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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1876: Maria Ouspenskaya (73 at death)

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


1892: William Powell (91 at death)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor


1896: William Cameron Menzies (60 at death)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Special/Honorary


1905: Francis Lyon (91 at death)

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


1906: Darrell Ware (37 at death)

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


1916: Budd Boetticher (85 at death)

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


1924: Jocelyn Rickards (80 at death)

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


1934: Ray Aghayan (90)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design


1936: Jerry Greenberg (81 at death)

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


1951: Dean Pitchford (73)

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


1953: Ken Burns (71)

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


1955: David Stevens (52 at death)

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


1987: Viktor Prášil (37)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing


Died


1941: James Stephenson (52)

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


1979: Phil Boutelje (83)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score


1979: Norma Koch (81)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Win: Costume Design (Black-and-White)


1983: David Niven (73)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor
     Oscar Win: Actor
     Academy Awards Host: 30th-Co, 31st-Co, 46th-Co | 3 times


1983: Luis Buñuel (83)

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


1983: Raymond Massey (86)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1997: Sinsaku Himeda (80)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1998: Jerome Robbins (79)

  {1 Nom, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Directing
     Oscar Wins: Directing, Special/Honorary


2000: Laurence E. Mascott (79)

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


Released


1936: Anthony Adverse (88)

  {7 Noms, 4 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Supporting Actress (Gale Sondergaard), Assistant Directing, Scoring, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Wins: Supporting Actress (Gale Sondergaard), Scoring, Editing, Cinematography


1952: Affair in Trinidad (72)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)


1954: Broken Lance (70)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1954 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Katy Jurado), Motion Picture Story
     Oscar Win: Motion Picture Story


1964: One Potato, Two Potato (60)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1964 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Story and Screenplay


1965: Ship of Fools (59)

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1965 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Oskar Werner), Actress (Simone Signoret), Supporting Actor (Michael Dunn), Adapted Screenplay, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design, Black-and-White Costume Design
     Oscar Wins: Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design


1994: The Mask (30)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1994 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects


2016: Captain Fantastic (8)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2016 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor (Viggo Mortensen)