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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1886: Gerard Carbonara (72 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Drama/Comedy Score


1896: Bryan Foy (80 at death)

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


1900: Irene (61 at death)

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


1906: Daniel B. Cathcart (52 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1906: Gordon Wellesley (73 at death)

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


1911: Lee J. Cobb (64 at death)

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


1915: Ernest Lehman (89 at death)

  {6 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1916: Richard O. Fleischer (89 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature
     Oscar Win: Documentary Feature


1925: Sammy Davis Jr. (64 at death)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Academy Awards Host: 44th-Co, 47th-Co | 2 times


1930: Maximilian Schell (83 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor
     Oscar Win: Actor


1935: Michael Kahn (88)

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing
     Oscar Wins: Editing


1944: Elsa Zamparelli (79)

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


1949: Nancy Meyers (74)

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


1950: Rick Baker (73)

  {12 Noms, 7 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Makeup, Visual Effects
     Oscar Wins: Makeup


1953: Kim Basinger (70)

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


Died


1954: Gladys George (54)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1972: William Dieterle (79)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Directing


1980: John Lennon (40)

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


1990: Martin Ritt (76)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Directing


1996: Howard E. Rollins Jr. (46)

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


2000: Lionel Rogosin (76)

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


2009: Joan Bridge (97)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color)


2017: Howard Gottfried (94)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


2022: Albert Brenner (96)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design


Released


1932: A Farewell to Arms (91)

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1932/33 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Recording
     Oscar Wins: Cinematography, Sound Recording


1938: Pygmalion (85)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Leslie Howard), Actress (Wendy Hiller), Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Screenplay


1944: Guest in the House (79)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Dramatic or Comedy Score


1949: On the Town (74)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1949 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical
     Oscar Win: Score of a Musical


1960: The Sundowners (63)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Fred Zinnemann), Actress (Deborah Kerr), Supporting Actress (Glynis Johns), Adapted Screenplay


1968: The Fixer (55)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1968 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor (Alan Bates)


1978: The Brink’s Job (45)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design


1978: The Deer Hunter (45)

  {9 Noms, 5 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Michael Cimino), Actor (Robert De Niro), Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken), Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), Original Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Sound
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Michael Cimino), Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken), Editing, Sound


1982: Sophie’s Choice (41)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1982 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Meryl Streep), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Costume Design
     Oscar Win: Actress (Meryl Streep)


1982: The Verdict (41)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1982 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Sidney Lumet), Actor (Paul Newman), Supporting Actor (James Mason), Adapted Screenplay


1993: Six Degrees of Separation (30)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1993 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Stockard Channing)


1995: Georgia (28)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1995 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Mare Winningham)


2006: Apocalypto (17)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Makeup, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing


2006: Blood Diamond (17)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Djimon Hounsou), Editing, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing


2017: I, Tonya (6)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 2017 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Margot Robbie), Supporting Actress (Allison Janney), Editing
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actress (Allison Janney)