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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1874: Arthur Wimperis (78 at death)

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


1891: Hans Koenekamp (100 at death)

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


1907: Virginia Kellogg (73 at death)

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


1911: Nino Rota (67 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Drama Score
     Oscar Win: Drama Score


1922: Sven Nykvist (83 at death)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography
     Oscar Wins: Cinematography


1925: Dede Allen (84 at death)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


1930: Jean-Luc Godard (91 at death)

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


1960: Julianne Moore (63)

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


1965: Andrew Stanton (58)

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Animated Feature
     Oscar Wins: Animated Feature


1968: Brendan Fraser (55)

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


1985: Amanda Seyfried (38)

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


Died


1949: Maria Ouspenskaya (73)

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


1974: Milo Lory (71)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Special Effects
     Oscar Win: Special Effects


1983: Justin Herman (76)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: One-Reel Short Film


1999: Madeline Kahn (57)

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


2009: Richard Todd (90)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


Released


1936: Winterset (87)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Art Direction/Production Design


1976: Silver Streak (47)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1976 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound


1980: The Competition (43)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“People Alone”), Editing


1982: Frances (41)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1982 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Jessica Lange), Supporting Actress (Kim Stanley)


1998: Shakespeare in Love (25)

  {13 Noms, 7 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (John Madden), Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow), Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Supporting Actress (Judi Dench), Original Screenplay, Original Musical or Comedy Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow), Supporting Actress (Judi Dench), Original Screenplay, Original Musical or Comedy Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design


2004: Closer (19)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2004 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Clive Owen), Supporting Actress (Natalie Portman)


2004: House of Flying Daggers (19)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2004 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


2010: Black Swan (13)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 2010 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Darren Aronofsky), Actress (Natalie Portman), Editing, Cinematography
     Oscar Win: Actress (Natalie Portman)


2014: Wild (9)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Reese Witherspoon), Supporting Actress (Laura Dern)


2015: Land of Mine (8)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2016 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2021: Flee (2)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2021 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Animated Feature, International Feature, Documentary Feature