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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1890: Sol Lesser (90 at death)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award


1898: Fred Guiol (66 at death)

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


1904: Milton Krasner (84 at death)

  {7 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color)


1910: Arthur Hunnicutt (69 at death)

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


1914: Arthur Kennedy (75 at death)

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


1925: Hal Holbrook (95 at death)

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


1926: Albert Brenner (96 at death)

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


1931: Gene Cantamessa (80 at death)

  {7 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing


1934: Alan Bates (69 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1940: Christopher Newman (84)

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing


1945: Brenda Fricker (79)

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


1957: Douglas Urbanski (67)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture


1965: Volker Engel (59)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


1969: Stephen Mirrione (55)

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


Died


1970: Alfred Newman (68)

  {45 Noms, 9 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Substantially Original Score, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score
     Oscar Wins: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score


1977: Edward G. Boyle (78)

  {7 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1979: William Gargan (73)

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


1980: Jerry Fielding (57)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Drama Score, Non-Musical Score


1980: Ed Graves (62)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design


1982: Lee Strasberg (80)

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


1998: Bob Merrill (76)

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


2000: Miles White (85)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Color)


2005: Dan O’Herlihy (85)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


2016: George “Ray” West (90)

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


2023: Gerald Fried (95)

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


Released


1930: The Vagabond King (94)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1929/30 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design


1944: Up in Arms (80)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Now I Know”), Score of a Musical


1950: When Willie Comes Marching Home (74)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story


1959: Sleeping Beauty (65)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1959 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical


1966: The Gospel According to St. Matthew (58)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Adaptation or Treatment Score, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Black-and-White)


1972: My Dearest Señorita (52)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1972 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1984: Footloose (40)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1984 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Footloose”, “Let’s Hear It For The Boy”)


Oscar Nominations Announcements


1976: 48th Annual Academy Awards

  (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1975}


1981: 53rd Annual Academy Awards

  (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1980}


1983: 55th Annual Academy Awards

  (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1982}


1988: 60th Annual Academy Awards

  (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1987}


1993: 65th Annual Academy Awards

  (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1992}