1980: Ordinary People (44)

  {6 Noms, 4 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Robert Redford), Actress (Mary Tyler Moore), Supporting Actor (Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton), Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Robert Redford), Supporting Actor (Timothy Hutton), Adapted Screenplay


1986: Blue Velvet (38)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1986 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Directing (David Lynch)


1997: In & Out (27)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Joan Cusack)


1997: L.A. Confidential (27)

  {9 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Curtis Hanson), Supporting Actress (Kim Basinger), Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound
     Oscar Wins: Supporting Actress (Kim Basinger), Adapted Screenplay


2008: The Duchess (16)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 2008 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design
     Oscar Win: Costume Design


Oscar Nominations Announcements


1930: 3rd Annual Academy Awards

  (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1929/30}