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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1888: Sidney Mitchell (53 at death)

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


1894: Robert Russell Bennett (87 at death)

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


1895: Fay Babcock (75 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1906: Preston Ames (77 at death)

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1910: David Rose (80 at death)

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


1913: Tom Adair (74 at death)

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


1935: Harvey Miller (63 at death)

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


1954: Daniel Laustsen (69)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography


1963: Helen Hunt (60)

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


1973: Neil Patrick Harris (50)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Academy Awards Host: 87th | 1 time


Died


1960: Edward Cronjager (56)

  {7 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)


1980: Fred Bohanan (72)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1984: Meredith Willson (82)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Drama Score


1992: Chuck Menville (52)

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


1994: Manos Hadjidakis (68)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song
     Oscar Win: Original Song


1995: Charles Bennett (95)

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


2001: Henri Alekan (92)

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


2003: Hume Cronyn (91)

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


2008: Stan Winston (62)

  {10 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Makeup, Visual Effects
     Oscar Wins: Makeup, Visual Effects


2019: Franco Zeffirelli (96)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing, Art Direction/Production Design


Released


1944: Home in Indiana (79)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color)


1951: The Big Carnival (aka Ace in the Hole) (72)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay


1960: The Apartment (63)

  {10 Noms, 5 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Billy Wilder), Actor (Jack Lemmon), Actress (Shirley MacLaine), Supporting Actor (Jack Kruschen), Story and Screenplay, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design, Sound
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Billy Wilder), Story and Screenplay, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1966: Khartoum (57)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Story and Screenplay


1967: The Dirty Dozen (56)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1967 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (John Cassavetes), Editing, Sound, Sound Effects
     Oscar Win: Sound Effects


1971: Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things about Me? (52)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1971 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Barbara Harris)


1979: Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (44)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1979 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design


1988: Bull Durham (35)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


1990: Dick Tracy (33)

  {7 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1990 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Al Pacino), Original Song (“Sooner Or Later (I Always Get My Man)”), Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound
     Oscar Wins: Original Song (“Sooner Or Later (I Always Get My Man)”), Art Direction/Production Design, Makeup


2001: Lagaan (22)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2001: Sexy Beast (22)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor (Ben Kingsley)


2005: Batman Begins (18)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2005 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


2018: Incredibles 2 (5)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Animated Feature