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Born


1890: Marc Connelly (90 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1899: Sidney S. Brod (55 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing


1901: George R. Groves (74 at death)

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing


1901: Merrill G. White (57 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1903: Richard de Rochemont (78 at death)

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


1908: Wolfgang Reinhardt (70 at death)

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


1910: Van Heflin (60 at death)

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


1913: John Stoll (76 at death)

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


1914: Larry Parks (60 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1929: Christopher Plummer (91 at death)

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


1934: Richard D. Zanuck (77 at death)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Award


1967: Jamie Foxx (57)

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


Died


1973: Allie Wrubel (68)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song
     Oscar Win: Original Song


1991: Judy Moorcroft (58)

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


2012: Gil Friesen (75)

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


Released


1929: Dynamite (95)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1928/29 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design


1940: Comrade X (84)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Story


1956: Anastasia (68)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1956 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Ingrid Bergman), Dramatic or Comedy Score
     Oscar Win: Actress (Ingrid Bergman)


1956: The Rainmaker (68)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Katharine Hepburn), Dramatic or Comedy Score


1956: Stagecoach to Fury (68)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1957: Peyton Place (67)

  {9 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1957 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Mark Robson), Actress (Lana Turner), Supporting Actor (Arthur Kennedy, Russ Tamblyn), Supporting Actress (Hope Lange, Diane Varsi), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography


1965: A Thousand Clowns (59)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1965 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Supporting Actor (Martin Balsam), Adapted Screenplay, Adaptation or Treatment Score
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actor (Martin Balsam)


1971: Nicholas and Alexandra (53)

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1971 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Janet Suzman), Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design
     Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design


1972: The Poseidon Adventure (52)

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1972 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Shelley Winters), Original Song (“The Morning After”), Original Dramatic Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Sound, Visual Effects
     Oscar Wins: Original Song (“The Morning After”), Visual Effects


1989: Blaze (35)

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


1989: Driving Miss Daisy (35)

  {9 Noms, 4 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Morgan Freeman), Actress (Jessica Tandy), Supporting Actor (Dan Aykroyd), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Actress (Jessica Tandy), Adapted Screenplay, Makeup


1989: Enemies, A Love Story (35)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Anjelica Huston, Lena Olin), Adapted Screenplay


1995: Sense and Sensibility (29)

  {7 Noms, 1 Win @ 1995 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Emma Thompson), Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet), Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Cinematography, Costume Design
     Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay


1996: The Preacher’s Wife (28)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Musical or Comedy Score


2001: A Beautiful Mind (23)

  {8 Noms, 4 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Ron Howard), Actor (Russell Crowe), Supporting Actress (Jennifer Connelly), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Makeup
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Ron Howard), Supporting Actress (Jennifer Connelly), Adapted Screenplay


2013: American Hustle (11)

  {10 Noms, 1 Win @ 2013 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (David O. Russell), Actor (Christian Bale), Actress (Amy Adams), Supporting Actor (Bradley Cooper), Supporting Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Original Screenplay, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design
     Oscar Win: Original Screenplay


2013: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (11)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing, Visual Effects


2013: Saving Mr. Banks (11)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Score


2019: Bombshell (5)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 2019 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Charlize Theron), Supporting Actress (Margot Robbie), Makeup & Hairstyling
     Oscar Win: Makeup & Hairstyling


2019: Richard Jewell (5)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Kathy Bates)