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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1903: William C. Thomas (80 at death)

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


1914: Hugh Martin (96 at death)

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


1925: Arnold Schulman (97 at death)

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


1954: Terry Porter (69)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing


1965: Viola Davis (58)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actress


1973: Nicolas Schmerkin (50)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film
     Oscar Win: Animated Short Film


1985: Emile Mosseri (38)

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


Died


1977: John Howard Lawson (82)

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


1982: Folmar Blangsted (77)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1988: Anne Ramsey (58)

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


1990: David Wechsler (71)

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


1990: David Wechsler (71)

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


1995: Marcel Moussy (71)

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


1999: Altina Carey (92)

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


2014: Joseph Viskocil (61)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


2015: Danford Greene (87)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


Released


1937: The Life of Emile Zola (86)

  {10 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1937 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (William Dieterle), Actor (Paul Muni), Supporting Actor (Joseph Schildkraut), Assistant Directing, Screenplay, Original Story, Scoring, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Recording
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Supporting Actor (Joseph Schildkraut), Screenplay


1937: Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (86)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1937 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Remember Me”)


1938: Army Girl (85)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Cinematography, Sound Recording


1939: Lady of the Tropics (84)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1939 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1939: When Tomorrow Comes (84)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1939 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording
     Oscar Win: Sound Recording


1942: Wake Island (81)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (John Farrow), Supporting Actor (William Bendix), Original Screenplay


1943: Heaven Can Wait (80)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Ernst Lubitsch), Color Cinematography


1954: Rear Window (69)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Alfred Hitchcock), Screenplay, Cinematography (Color), Sound Recording


1960: Song Without End (63)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1960 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical
     Oscar Win: Score of a Musical


1964: A Hard Day’s Night (59)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1964 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Story and Screenplay, Adaptation or Treatment Score


1973: American Graffiti (50)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1973 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (George Lucas), Supporting Actress (Candy Clark), Story and Screenplay, Editing


1976: The Shootist (47)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1976 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design


1993: Searching for Bobby Fischer (30)

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


2006: Half Nelson (17)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor (Ryan Gosling)