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Born


1897: Lawrence Weingarten (77 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture
     Oscar Win: Irving G. Thalberg Award


1901: Henry Blanke (79 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1903: Owen Crump (94 at death)

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


1906: Carol Reed (69 at death)

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


1910: Herman van der Horst (65 at death)

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


1914: Jo Van Fleet (81 at death)

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


1934: Joseph Bologna (82 at death)

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


1934: Russ Tamblyn (89)

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


1947: Sarah Kernochan (76)

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


1958: Per Hallberg (65)

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound Effects/Editing
     Oscar Wins: Sound Effects/Editing


1959: Mark P. Stoeckinger (64)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound Effects/Editing


1966: Bennett Miller (57)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing


1978: Ryan Tudhope (45)

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


1984: Andra Day (39)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


Died


1964: Leo Tover (62)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1965: Frank S. Nugent (57)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1979: Richard Rodgers (77)

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


1993: Mack David (81)

  {8 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song


1995: Richard Hornung (45)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design


1996: Lew Ayres (88)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


2000: Julius J. Epstein (91)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Screenplay


2004: Artie Shaw (94)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Scoring


2014: Luise Rainer (104)

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


Released


1939: Of Mice and Men (84)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1939 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Score, Scoring, Black-and-White Cinematography, Sound Recording


1942: Commandos Strike at Dawn (81)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Dramatic or Comedy Score


1952: The Jazz Singer (71)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical


1992: Lorenzo’s Oil (31)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1992 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Susan Sarandon), Original Screenplay


1998: Affliction (25)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1998 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Nick Nolte), Supporting Actor (James Coburn)
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actor (James Coburn)


1998: Hilary and Jackie (25)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Emily Watson), Supporting Actress (Rachel Griffiths)


2011: The Iron Lady (12)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Meryl Streep), Makeup
     Oscar Wins: Actress (Meryl Streep), Makeup


2015: Anomalisa (8)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Animted Feature


2015: The Hateful Eight (8)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Jennifer Jason Leigh), Original Score, Cinematography


2020: Pieces of a Woman (3)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2020 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Vanessa Kirby)