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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1890: Frank Butler (76 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Screenplay


1908: Lew Ayres (88 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1934: Herb Gardner (68 at death)

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


1934: Maggie Smith (89)

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress
     Oscar Wins: Actress, Supporting Actress


1935: Patrick Palmer (88)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture


1954: Denzel Washington (69)

  {10 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor, Supporting Actor
     Oscar Wins: Actor, Supporting Actor


1978: John Stephens (45)

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


1989: Jessie Buckley (34)

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


Died


1970: Harold Jacob Smith (58)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Original Screenplay


1971: Max Steiner (83)

  {26 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score
     Oscar Wins: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score


1983: William Demarest (91)

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


1984: Sam Peckinpah (59)

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


1987: Edward Kleban (48)

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


1992: Mort Greene (80)

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


1995: Michel Michelet (101)

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


1996: Edward Carfagno (89)

  {10 Noms, 3 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)


1999: Lee R. Bobker (74)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short


2004: Michael Ahnemann (66)

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


2016: Debbie Reynolds (84)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress
     Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award


Released


1936: Gold Diggers of 1937 (87)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Dance Direction (“Love and War”)


1945: San Antonio (78)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Some Sunday Morning”), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1961: The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (62)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Lotte Lenya)


1994: The Madness of King George (29)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1994 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Nigel Hawthorne), Supporting Actress (Helen Mirren), Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design


2001: Black Hawk Down (22)

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Ridley Scott), Editing, Cinematography, Sound
     Oscar Wins: Editing, Sound


2001: I Am Sam (22)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor (Sean Penn)


2005: Match Point (18)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2005 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


2016: 20th Century Women (7)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2016 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


2020: Another Round (3)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 2020 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Thomas Vinterberg), International Feature
     Oscar Win: International Feature