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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1856: George Bernard Shaw (94 at death)

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


1892: Charles Boyle (75 at death)

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


1894: Lesser Samuels (86 at death)

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


1897: Paul Gallico (78 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story


1903: Joseph Than (82 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story


1910: Ernest Archer (80 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design


1914: Ralph Blane (81 at death)

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


1922: Blake Edwards (88 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1922: Jason Robards (78 at death)

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


1924: Michael Stringer (79 at death)

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


1925: John Foreman (67 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture


1928: Stanley Kubrick (70 at death)

  {13 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


1931: William Creber (87 at death)

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


1944: Santo Loquasto (80)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design


1945: Helen Mirren (79)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress
     Oscar Win: Actress


1949: Jeremy Thomas (75)

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


1959: Kevin Spacey (65)

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


1961: David Heyman (63)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture


1964: Sandra Bullock (60)

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


1964: David Hemingson (60)

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


Died


1953: Clyde De Vinna (63)

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


1960: Cedric Gibbons (67)

  {39 Noms, 11 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, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1972: Ralph S. Hurst (55)

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


1993: Daniel Fuchs (84)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Motion Picture Story, Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Motion Picture Story


2002: Buddy Baker (84)

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


2005: Alexander Golitzen (97)

  {14 Noms, 3 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


1939: They Shall Have Music (85)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1939 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Scoring


1940: Pride and Prejudice (84)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1944: Step Lively (80)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1951: Alice in Wonderland (73)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical


1972: Fat City (52)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1972 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Susan Tyrrell)


1985: Kiss of the Spider Woman (39)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1985 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Hector Babenco), Actor (William Hurt), Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Actor (William Hurt)


2006: Little Miss Sunshine (18)

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin), Supporting Actress (Abigail Breslin), Original Screenplay
     Oscar Wins: Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin), Original Screenplay


2019: For Sama (5)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature


2019: Honeyland (5)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: International Film, Documentary Feature


2019: Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (5)

  {10 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Quentin Tarantino), Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt), Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
     Oscar Wins: Supporting Actor (Brad Pitt), Production Design