Oscar History: April 26 (2024)

Oscar History: April 26 (2024)

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April 26, 2024

Wesley Lovell

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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1890: Joseph H. August (57 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White)

	1896: Jules C. Stein (85 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

	1898: C. Bakaleinikoff (68 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score

	1903: Niven Busch (88 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story

	1904: Charles K. Feldman (64 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture

	1906: William Glasgow (66 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

	1924: Harold Jack Bloom (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay

	1930: Bruce Jay Friedman (90 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1932: Francis Lai (86 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Score Oscar Win: Original Score

	1933: Carol Burnett (91) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 45th-Co \| 1 time

	1940: Giorgio Moroder (84) {3 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Score Oscar Wins: Original Song, Original Score

	1956: Reinhardt Wagner (68) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

	1963: Arianne Phillips (61) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design

	1967: Marianne Jean-Baptiste (57) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

Died

	1967: George Sawley (62) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

	1977: Basil Wrangell (70) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing

	1982: Celia Johnson (73) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress

	1983: Bronislau Kaper (81) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score, Substantially Original Score, Musical Score Oscar Win: Drama/Comedy Score

	1985: Albert Maltz (76) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay Oscar Win: Special/Honorary

	1986: Broderick Crawford (74) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Actor Oscar Win: Actor

	1986: Bessie Love (87) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress

	1991: Leo Arnaud (86) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adaptation or Treatment Score

	1991: Carmine Coppola (80) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Drama Score Oscar Win: Original Score

	1991: A. B. Guthrie Jr. (90) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay

	1996: Stirling Silliphant (78) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay

	2003: Peter Stone (73) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay

	2017: Jonathan Demme (73) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Directing Oscar Win: Directing

	2023: Cilia van Dijk (81) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Oscar Win: Animated Short

Released

	1928: Glorious Betsy (96) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1927/28 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Writing Adaptation

	1951: Bullfighter and the Lady (73) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story

	1980: Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior) (44) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Foreign Language Film

	1991: Journey of Hope (33) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1990 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film

	2019: Avengers: Endgame (5) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects