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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1894: Gene Havlick (65 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing
     Oscar Win: Editing


1897: Conrad Nagel (72 at death)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary
     Academy President #4: 1931-33, 1 term; Academy Awards Host: 3rd, 5th-Co, 25th-Co | 3 times


1908: Robert Rossen (57 at death)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay


1909: Don Raye (75 at death)

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


1916: Mercedes McCambridge (87 at death)

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


1920: John Addison (78 at death)

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


1920: Tonino Guerra (92 at death)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay


1926: Jerry Lewis (91 at death)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary
     Academy Awards Host: 28th-Co, 29th-Co, 31st-Co | 3 times


1939: Carol Sobieski (51 at death)

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


1940: Bernardo Bertolucci (78 at death)

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing, Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Wins: Directing, Adapted Screenplay


1940: Zoran Perisic (84)

  {1 Nom, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects
     Oscar Wins: Visual Effects, Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque), Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)


1950: Kate Nelligan (74)

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


1953: Isabelle Huppert (71)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1964: Gore Verbinski (60)

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


Died


1961: Seymour Felix (68)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Dance Direction
     Oscar Win: Dance Direction


1995: Albert Hackett (95)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Adaptation, Screenplay


2017: Rodger E. Maus (84)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design


2020: Stuart Whitman (92)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


Released


1939: Love Affair (85)

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1939 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Irene Dunne), Supporting Actress (Maria Ouspenskaya), Original Story, Song (“Wishing”), Art Direction/Production Design


1954: La Ronde (70)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1955: East of Eden (69)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1955 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Elia Kazan), Actor (James Dean), Supporting Actress (Jo Van Fleet), Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actress (Jo Van Fleet)


1961: The Absent Minded Professor (63)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Special Effects


1979: The China Syndrome (45)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1979 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Jack Lemmon), Actress (Jane Fonda), Original Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design


2000: Divided We Fall (24)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2001: Elling (23)

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


2001: Memento (23)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Editing


2011: A Separation (13)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 2011 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film
     Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film


Oscar Ceremonies


1934: 6th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1932/33}