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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1889: Robert Z. Leonard (78 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing


1889: Max Ree (63 at death)

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


1895: René Hubert (80 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)


1897: Myles Connolly (66 at death)

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


1899: Harry Marker (91 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1901: Ralph Rainger (41 at death)

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


1907: Jerome Thoms (70 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1938: Marin Karmitz (86)

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


1949: Lawrence Lasker (75)

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


1949: Gabriel Yared (75)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Drama Score
     Oscar Win: Drama Score


1952: Mary Badham (72)

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


1966: Marco Beltrami (58)

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


Died


1994: James Hill (75)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short, Live Action Short Film
     Oscar Win: Documentary Short


2010: Gail Dolgin (65)

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


2015: Gene Allen (97)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Academy President #24: 1983-85, 2 terms


Released


1936: Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (88)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Gladys George)


1938: That Certain Age (86)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“My Own”), Sound Recording


1939: Eternally Yours (85)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1939 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Score


1943: Lassie Come Home (81)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color)


1955: Trial (69)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor (Arthur Kennedy)


1958: The Old Man and the Sea (66)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1958 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Spencer Tracy), Dramatic or Comedy Score, Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Win: Dramatic or Comedy Score


1965: The Agony and the Ecstasy (59)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1965 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Substantially Original Score, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color), Sound


1969: The Battle of Neretva (55)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1969 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1971: The French Connection (53)

  {8 Noms, 5 Wins @ 1971 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (William Friedkin), Actor (Gene Hackman), Supporting Actor (Roy Scheider), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Sound
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (William Friedkin), Actor (Gene Hackman), Adapted Screenplay, Editing


1977: Oh, God! (47)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1977 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay


1983: Never Cry Wolf (41)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1983 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound


1987: Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children) (37)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1987 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film


1988: Gorillas in the Mist (36)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Sigourney Weaver), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Sound


1988: Salaam Bombay! (36)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2005: Good Night, and Good Luck. (19)

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2005 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (George Clooney), Actor (David Strathairn), Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design


2011: The Ides of March (13)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay


2011: Real Steel (13)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects


2022: All Quiet on the Western Front (2)

  {9 Noms, 4 Wins @ 2022 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Production Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound, Visual Effects, International Feature
     Oscar Wins: Original Score, Cinematography, Production Design, International Feature


2022: Tár (2)

  {6 Noms, Wins @ 2022 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Todd Field), Actress (Cate Blanchett), Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography


2022: Tell It Like a Woman (2)

  {1 Nom, Wins @ 2022 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Applause”)


2022: To Leslie (2)

  {1 Nom, Wins @ 2022 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Andrea Riseborough)


2022: Triangle of Sadness (2)

  {3 Noms, Wins @ 2022 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Ruben Östlund), Original Screenplay