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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1890: Frank Morgan (59 at death)

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


1899: Werner Janssen (91 at death)

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


1901: John Van Druten (56 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1907: Harold Hecht (77 at death)

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


1918: Frank Cordell (62 at death)

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


1919: Louis Lichtenfield (84 at death)

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


1921: Nelson Riddle (64 at death)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score, Original Song or Adaptation Score
     Oscar Win: Original Song or Adaptation Score


1937: Morgan Freeman (87)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actor


1947: Jonathan Pryce (77)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1959: Ian Stokell (65)

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


1964: Martín Hernández (60)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound Effects/Editing


1968: Brian Oliver (56)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1970: Graham Annable (54)

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


1973: Ellen De Waele (51)

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


1981: Amy Schumer (43)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Academy Awards Host: 94th | 1 time


Died


2023: Cynthia Weil (85)

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


1943: Leslie Howard (50)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor


1966: Peter George (42)

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


1976: René Hubert (80)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)


1978: John W. Burton (71)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film
     Oscar Win: Animated Short Film


1979: John Barry (44)

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


1983: Wilfred Shingleton (69)

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


1988: Tessa Davies (48)

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


2005: Fernando Ghia (69)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


2010: Joseph Strick (86)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Documentary Short
     Oscar Win: Documentary Short


Released


1944: Address Unknown (80)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Dramatic or Comedy Score, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1944: Since You Went Away (80)

  {9 Noms, 1 Win @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Claudette Colbert), Supporting Actor (Monty Woolley), Supporting Actress (Jennifer Jones), Drama/Comedy Score, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design, Special Effects
     Oscar Win: Drama/Comedy Score


1990: Total Recall (34)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1990 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


2012: Snow White and the Huntsman (12)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Visual Effects


2017: Loveless (7)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2017 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film