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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1892: Ferde Grofe (80 at death)

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


1895: Ray June (63 at death)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography


1897: Gloria Swanson (86 at death)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress


1898: Norma Koch (81 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Win: Costume Design (Black-and-White)


1902: Sidney Buchman (73 at death)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Screenplay, Story and Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Screenplay


1902: Charles B Lang Jr. (96 at death)

  {18 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Win: Cinematography


1911: Guy Trosper (52 at death)

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


1914: Budd Schulberg (95 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Story and Screenplay


1919: Douglas Stewart (75 at death)

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


1929: Theadora Van Runkle (82 at death)

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


1934: Peter Schamoni (90)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short


1943: Grant McCune (67 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


1952: Peter Montagna (72)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Makeup


1963: Quentin Tarantino (61)

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


1967: Pippa Harris (57)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


Died


1962: James Basevi (71)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1980: Steve Fisher (67)

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


1987: William Bowers (71)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Motion Picture Story


2002: Dudley Moore (66)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor
     Academy Awards Host: 55th-Co | 1 time


2002: Glen Robinson (87)

  {0 Noms, 6 Wins}
     Oscar Wins: Visual Effects, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)


2002: Billy Wilder (95)

  {21 Noms, 7 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay, Original Story, Story and Screenplay
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay, Irving G. Thalberg Award


2013: Fay Kanin (95)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
     Academy President #23: 1979-83, 4 terms


Released


1940: Rebecca (84)

  {11 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Alfred Hitchcock), Actor (Laurence Olivier), Actress (Joan Fontaine), Supporting Actress (Judith Anderson), Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design, Special Effects
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Black-and-White Cinematography


1943: Cabin in the Sky (81)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe”)


1967: I Even Met Happy Gypsies (57)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1967 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1974: The Great Gatsby (50)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1974 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song Score and Adaptation Score, Costume Design
     Oscar Wins: Original Song Score and Adaptation Score, Costume Design


Oscar Ceremonies


1957: 29th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1956}


1973: 45th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1972}


1995: 67th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1994}


2022: 94th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 2021}