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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1891: George Froeschel (88 at death)

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


1892: Arthur Caesar (61 at death)

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


1900: Loren L. Ryder (85 at death)

  {14 Noms, 8 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects
     Oscar Wins: Special/Honorary, John A. Bonner Medal, Sci-Tech Award – Type I (Statuette), Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque), Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)


1903: Otto Ludwig (79 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1906: Sidney Meyers (63 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay


1911: Ray Ashley (49 at death)

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


1913: Albert Mannheimer (59 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1925: Gil Askey (89 at death)

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


1963: Jean-Marc Vallée (58 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1964: Juliette Binoche (60)

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


1964: Habib Zargarpour (60)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects


1968: Bert Hamelinck (56)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1969: Cedric Nicolas Troyan (55)

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


Died


1969: Charles Brackett (76)

  {8 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay, Motion Picture Story
     Oscar Wins: Screenplay, Story and Screenplay, Special/Honorary
     Academy President #12: 1949-55, 6 terms


1977: Tim Baar (64)

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


1996: George Burns (100)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actor


2002: Leonard Gershe (79)

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


2022: John Korty (85)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short
     Oscar Win: Documentary Feature


2023: Topol (87)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


Released


1948: I Remember Mama (76)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1948 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Irene Dunne), Supporting Actor (Oscar Homolka), Supporting Actress (Barbara Bel Geddes, Ellen Corby), Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1956: Meet Me in Las Vegas (68)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical


1962: Knife in the Water (62)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1963 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1977: Islands in the Stream (47)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1977 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1977: Mohammad – Messenger of God (47)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1977 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Score


1984: Splash (40)

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


1994: Four Weddings and a Funeral (30)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1994 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Screenplay