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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1903: Fred Niblo Jr. (70 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Adaptation


1906: Arthur Lonergan (83 at death)

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


1910: Walter Greene (73 at death)

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


1910: Irene Sharaff (83 at death)

  {16 Noms, 5 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)


2021: Alberto Grimaldi (95)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1942: Dale Harlteben (82)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature
     Oscar Win: Documentary Feature


1973: Mark Boal (51)

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


1974: Derek Cianfrance (50)

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


Died


1951: Charles Schoenbaum (57)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color)


1956: Milan Roder (77)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Scoring


1959: Daniel B. Cathcart (52)

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


1978: Jack Oakie (74)

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


1986: Willard Van Dyke (79)

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


1989: Arthur Lonergan (83)

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


1994: Oliver Smith (75)

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


2005: Johnny Carson (79)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Academy Awards Host: 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 56th | 5 times


2006: Joseph Newman (96)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Assistant Directing


2007: David Ronne (63)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing


2014: Riz Ortolani (87)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song


2021: Walter Bernstein (101)

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


2021: Jonas Gwangwa (83)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Original Song


2021: Hal Holbrook (95)

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


Released


1941: Tall, Dark and Handsome (83)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


1943: Casablanca (81)

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Michael Curtiz), Actor (Humphrey Bogart), Supporting Actor (Claude Rains), Screenplay, Drama/Comedy Score, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Michael Curtiz), Screenplay


Oscar Nominations Announcements


2007: 79th Annual Academy Awards

  (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 2006}