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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1883: Max Fleischer (89 at death)

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


1915: Elliot Scott (78 at death)

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


1917: Lawrence B. Marcus (84 at death)

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


1925: Lee R. Bobker (74 at death)

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


1960: Atom Egoyan (63)

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


1968: Matthew Libatique (55)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematogrpahy


1969: Stuart Blumberg (54)

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


1973: Mikkel E.G. Nielsen (50)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing
     Oscar Win: Editing


1976: Benedict Cumberbatch (47)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor


Died


1971: Norman Reilly Raine (77)

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


1972: Sally Benson (74)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1986: Daniel L. Fapp (82)

  {7 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color)


2000: James B. Clark (92)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


2006: Jack Warden (85)

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


2014: James Garner (86)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


Released


1945: Anchors Aweigh (78)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Gene Kelly), Song (“I Fall in Love Too Easily”), Musical Score, Color Cinematography
     Oscar Win: Musical Score


1951: Show Boat (72)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Score of a Musical, Cinematography (Color)


1954: The Earrings of Madame de… (69)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)


1957: An Affair to Remember (66)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1957 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“An Affair To Remember”), Scoring, Cinematography, Costume Design


1996: Trainspotting (27)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay


2019: The Lion King (4)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects