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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1881: Harry M. Warner (76 at death)

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


1893: Edward G. Robinson (79 at death)

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


1897: Eddie Imazu (81 at death)

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


1899: Floyd Crosby (85 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography
     Oscar Win: Cinematography


1914: William Rose (72 at death)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Story and Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Original Screenplay


1915: Frank Sinatra (82 at death)

  {2 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor
     Oscar Wins: Supporting Actor, Special/Honorary, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
     Academy Awards Host: 35th, 47th-Co | 2 times


1925: Anne V. Coates (92 at death)

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing
     Oscar Wins: Editing, Special/Honorary


1927: Roman Kroitor (84 at death)

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


1929: William McCaughey (70 at death)

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


1929: John Osborne (65 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay


1936: Alfred Uhry (88)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay


1948: Tom Wilkinson (75 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor


1949: Bill Nighy (75)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1957: Gu Changwei (67)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1968: Rory Kennedy (56)

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


1970: Regina Hall (54)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Academy Awards Host: 94th | 1 time


1970: Jennifer Connelly (54)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actress


1996: Lucas Hedges (28)

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


Died


1939: Douglas Fairbanks (56)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary
     Academy President #1: 1927-29, 3 terms; Academy Awards Host: 1st-Co, 1 time


1960: Ralph Berger (56)

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


1973: Ranald MacDougall (58)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1980: Urie McCleary (75)

  {6 Noms, 2 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, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1985: Anne Baxter (62)

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


1986: Harry Owens (84)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song
     Oscar Win: Original Song


1999: Gaston Diehl (87)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Two-Reel Short Film
     Oscar Win: Two-Reel Short Film


2005: Gyula Trebitsch (91)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Film


2011: Bert Schneider (78)

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


2019: Danny Aiello (86)

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


Released


1949: The Bicycle Thief (75)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1949 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film (Special/Honorary)


1953: Hondo (71)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Geraldine Page), Motion Picture Story


1955: The Rose Tattoo (69)

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Anna Magnani), Supporting Actress (Marisa Pavan), Drama/Comedy Score, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design, Black-and-White Costume Design
     Oscar Wins: Actress (Anna Magnani), Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design


1960: The Angry Silence (64)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Story and Screenplay


1962: Freud (62)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Story and Screenplay, Substantially Original Score


1963: The Cardinal (61)

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1963 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Otto Preminger), Supporting Actor (John Huston), Editing, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color)


1966: A Man for All Seasons (58)

  {8 Noms, 6 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Fred Zinnemann), Actor (Paul Scofield), Supporting Actor (Robert Shaw), Supporting Actress (Wendy Hiller), Adapted Screenplay, Color Cinematography, Color Costume Design
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Fred Zinnemann), Actor (Paul Scofield), Adapted Screenplay, Color Cinematography, Color Costume Design


1973: The Last Detail (51)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1973 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Jack Nicholson), Supporting Actor (Randy Quaid), Adapted Screenplay


1974: The Godfather, Part II (50)

  {11 Noms, 6 Wins @ 1974 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Francis Ford Coppola), Actor (Al Pacino), Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro, Michael V. Gazzo, Lee Strasberg), Supporting Actress (Talie Shire), Adapted Screenplay, Dramatic Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Francis Ford Coppola), Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro), Adapted Screenplay, Dramatic Score, Art Direction/Production Design


1980: Tess (44)

  {6 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Roman Polanski), Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design
     Oscar Wins: Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design


1986: Crimes of the Heart (38)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1986 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Sissy Spacek), Supporting Actress (Tess Harper), Adapted Screenplay


1988: Rain Man (36)

  {8 Noms, 4 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Barry Levinson), Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Barry Levinson), Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Original Screenplay


1997: Deconstructing Harry (27)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


2002: Twin Sisters (22)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2003 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2003: Girl with a Pearl Earring (21)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2003 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design


2003: Something’s Gotta Give (21)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2003 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Diane Keaton)


2008: Doubt (16)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2008 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Supporting Actress (Amy Adams, Viola Davis), Adapted Screenplay


2014: Inherent Vice (10)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design


2018: Vice (6)

  {8 Noms, 1 Win @ 2018 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Adam McKay), Actor (Christian Bale), Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell), Supporting Actress (Amy Adams), Original Screenplay, Editing
     Oscar Win: Makeup & Hairstyling