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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1890: Paul Eagler (71 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Special Effects
     Oscar Win: Special Effects


1908: Gile Steele (43 at death)

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)


1909: Ben Oakland (69 at death)

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


1924: Douglas Gamley (73 at death)

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


1931: Anthony Newley (67 at death)

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


1936: Jim Henson (53 at death)

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


1939: William Neil (85)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects


1941: Linda McCartney (56 at death)

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


1945: Catherine Burns (79)

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


1949: Pedro Almodóvar (75)

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


1951: Christopher Greenbury (55 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1961: John Logan (63)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay


1962: Nia Vardalos (62)

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


1973: Stephane Ceretti (51)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects


Died


1940: Grover Jones (46)

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


1981: Edward Schreiber (68)

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


1998: Jeff Moss (56)

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


Released


1932: Smilin’ Through (92)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1932/33 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1942: My Sister Eileen (82)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Rosalind Russell)


1947: The Foxes of Harrow (77)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1947 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1949: Once More, My Darling (75)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1949 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording


1958: Big Deal on Madonna Street (66)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1958: The Defiant Ones (66)

  {9 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Stanley Kramer), Actor (Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier), Supporting Actor (Theodore Bikel), Supporting Actress (Cara Williams), Story and Screenplay, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography
     Oscar Wins: Story and Screenplay, Black-and-White Cinematography


1970: Sunflower (54)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Score


1972: Sounder (52)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1972 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Paul Winfield), Actress (Cicely Tyson), Adapted Screenplay


1975: Three Days of the Condor (49)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1975 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1982: Yes, Giorgio (42)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1982 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“If We Were In Love”)


2007: Michael Clayton (17)

  {7 Noms, 1 Win @ 2007 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Tony Gilroy), Actor (George Clooney), Supporting Actor (Tom Wilkinson), Supporting Actress (Tilda Swinton), Original Screenplay, Original Score
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actress (Tilda Swinton)


2008: The Class (16)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2008 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film