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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1905: Jack Patrick (90 at death)

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


1916: Stanley Roberts (65 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1921: Bob Merrill (76 at death)

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


1926: Stan Jolley (86 at death)

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


1927: Jean-Louis Richard (97)

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


1935: Dennis Potter (59 at death)

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


1936: Dennis Hopper (88)

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


1940: Marcel Lozinski (84)

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


1950: Howard Ashman (40 at death)

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song
     Oscar Wins: Original Song


1955: Elizabeth McBride (42 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design


1961: Enya (63)

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


1965: Trent Reznor (59)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score
     Oscar Wins: Original Score


1974: Jehane Noujaim (50)

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


Died


1968: Carroll Clark (74)

  {7 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque)


1981: Hugo Friedhofer (80)

  {9 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Scoring
     Oscar Win: Drama/Comedy Score


1988: Guy Glover (77)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Animated Short Film


2004: Tony Randall (84)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Academy Awards Host: 31st-Co | 1 time


2006: Cy Feuer (95)

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Scoring, Drama Score, Musical Score


2022: Vangelis (79)

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


Released


1928: Tempest (96)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1927/28 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design


1940: My Favorite Wife (84)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1940: Typhoon (84)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Special Effects


1940: Waterloo Bridge (84)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1950: Annie Get Your Gun (74)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Score of a Musical, Editing, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Score of a Musical


1962: Bon Voyage! (62)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Color), Sound


1984: Camila (40)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1984 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2002: About a Boy (22)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2002 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay