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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1884: Anton Grot (90 at death)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate)


1887: Frank Harling (71 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score
     Oscar Win: Scoring


1891: M. C. Levee (81 at death)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Academy President #3: 1931-32, 1 term


1904: Cary Grant (82 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1906: Louis Harris (85 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Two-Reel Short Film


1912: Robert Russell (80 at death)

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


1913: Danny Kaye (74 at death)

  {0 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Wins: Special/Honorary, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
     Academy Awards Host: 24th | 1 time


1933: John Boorman (91)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay


2021: Perry Botkin Jr. (87)

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


1955: Kevin Costner (69)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Actor
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing


1955: Fernando Trueba (69)

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


1960: Mark Rylance (64)

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


1977: Efthimis Filippou (47)

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


Died


1942: Truman Talley (50)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short


1946: Lew Pollack (50)

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


1954: Sydney Greenstreet (74)

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


1976: Frederick Hollander (79)

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


1979: Cyril J. Mockridge (82)

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


1980: Cecil Beaton (76)

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


1985: George E. Stoll (79)

  {8 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score
     Oscar Win: Musical Score


1988: Joseph Gershenson (84)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score


1992: Ruby Levitt (84)

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


2008: Ugo Pirro (87)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay


2023: Donn Cambern (93)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


Released


1935: David Copperfield (89)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1935 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Assistant Directing, Editing


1945: A Song to Remember (79)

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Cornel Wilde), Original Motion Picture Story, Dramatic or Comedy Score, Editing, Cinematography (Color), Sound Recording


1946: The Harvey Girls (78)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1946 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe”), Score of a Musical
     Oscar Wins: Original Song (“On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe”)


1951: The Magnificent Yankee (73)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Louis Calhern), Costume Design (Black-and-White)


1962: The Important Man (62)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1995: Dust of Life (29)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1995 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film