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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1891: Cole Porter (73 at death)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song


1902: Jack Cosgrove (62 at death)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Special Effects


1916: Jim MacKay (86 at death)

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


1922: George Axelrod (81 at death)

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


1927: R. Wright Campbell (73 at death)

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


1961: Michael J. Fox (63)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award


1951: James Newton Howard (73)

  {9 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Score, Comedy/Musical Score


1953: William Steinkamp (71)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


1961: Aaron Sorkin (63)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay


1963: Johnny Depp (61)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor


1981: Natalie Portman (43)

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


1985: Benj Pasek (39)

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


Died


1958: Robert Donat (53)

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


1964: Louis Gruenberg (80)

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


1999: Andrew L. Stone (96)

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


2018: Francoise Bonnot (78)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing
     Oscar Win: Editing


Released


1949: Neptune’s Daughter (75)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1949 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Baby, It’s Cold Outside”)
     Oscar Win: Original Song (“Baby, It’s Cold Outside”)


1960: Macario (64)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1993: Orlando (31)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1993 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design


2006: Cars (18)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Animted Feature, Original Song (“Our Town”)


2023: Flamin’ Hot (1)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2023 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“The Fire Inside”)