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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1906: Edward Carrere (78 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design


1909: Carlo Bernari (83 at death)

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


1915: Cornel Wilde (74 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1921: Bill Thomas (78 at death)

  {10 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color)


1939: Melinda Dillon (83 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress


1941: Paul Simon (83)

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


1943: Pat Pending (81)

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


1949: Babaloo Mandel (75)

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


1971: Sacha Baron Cohen (53)

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


Died


1969: Fred Kohlmar (64)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1971: Phoebe Ephron (57)

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


1988: Melvin Frank (75)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Screenplay, Story and Screenplay


1989: Lud Gluskin (90)

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


1989: Cesare Zavattini (87)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay, Motion Picture Story


Released


1932: One Way Passage (92)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1932/33 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Story
     Oscar Win: Original Story


1935: Barbary Coast (89)

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


1938: There Goes My Heart (86)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Scoring


1950: All About Eve (74)

  {14 Noms, 6 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Joseph L. Mankiewicz), Actress (Anne Baxter, Bette Davis), Suporting Actor (George Sanders), Supporting Actress (Celeste Holm, Thelma Ritter), Screenplay, Drama/Comedy Score, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design, Black-and-White Costume Design, Sound Recording
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Joseph L. Mankiewicz), Supporting Actor (George Sanders), Screenplay, Black-and-White Costume Design, Sound Recording


1950: Harvey (74)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (James Stewart), Supporting Actress (Josephine Hull)
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actress (Josephine Hull)


1960: Midnight Lace (64)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Color)


1960: Spartacus (64)

  {6 Noms, 4 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Peter Ustinov), Dramatic or Comedy Score, Editing, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Supporting Actor (Peter Ustinov), Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color)


1968: The Subject Was Roses (56)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1968 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Patricia Neal), Supporting Actor (Jack Albertson)
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actor (Jack Albertson)


1979: The Black Stallion (45)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1979 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Mickey Rooney), Editing, Sound Effects/Editing
     Oscar Win: Sound Effects/Editing


1989: Crimes and Misdemeanors (35)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Woody Allen), Supporting Actor (Martin Landau), Original Screenplay


1989: The Fabulous Baker Boys (35)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer), Original Score, Editing, Cinematography


1993: The Nightmare Before Christmas (31)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1993 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects


1997: The Thief (27)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2000: Billy Elliot (24)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Stephen Daldry), Supporting Actress (Julie Walters), Original Screenplay


2000: The Contender (24)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Joan Allen), Supporting Actor (Jeff Bridges)


2017: Marshall (7)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2017 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Stand Up for Something”)