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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1879: Sydney Greenstreet (74 at death)

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


1892: Albert S. D’Agostino (77 at death)

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


1894: Wesley C. Miller (67 at death)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects
     Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate)


1901: Marlene Dietrich (90 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1902: Sam Coslow (79 at death)

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


1904: Linwood G. Dunn (93 at death)

  {1 Nom, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects
     Oscar Wins: Gordon E. Sawyer Award, John A. Bonner Medal, Sci-Tech Award – Type I (Statuette), Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)


1905: Frank Cavett (67 at death)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Screenplay, Motion Picture Story
     Oscar Wins: Screenplay, Motion Picture Story


1912: Tim Baar (64 at death)

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


1948: Gerard Depardieu (75)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1995: Timothée Chalamet (28)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


Died


1963: Perry Ferguson (62)

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


1968: Nugent Slaughter (80)

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


1973: Al Herman (84)

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


1974: Sam Comer (81)

  {26 Noms, 4 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)


1981: Hoagy Carmichael (82)

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


1988: Hal Ashby (59)

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


1990: Franklin Coen (78)

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


2002: George Roy Hill (81)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing
     Oscar Win: Directing


2003: Alan Bates (69)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


2010: Grant McCune (67)

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


2015: Haskell Wexler (89)

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


Released


1929: Their Own Desire (94)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1929/30 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Norma Shearer)


1930: The Right to Love (93)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1930/31 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1935: A Tale of Two Cities (88)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Editing


1940: Flight Command (83)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Special Effects


1940: The Invisible Woman (83)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Special Effects


1944: Belle of the Yukon (79)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Sleighride In July”), Score of a Musical


1958: Auntie Mame (65)

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Rosalind Russell), Supporting Actress (Peggy Cass), Editing, Color Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design


1961: A Majority of One (62)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color)


1962: Tlayucan (61)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1991: Fried Green Tomatoes (32)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Jessica Tandy), Adapted Screenplay


1995: 12 Monkeys (28)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1995 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt), Costume Design


2000: Traffic (23)

  {5 Noms, 4 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Steven Soderbergh), Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro), Adapted Screenplay, Editing
     Oscar Wins: Directing (Steven Spielberg), Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro), Adapted Screenplay, Editing


2001: Nowhere in Africa (22)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 2002 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film
     Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film


2013: August: Osage County (10)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actress (Julia Roberts)