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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1885: Ernest Miller (72 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1908: Anna Magnani (65 at death)

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


1913: Liam O’Brien (83 at death)

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


1914: Morton Da Costa (74 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1922: Arthur P. Jacobs (51 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1937: Nancy Dine (83 at death)

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


1946: Robert F. Colesberry (57 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1956: Bryan Cranston (68)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1964: Wanda Sykes (60)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Academy Awards Host: 94th | 1 time


1971: Rachel Weisz (53)

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


1980: Shaka King (44)

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


Died


1953: Max Ree (63)

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


1969: Richard A. Pefferle (64)

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1970: Charles Henderson (63)

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


1984: Paul Rotha (76)

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


1987: Waldo Salt (72)

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


1999: Stanley Kubrick (70)

  {13 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


2004: Michael Stringer (79)

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


2004: Paul Winfield (64)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


2005: John Box (85)

  {6 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


2009: Tullio Pinelli (100)

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


2019: William Creber (87)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


Released


1935: Roberta (89)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1935 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Lovely to Look At”)


1940: The Fight for Life (84)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Score


1940: Too Many Husbands (84)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording


1962: Last Year at Marienbad (62)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Story and Screenplay


1965: Dear Heart (59)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1964 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Dear Heart”)


1965: The Train (59)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1965 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Story and Screenplay


1980: Coal Miner’s Daughter (44)

  {7 Noms, 1 Win @ 1980 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Sissy Spacek), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound
     Oscar Win: Actress (Sissy Spacek)


1986: My Beautiful Laundrette (38)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1986 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


1986: A Room with a View (38)

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1986 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (James Ivory), Supporting Actor (Denholm Elliott), Supporting Actress (Maggie Smith), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design
     Oscar Wins: Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design


2014: The Grand Budapest Hotel (10)

  {9 Noms, 4 Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Wes Anderson), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling
     Oscar Wins: Original Score, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling


Oscar Ceremonies


1946: 18th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1945}


2010: 82nd Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 2009}