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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1885: Hans Dreier (81 at death)

  {23 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1892: Louis Brock (78 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Comedy Short Film
     Oscar Win: Comedy Short Film


1905: Friz Freleng (89 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film
     Oscar Win: Animated Short Film


1907: Hy Zaret (99 at death)

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


1908: Charles Freeman (92 at death)

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


1908: Tom Tully (73 at death)

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


1912: Arthur P. Schmidt (52 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


1914: Robert Emmet Smith (73 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1930: Frank Perry (65 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Directing


1944: Peter Weir (79)

  {6 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1945: Patty McCormack (78)

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


1948: Lindy Hemming (75)

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


1958: Brian Jennings (65)

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


1987: Rafiq Bhatia (36)

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


Died


1962: Otto Siegel (65)

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


1978: Elizabeth Hill (77)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1995: Nanni Loy (69)

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


2000: John Patrick Hayes (70)

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


2018: Barbara Harris (83)

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


Released


1936: Sing, Baby, Sing (87)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“When Did You Leave Heaven”)


1946: Notorious (77)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1946 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Claude Rains), Original Screenplay


1952: The Quiet Man (71)

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (John Ford), Supporting Actor (Victor McLaglen), Screenplay, Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Recording
     Oscar Wins: Directing (John Ford), Color Cinematography


1956: War and Peace (67)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (King Vidor), Cinematography (Color), Costume Design (Color)


1963: The Caretakers (60)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1963 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1964: Kisses for My President (59)

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


1974: The Longest Yard (49)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1974 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1981: An American Werewolf in London (42)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1981 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Makeup
     Oscar Win: Makeup


1987: Dirty Dancing (36)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1987 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life”)
     Oscar Win: Original Song (“(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life”)


1991: Barton Fink (32)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Michael Lerner), Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design


2009: Inglourious Basterds (14)

  {8 Noms, 1 Win @ 2009 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Quentin Tarantino), Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz), Original Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz)


2014: Wild Tales (9)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2019: American Factory (4)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature


2020: The One and Only Ivan (3)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2020 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects