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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1914: Carmen Dragon (69 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Musical Score
     Oscar Win: Musical Score


1916: David Brown (93 at death)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture
     Oscar Win: Irving G. Thalberg Award


1927: Pasquale Festa Campanile (58 at death)

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


1937: Francis Veber (87)

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


1938: Robert Hughes (86)

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


1949: Randall Wallace (75)

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


Died


1934: Marie Dressler (65)

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


1955: Herbert Norsch (46)

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


1969: Frank Loesser (59)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song
     Oscar Win: Original Song


1979: George Seaton (68)

  {5 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay
     Oscar Wins: Screenplay, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
     Academy President #13: 1955-58, 3 terms


1979: Wolfgang Reinhardt (70)

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


1986: John Alcott (55)

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


2013: Eileen Brennan (80)

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


Released


1954: On the Waterfront (70)

  {12 Noms, 8 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Elia Kazan), Actor (Marlon Brando), Supporting Actor (Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, Rod Steiger), Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint), Story and Screenplay, Drama/Comedy Score, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and White Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Elia Kazan), Actor (Marlon Brando), Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint), Story and Screenplay, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design


1954: Susan Slept Here (70)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Hold My Hand”), Sound Recording


1978: Hooper (46)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound


1982: An Officer and a Gentleman (42)

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1982 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Debra Winger), Supporting Actor (Louis Gossett, Jr.), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Up Where We Belong”), Original Score, Editing
     Oscar Wins: Supporting Actor (Louis Gossett, Jr.), Original Song (“Up Where We Belong”)


1995: Waterworld (29)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1995 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound


2023: Bobi Wine: The People’s President (1)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2023 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature