Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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1890: Sol Lesser (90 at death)
{0 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1898: Fred Guiol (66 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1904: Milton Krasner (84 at death)
{7 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1910: Arthur Hunnicutt (69 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1914: Arthur Kennedy (75 at death)
{5 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1925: Hal Holbrook (95 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1926: Albert Brenner (96 at death)
{5 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1931: Gene Cantamessa (80 at death)
{7 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1934: Alan Bates (69 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1940: Christopher Newman (85)
{8 Noms, 3 Wins} |
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1945: Brenda Fricker (80)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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1957: Douglas Urbanski (68)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1965: Volker Engel (60)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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1969: Stephen Mirrione (56)
{3 Noms, 1 Win} |
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Died |
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1970: Alfred Newman (68)
{45 Noms, 9 Wins} |
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1977: Edward G. Boyle (78)
{7 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1979: William Gargan (73)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1980: Jerry Fielding (57)
{3 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1980: Ed Graves (62)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1982: Lee Strasberg (80)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1998: Bob Merrill (76)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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2000: Miles White (85)
{3 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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2005: Dan O’Herlihy (85)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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2016: George “Ray” West (90)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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2023: Gerald Fried (95)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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2023: Tom Whitlock (68)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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Released |
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1930: The Vagabond King (95)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1929/30 Academy Awards} |
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1944: Up in Arms (81)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards} |
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1950: When Willie Comes Marching Home (75)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards} |
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1959: Sleeping Beauty (66)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1959 Academy Awards} |
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1966: The Gospel According to St. Matthew (59)
{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards} |
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1972: My Dearest Señorita (53)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1972 Academy Awards} |
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1984: Footloose (41)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1984 Academy Awards} |
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Oscar Nominations Announcements |
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1976: 48th Annual Academy Awards
(Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1975} |
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1981: 53rd Annual Academy Awards
(Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1980} |
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1983: 55th Annual Academy Awards
(Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1982} |
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1988: 60th Annual Academy Awards
(Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1987} |
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1993: 65th Annual Academy Awards
(Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1992} |
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