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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1879: Hugo Riesenfeld (60 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Scoring


1903: Eddie Killey (78 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing


1906: Russ Saunders (81 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing


1908: Norman Burnside (56 at death)

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


1908: Beatrice Dawson (68 at death)

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


1913: James Van Heusen (77 at death)

  {14 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song
     Oscar Wins: Original Song


1914: Phoebe Ephron (57 at death)

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


1916: Ted Allan (79 at death)

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


1924: Ken Thorne (90 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Adaptation or Treatment Score
     Oscar Win: Adaptation or Treatment Score


1925: Paul Newman (83 at death)

  {10 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor, Supporting Actor
     Oscar Wins: Actor, Special/Honorary, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award


1946: Christopher Hampton (78)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Wins: Adapted Screenplay


1949: David Strathairn (75)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1958: Ellen DeGeneres (66)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Academy Awards Host: 79th, 86th | 2 times


1960: Charles Gillingham (64)

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


1965: Catherine Martin (59)

  {9 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design
     Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design


Died


1947: Grace Moore (48)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1952: Horace Jackson (53)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Adaptation


1973: Edward G. Robinson (79)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1977: Laurence Merrick (50)

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


1978: Leo Genn (72)

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


1983: Sheila O’Brien (80)

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


1987: Charles Wolcott (80)

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


1992: José Ferrer (83)

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


1993: Speed Hopkins (44)

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


2005: Josie MacAvin (86)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design


2007: Emanuele Luzzati (85)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film


2013: Stefan Kudelski (83)

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


2019: Michel Legrand (86)

  {13 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Substantially Original Score, Non-Musical Score, Drama Score, Original Song or Adaptation Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score, Musical Score
     Oscar Wins: Original Song, Drama Score, Original Song or Adaptation Score


2020: Kobe Bryant (41)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Animated Short
     Oscar Win: Animated Short


2021: Cloris Leachman (94)

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


Released


1931: Cimarron (93)

  {7 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1930/31 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Wesley Ruggles), Actor (Richard Dix), Actress (Irene Dunne), Adaptation, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Adaptation, Art Direction/Production Design


1933: State Fair (91)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1932/33 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Adaptation


1939: Gunga Din (85)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1939 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1945: National Velvet (79)

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Clarence Brown), Supporting Actress (Anne Revere), Editing, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Supporting Actress (Anne Revere), Editing


1945: Objective, Burma! (79)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Motion Picture Story, Dramatic or Comedy Score, Editing


1972: The Hot Rock (52)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1972 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1979: Ice Castles (45)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1979 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Through The Eyes Of Love”)


1996: Angels and Insects (28)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design