Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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2010: Cinema Sight: Film Previews / Trailer Watch (14) | |
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2011: Cinema Sight: Polls: Oscar’s Best/Oscar Revisionist (13) | |
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1898: Edward Curtiss (72 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1899: George Cukor (83 at death)
{5 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1901: John S. Toldy (57 at death)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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1902: Vittorio De Sica (72 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1911: Gian-Carlo Menotti (95 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1940: Ringo Starr (84)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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1949: Ellen Mirojnick (75)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1955: Stanley Nelson (69)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1962: Akiva Goldsman (62)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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1976: Bérénice Bejo (48)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1978: Patrik Eklund (46)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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Died |
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1947: Sidney Wagner (46)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1967: Vivien Leigh (53)
{2 Noms, 2 Wins} |
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1970: Hein Heckroth (69)
{3 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1971: Ub Iwerks (70)
{1 Nom, 2 Wins} |
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1974: Leon Shamroy (72)
{18 Noms, 4 Wins} |
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1980: Dore Schary (74)
{6 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1984: Flora Robson (82)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1986: Frederick Kohner (80)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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2005: Jocelyn Rickards (80)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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Released |
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1950: The Flame and the Arrow (74)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards} |
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1960: Elmer Gantry (64)
{5 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards} |
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1989: Lethal Weapon 2 (35)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards} |
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1989: The Music Teacher (35)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards} |
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2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (24)
{10 Noms, 4 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards} |
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2006: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (18)
{4 Noms, 1 Win @ 2006 Academy Awards} |
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