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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1881: Cecil B. DeMille (77 at death)

  {3 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Special/Honorary, Irving G. Thalberg Award


1892: Alfred Lunt (84 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1898: Oscar Homolka (79 at death)

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


1902: Lou Forbes (78 at death)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score


1904: Frank Ross (85 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Screenplay, Motion Picture Story
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1905: Warren Low (83 at death)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


1915: Michael Kidd (92 at death)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1916: Ralph Nelson (71 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1916: Gene Warren (80 at death)

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


1929: Peter Greenwell (76 at death)

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


1931: William Goldman (87 at death)

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


1938: Alan Marshall (86)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1943: Ulla-Britt Soderlund (41 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design
     Oscar Win: Costume Design


1956: Janet Patterson (60)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design


1973: Thor S. Sigurjónsson (51)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film


1975: Casey Affleck (49)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor
     Oscar Win: Actor


1991: LaKeith Stanfield (33)

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


Died


1982: Henry Fonda (77)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor
     Oscar Wins: Actor, Special/Honorary


2000: Loretta Young (87)

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


2014: Lauren Bacall (89)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


2022: Wolfgang Petersen (81)

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


Released


1927: Wings (97)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1927/28 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Engineering Effects
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Engineering Effects


1941: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (83)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Dramatic Score, Editing, Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1942: The Pied Piper (82)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Monty Woolley), Black-and-White Cinematography


1943: Phantom of the Opera (81)

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Score of a Musical, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Sound Recording
     Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1944: Mr. Skeffington (80)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Bette Davis), Supporting Actor (Claude Rains)


1958: White Wilderness (66)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1958 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Dramatic or Comedy Score, Documentary Feature
     Oscar Win: Documentary Feature


1964: A House Is Not a Home (60)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1964 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)


1970: Lovers and Other Strangers (54)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1970 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Richard Castellano), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“For All We Know”)
     Oscar Win: Original Song (“For All We Know”)


1974: Harry and Tonto (50)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1974 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Art Carney), Original Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Actor (Art Carney)


1988: The Last Temptation of Christ (36)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Directing (Martin Scorsese)


1988: Tucker The Man and His Dream (36)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Martin Landau), Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design


2016: Florence Foster Jenkins (8)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2016 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Meryl Streep), Costume Design