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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1892: William Demarest (91 at death)

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


1898: Roger Heman (71 at death)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Special Effects
     Oscar Win: Special Effects


1901: Elizabeth Hill (77 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1901: Robert Usher (89 at death)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1902: John Steinbeck (66 at death)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Story and Screenplay, Motion Picture Story


1905: Franchot Tone (63 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1913: Irwin Shaw (71 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1923: Dexter Gordon (67 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1929: Stefan Kudelski (83 at death)

  {0 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Wins: Gordon E. Sawyer Award, Sci-Tech Award – Type I (Statuette), Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque)


1930: Peter Stone (73 at death)

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


1930: Joanne Woodward (94)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress
     Oscar Win: Actress


1932: Elizabeth Taylor (79 at death)

  {5 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress
     Oscar Wins: Actress, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award


1936: Fred Haines (72 at death)

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


1945: Brasse Brasse (79)

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


1947: Roger Pratt (77)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1961: Michaela Pavlatova (63)

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


Died


1964: Paul F. Heard (51)

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


1964: Orry-Kelly (66)

  {4 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)


1979: John Seitz (86)

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


1988: Gene de Paul (68)

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


1991: Leo Katcher (79)

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


1993: Lillian Gish (99)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


2000: George Duning (92)

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


2001: Ralf D. Bode (59)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


Released


1938: Mad About Music (86)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Scoring, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design


1941: So Ends Our Night (83)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Dramatic Score


1946: Road to Utopia (78)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1946 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


2015: The Hunting Ground (9)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Til It Happens to You”)


Oscar Ceremonies


1935: 7th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1934}


1941: 13th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1940}


2005: 77th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 2004}


2011: 83rd Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 2010}


Oscar Nominations Announcements


1946: 18th Annual Academy Awards

  (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1945}


1961: 33rd Annual Academy Awards

  (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1960}