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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1888: Barry Fitzgerald (72 at death)

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


1891: Sam Jaffe (93 at death)

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


1892: Gregory La Cava (59 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing


1896: Cullen Tate (51 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing


1899: Charles G. Clarke (84 at death)

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Wins: John A. Bonner Medal, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)


1903: Clare Boothe Luce (84 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story


1915: Ranald MacDougall (58 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1924: Angela Morley (84 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song or Adaptation Score


1943: Bruce Joel Rubin (81)

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


1951: Robert Yeoman (73)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1953: Paul Haggis (71)

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Original Screenplay


1958: Sharon Stone (66)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1960: Scott Frank (64)

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


1972: Marcus Olsson (52)

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


Died


1948: Abem Finkel (58)

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


1955: Percy Ikerd (64)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing


1965: Jack Cosgrove (62)

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


1973: Robert Siodmak (72)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Directing


1973: Archie Stout (86)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color)


1986: Ray Milland (81)

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


1996: Ross Hunter (75)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


2008: David Stevens (52)

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


2016: Ken Adam (95)

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


2018: Hubert de Givenchy (91)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design


Released


1938: Jezebel (86)

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Bette Davis), Supporting Actress (Fay Bainter), Scoring, Cinematography
     Oscar Wins: Actress (Bette Davis), Supporting Actress (Fay Bainter)


1948: Sitting Pretty (76)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1948 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor (Clifton Webb)


1949: Little Women (75)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1949 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1953: Lili (71)

  {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 1953 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Charles Walters), Actress (Leslie Caron), Screenplay, Dramatic or Comedy Score, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Dramatic or Comedy Score


1989: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (35)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Visual Effects


1989: Chances Are (35)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“After All”)


2017: Kong: Skull Island (7)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2017 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects


Oscar Ceremonies


1938: 10th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1937}