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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1899: Dave Gould (70 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Dance Direction
     Oscar Win: Dance Direction


1901: Richard Flournoy (66 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1909: Jules Engel (94 at death)

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


1909: Karl Tunberg (83 at death)

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


1935: Shirley Russell (66 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design


1938: Joseph Brooks (73 at death)

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


1942: David Weisman (82)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1954: David Newman (70)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Comedy/Musical Score


1969: Terrence Howard (55)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1972: Mathilde Bonnefoy (52)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature
     Oscar Win: Documentary Feature


1977: Stefan Arsenijevic (47)

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


1980: William Files (44)

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


Died


1939: Victor Baravalle (53)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Scoring


1940: John Monk Saunder (44)

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


1944: Irvin S. Cobb (67)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Academy Awards Host: 7th | 1 time


1992: Richard Brooks (79)

  {8 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay


1996: John A. Bonner (67)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: John A. Bonner Medal


2011: Hugh Martin (96)

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


Released


1956: Richard III (68)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor (Sir Laurence Olivier)


1957: The Red Balloon (67)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1956 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Original Screenplay


1960: Can-Can (64)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Score of a Musical, Costume Design (Color)


1964: Becket (60)

  {12 Noms, 1 Win @ 1964 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Peter Glenville), Actor (Richard Burton, Peter O’Toole), Supporting Actor (John Gielgud), Adapted Screenplay, Substantially Original Score, Editing, Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Color Costume Design, Sound
     Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay


1966: Pharaoh (58)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1970: Fellini Satyricon (54)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Directing (Federico Fellini)


1970: Hoa-Binh (54)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1977: Airport ’77 (47)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1977 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design


1988: Stand and Deliver (36)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor (Edward James Olmos)


2011: Jane Eyre (13)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design


2022: Turning Red (2)

  {1 Nom, Wins @ 2022 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Animated Feature