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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1897: Walter Oberst (55 at death)

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


1907: Altina Carey (92 at death)

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


1912: David Raksin (92 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score


1914: Paul de Roubaix (90 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Live Action Short Film
     Oscar Win: Live Action Short Film


1955: Billy Bob Thornton (69)

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


1983: Greta Gerwig (41)

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


Died


1965: Franklin B. Hansen (65)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing


1981: Melvyn Douglas (80)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor
     Oscar Wins: Supporting Actor


1982: Richard de Rochemont (78)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short
     Oscar Win: Documentary Short


2010: Raphael Hayes (95)

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


Released


1937: Artists and Models (87)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1937 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Whispers In The Dark”)


1939: Bachelor Mother (85)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1939 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Story


1942: Holiday Inn (82)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1942 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Motion Picture Story, Original Song (“White Christmas”), Score of a Musical
     Oscar Win: Original Song (“White Christmas”)


1949: Sand (75)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1949 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color)


1950: Panic in the Streets (74)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story
     Oscar Win: Motion Picture Story


1954: Magnificent Obsession (70)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Jane Wyman)


1959: The Big Fisherman (65)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1959 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color)


1989: sex, lies, and videotape (35)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


1993: The Wedding Banquet (31)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1993 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1995: Babe (29)

  {7 Noms, 1 Win @ 1995 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Chris Noonan), Supporting Actor (James Cromwell), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design, Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


2000: Hollow Man (24)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects


2000: Space Cowboys (24)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Effects/Editing