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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1894: Jack Benny (80 at death)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Academy Awards Host: 16th | 2 times


1896: Werner Heyman (65 at death)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score


1903: Stuart Erwin (64 at death)

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


1905: Thelma Ritter (63 at death)

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress
     Academy Awards Host: 27th-Co | 1 time


1907: Ray Bomba (79 at death)

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


1912: Jack Brooks (59 at death)

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


1918: William L. Snyder (80 at death)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film
     Oscar Win: Animated Short Film


1935: Arnold Kopelson (83 at death)

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


1944: Alan Parker (76 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing


1957: Michael Williams (67)

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


1960: Meg Tilly (64)

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


1963: John R. Dilworth (61)

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


Died


1954: Larry Russell (40)

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


1970: Arthur Edeson (78)

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


1970: Harry Stradling (68)

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


1987: George Tibbles (73)

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


1988: Frederick Loewe (86)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score
     Oscar Win: Original Song


1993: Eleazar Lipsky (81)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story


1995: Michael V. Gazzo (71)

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


2004: Elois Jenssen (81)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color)


2007: Ryan Larkin (63)

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


2012: Dory Previn (86)

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


Released


1957: Mother India (67)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1957 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1963: Federico Fellini’s 8-1/2 (61)

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1963 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Federico Fellini), Original Story and Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Black-and-White), Foreign Language Film
     Oscar Wins: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Foreign Language Film


1973: Save the Tiger (51)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1973 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Jack Lemmon), Supporting Actor (Jack Gilford), Original Story and Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Actor (Jack Lemmon)


2005: Paradise Now (19)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2005 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2020: A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmgeddon (4)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2020 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Animated Feature


Oscar Nominations Announcements


1989: 61st Annual Academy Awards

  (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1988}


1990: 62nd Annual Academy Awards

  (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1989}


1995: 67th Annual Academy Awards

  (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1994}