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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1903: William C. Mellor (59 at death)

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1906: Tom Morahan (63 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1910: Frank Loesser (59 at death)

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


1911: Bernard Herrmann (64 at death)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score
     Oscar Win: Drama Score


1920: Ray Harryhausen (92 at death)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Gordon E. Sawyer Award


1922: Ralph Burns (79 at death)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song or Adaptation Score
     Oscar Wins: Original Song or Adaptation Score


1925: Cara Williams (96 at death)

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


1928: Ian Bannen (71 at death)

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


1930: Robert Evans (89 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1943: Michael Phillips (80)

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


1944: Gary Busey (79)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1957: Leslie Browne (66)

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


1959: Gary Rydstrom (64)

  {20 Noms, 7 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing, Animated Short Film
     Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing


1976: Bret McKenzie (47)

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


Died


1967: Bert Glennon (73)

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


1982: Henry King (96)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing


1995: Ted Allan (79)

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


1995: Lana Turner (74)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1997: William Hickey (69)

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


2003: Katharine Hepburn (96)

  {12 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress
     Oscar Wins: Actress


2018: Tony Ray (80)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


2020: Johnny Mandel (94)

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


Released


1938: Tropic Holiday (85)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Scoring


1972: The Candidate (51)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1972 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Story and Screenplay, Sound
     Oscar Win: Original Story and Screenplay


1979: Moonraker (44)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1979 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects


1988: Coming to America (35)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Makeup


2001: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (22)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Visual Effects


2005: War of the Worlds (18)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2005 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing, Visual Effects


2007: Ratatouille (16)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 2007 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Animted Feature, Original Screenplay, Original Score, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing
     Oscar Win: Animted Feature


2011: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (12)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing, Visual Effects


2012: Ted (11)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Everybody Needs A Best Friend”)