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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1888: Lucien Hubbard (83 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Story


1907: Peggy Ashcroft (83 at death)

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


1917: Freddie Francis (89 at death)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Wins: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1940: David Stevens (77 at death)

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


1950: Nick Enright (52 at death)

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


1961: Birger Larsen (62)

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


1962: Ralph Fiennes (61)

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


Died


1966: Harry Beaumont (78)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Directing


1966: Robert Hopkins (80)

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


1969: Josef Von Sternberg (75)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing


1973: Edward Kay (75)

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


1978: Rochus Gliese (87)

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


1979: Darryl F. Zanuck (77)

  {2 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: PicturePicture, Original Story, Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Oscar Wins: Irving G. Thalberg Award


1980: Lesser Samuels (86)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Story and Screenplay


1985: Lawrence Hauben (54)

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


1991: Jack Otterson (86)

  {8 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1993: Alexander Mackendrick (81)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


2017: Jerry Greenberg (81)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing
     Oscar Win: Editing


2021: Richard Conway (79)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects


Released


1930: The Royal Family of Broadway (93)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1930/31 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor (Fredric March)


1933: Flying Down to Rio (90)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1934 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Carioca”)


1938: Sweethearts (85)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Sound Recording, Honorary Award
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary Award


1948: Joan of Arc (75)

  {7 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1948 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Ingrid Bergman), Supporting Actor (José Ferrer), Dramatic or Comedy Score, Editing, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color), Honorary Award
     Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Color), Costume Design (Color), Special/Honorary Award


1951: I Want You (72)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording


1953: Knights of the Round Table (70)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Sound Recording


1955: The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (68)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay


1958: tom thumb (65)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1958 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Special Effects
     Oscar Win: Special Effects


1965: Doctor Zhivago (58)

  {10 Noms, 5 Wins @ 1965 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (David Lean), Supporting Actor (Tom Courtenay), Adapted Screenplay, Substantially Original Score, Editing, Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Color Costume Design, Sound
     Oscar Wins: Adapted Screenplay, Substantially Original Score, Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Color Costume Design


1965: Inside Daisy Clover (58)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1965 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Ruth Gordon), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color)


1971: Mary, Queen of Scots (52)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1971 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Vanessa Redgrave), Original Dramatic Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Sound


1971: Straw Dogs (52)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1971 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Dramatic Score


1975: The Story of Adele H. (48)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1975 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Isabelle Adjani)


1976: Voyage of the Damned (47)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1976 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Lee Grant), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score


1977: Viva Italia! (46)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1978: California Suite (45)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1978 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Maggie Smith), Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actress (Maggie Smith)


1989: Music Box (34)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Jessica Lange)


1993: Philadelphia (30)

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1993 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Tom Hanks), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Philadelphia”, “Streets Of Philadelphia”), Makeup
     Oscar Wins: Actor (Tom Hanks), Original Song (“Streets Of Philadelphia”)


1995: Nixon (28)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1995 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Supporting Actress (Joan Allen), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score


1995: Shanghai Triad (28)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1995 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1999: Snow Falling on Cedars (24)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


2000: Before Night Falls (23)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor (Javier Bardem)


2000: Cast Away (23)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Tom Hanks), Sound


2000: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (23)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography


2004: Hotel Rwanda (19)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2004 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Don Cheadle), Supporting Actress (Sophie Okonedo), Original Screenplay


2004: The Phantom of the Opera (19)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2004 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Learn To Be Lonely”), Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design


2004: Sideways (19)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 2004 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Alexander Payne), Supporting Actor (Thomas Haden Church), Supporting Actress (Virginia Madsen), Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay


2006: The Good Shepherd (17)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design


2010: Country Strong (13)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2010 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Coming Home”)


2010: True Grit (13)

  {10 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2010 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen), Actor (Jeff Bridges), Supporting Actress (Hailee Steinfeld), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing


2017: The Post (6)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2017 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Meryl Streep)