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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1896: J. Carrol Naish (77 at death)

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


1898: Rudolph Mate (66 at death)

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


1903: William Lyon (71 at death)

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing
     Oscar Wins: Editing


1905: Christian Dior (52 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)


1908: Otto Lang (98 at death)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film


1914: Howard G. Minsky (94 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1915: David Weisbart (52 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1921: Valentin Yoshov (83 at death)

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


1922: Telly Savalas (72 at death)

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


1922: Paul Scofield (86 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor
     Oscar Win: Actor


1923: Barney Slater (55 at death)

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


1929: Denis Sanders (58 at death)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short, Two-Reel Short Film
     Oscar Wins: Documentary Short, Two-Reel Short Film


1941: Mike Medavoy (83)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1947: Richard Greenberg (71 at death)

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


1956: Geena Davis (68)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress
     Oscar Wins: Supporting Actress, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award


1966: Felipe Fernandez Del Paso (58)

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


1929: John A. Bonner (67)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: John A. Bonner Medal


Died


1954: Betty Reinhardt (44)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1959: Cecil B. DeMille (77)

  {3 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Special/Honorary, Irving G. Thalberg Award


1964: Joseph Schildkraut (67)

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


1989: Vivian C. Greenham (65)

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


1995: John Halas (82)

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


2002: Peggy Lee (81)

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


2006: Robert Knudson (80)

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


2008: Russell Lloyd (92)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


2010: Larry Johnson (62)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing


2011: Theoni V. Aldredge (78)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Win: Costume Design


2012: Eiko Ishioka (72)

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


2015: Stuart A. Reiss (93)

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


Released


1928: The Last Command (96)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1927/28 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Emil Jannings), Original Story
     Oscar Win: Actor (Emil Jannings)


1956: Harp of Burma (68)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1971: Dodes’ka-Den (53)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1971 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2000: The End of the Affair (24)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Julianne Moore), Cinematography


2022: Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (2)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2021 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: International Feature