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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1889: Wesley Ruggles (82 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Directing


1890: James Basevi (71 at death)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1903: Sheridan Gibney (84 at death)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Screenplay
     Oscar Wins: Original Story, Screenplay


1907: Emile Kuri (93 at death)

  {8 Noms, 2 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)


1909: Harry Gerstad (93 at death)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing
     Oscar Wins: Editing


1910: Carmine Coppola (80 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Drama Score
     Oscar Win: Original Score


1910: Jacques-Yves Cousteau (87 at death)

  {3 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Live Action Short Film
     Oscar Wins: Documentary Feature, Live Action Short Film


1911: Rosine Delamare (101 at death)

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


1917: Arthur H. Wolf (85 at death)

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


1919: Richard Todd (90 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1922: Michael Cacoyannis (89 at death)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay


1933: Gene Wilder (83 at death)

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


1947: Larry Johnson (62 at death)

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


1973: Dana Brunetti (51)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture


1976: Bogumil Godfrejow (48)

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


1978: Love Larson (46)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Makeup


1995: Tems (29)

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


Died


1956: Ralph Morgan (72)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1968: George Boemler (66)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1979: John Wayne (72)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor
     Oscar Win: Actor


1991: Gregory Stone (90)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Scoring


1996: Lonne Elder III (68)

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


2014: Ruby Dee (91)

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


2015: Ron Moody (91)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


Released


1937: A Day at the Races (87)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1937 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Dance Direction (“All God’s Children Got Rhythm”)


1947: It Happened on Fifth Avenue (77)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1947 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story


1949: Saraband (75)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1949 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1964: The Unsinkable Molly Brown (60)

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1964 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Debbie Reynolds), Adaptation or Treatment Score, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color), Sound


1969: True Grit (55)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1969 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (John Wayne), Original Song (“True Grit”)
     Oscar Win: Actor (John Wayne)


1975: Nashville (49)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1975 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Robert Altman), Supporting Actress (Ronee Blakely, Lily Tomlin), Original Song (“I’m Easy”)
     Oscar Win: Original Song (“I’m Easy”)


1982: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (42)

  {9 Noms, 4 Wins @ 1982 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Steven Spielberg), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects
     Oscar Wins: Original Score, Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects


1993: Jurassic Park (31)

  {3 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1993 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects
     Oscar Wins: Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects


1999: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (25)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Makeup


1999: The Red Violin (25)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1999 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Score
     Oscar Win: Original Score


2010: Winter’s Bone (14)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2010 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Supporting Actor (John Hawkes), Adapted Screenplay


2015: Son of Saul (9)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 2015 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film
     Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film