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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1894: Allen Davey (51 at death)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1907: Vittorio Nino Novarese (76 at death)

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Costume Design, Costume Design (Color)


1909: James Mason (75 at death)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor


1912: Andre de Toth (90 at death)

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


1915: Mario Monicelli (95 at death)

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


1926: Peter Shaffer (90 at death)

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


1952: Chazz Palminteri (72)

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


1954: Mark Vargo (70)

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


1959: Chris Meledandri (65)

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


1963: Grant Heslov (61)

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


1972: Ibon Cormenzana (52)

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


Died


1952: Albert Basserman (84)

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


1963: John Meehan (60)

  {3 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1989: Johnny Green (80)

  {14 Noms, 5 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Adaptation or Treatment Score, Scoring, Musical Score, One-Reel Short Film
     Oscar Wins: Musical Score, One-Reel Short Film


1998: Linwood G. Dunn (93)

  {1 Nom, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects
     Oscar Wins: Gordon E. Sawyer Award, John A. Bonner Medal, Sci-Tech Award – Type I (Statuette), Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)


2008: Alexander Courage (88)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Adaptation or Treatment Score


Released


1939: Goodbye, Mr. Chips (85)

  {7 Noms, 1 Win @ 1939 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Sam Wood), Actor (Robert Donat), Actress (Greer Grason), Screenplay, Editing, Sound Recording
     Oscar Win: Actor (Robert Donat)


1939: Man of Conquest (85)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1939 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Recording


1958: Gigi (66)

  {9 Noms, 9 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Vincente Minnelli), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Gigi”), Musical Score, Editing, Color Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Vincente Minnelli), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Gigi”), Musical Score, Editing, Color Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design


1996: Kolya (28)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1996 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film
     Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film


1998: The Horse Whisperer (26)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“A Soft Place To Fall”)


1998: Quest for Camelot (26)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“The Prayer”)


2015: Mad Max: Fury Road (9)

  {10 Noms, 6 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (George Miller), Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing, Visual Effects
     Oscar Wins: Editing, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing