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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1868: Marie Dressler (65 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress
     Oscar Win: Actress


1883: Edna May Oliver (59 at death)

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


1886: Ed Wynn (79 at death)

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


1904: William A. Horning (54 at death)

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1905: Roger Edens (64 at death)

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Scoring, Musical Score
     Oscar Wins: Musical Score


1914: Marcel Grignon (75 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1922: Dorothy Dandridge (42 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1924: John Brabourne (80 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture


1934: Ronald Harwood (85 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay


1955: Fernando Meirelles (69)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Directing


1962: Nathaniel Kahn (62)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short


Died


1942: Edna May Oliver (59)

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


1967: Charles Bickford (76)

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


1985: Helen Rose (81)

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


1995: Robert O. Cook (92)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate)


1999: Jack Le Vien (85)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature


2003: Frederick J. Brown (68)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Effects/Editing


2003: Art Carney (85)

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


Released


1931: The Champ (93)

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1931/32 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (King Vidor), Actor (Wallace Beery), Original Story
     Oscar Wins: Actor (Wallace Beery), Original Story


1937: The Hurricane (87)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1937 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Thomas Mitchell), Scoring, Sound Recording
     Oscar Win: Sound Recording


1945: The House I Live In (79)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary Award


1950: King Solomon’s Mines (74)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Editing, Color Cinematography
     Oscar Wins: Editing, Color Cinematography


1961: Flower Drum Song (63)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Score of a Musical, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color), Sound


1964: The Pumpkin Eater (60)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1964 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Anne Bancroft)


1970: Ryan’s Daughter (54)

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Sarah Miles), Supporting Actor (John Mills), Cinematography, Sound
     Oscar Wins: Supporting Actor (John Mills), Cinematography


1972: 1776 (52)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1972 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


2005: Joyeux Noël (19)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2005 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2007: No Country for Old Men (17)

  {8 Noms, 4 Wins @ 2007 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen), Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen), Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem), Adapted Screenplay


2012: Chasing Ice (12)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Before My Time”)


2012: Lincoln (12)

  {12 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Steven Spielberg), Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones), Supporting Actress (Sally Field), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Wins: Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Art Direction/Production Design


2012: Skyfall (12)

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Skyfall”), Original Score, Cinematography, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing
     Oscar Wins: Original Song (“Skyfall”), Sound Effects/Editing


2018: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (6)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings”), Costume Design