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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1886: Archie Stout (86 at death)

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


1892: Ellsworth Hoagland (80 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1894: Ray Cory (73 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Special Effects


1897: Robert Riskin (58 at death)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Adaptation, Screenplay, Motion Picture Story
     Oscar Win: Adaptation


1903: Sol C. Siegel (79 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1913: Edward Schreiber (68 at death)

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


1930: John Astin (94)

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


1933: Luis Enrique Bacalov (84 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Drama Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score
     Oscar Win: Drama Score


1935: Ronald S. Kass (51 at death)

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


1936: Leon Gast (84 at death)

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


1936: Robert C. Jones (84 at death)

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


1937: Warren Beatty (87)

  {14 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Actor, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Wins: Directing, Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Academy Awards Host: 49th-Co | 1 time


1952: Stuart Dryburgh (72)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


Died


1965: Richard Schweizer (65)

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


1968: Bobby Driscoll (31)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1968: Sammy Lee (77)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Dance Direction


1976: Richard Irvine (65)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1981: Eddie Heyman (74)

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


1986: Herman Blumenthal (69)

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


1986: James Cagney (86)

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


1989: Reg Allen (71)

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


1998: Massimo Franciosa (73)

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


2003: Nick Enright (52)

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


2013: Brian Ackland-Snow (72)

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


Released


1929: The Bridge of San Luis Rey (95)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1928/29 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Win: Cinematography


1959: Room at the Top (65)

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1959 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Jack Clayton), Actor (Laurence Harvey), Actress (Simone Signoret), Supporting Actress (Hermione Baddeley), Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Wins: Actress (Simone Signoret), Adapted Screenplay


1961: One-Eyed Jacks (63)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color)


1979: La Cage aux Folles (45)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1979 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Edouard Molinaro), Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design


1984: Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (40)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1984 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Ralph Richardson), Adapted Screenplay, Makeup


1984: Romancing the Stone (40)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1984 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1988: Beetlejuice (36)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1988 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Makeup
     Oscar Win: Makeup


2001: Caravan (23)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2012: Mirror Mirror (12)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design


Oscar Ceremonies


1955: 27th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1954}


1987: 59th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1986}


1992: 64th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1991}