Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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1897: Frank Capra (94 at death)
{6 Noms, 3 Wins} |
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1902: Meredith Willson (82 at death)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1908: Rodney Ackland (83 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1911: Larry Lansburgh (89 at death)
{4 Noms, 2 Wins} |
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1912: Richard Brooks (79 at death)
{8 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1915: Isobel Lennart (55 at death)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1925: Martin Bregman (93 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1935: Allan Burns (85 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1942: Albert Hammond (82)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1947: Ron Yerxa (77)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1949: Terry Zwigoff (75)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1971: Alex Rodríguez (53)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1979: Alexander Nanau (45)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1979: Lynnette Howell Taylor (45)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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Died |
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1949: Joseph Valentine (48)
{4 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1959: William Bradford (53)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1972: Sidney Franklin (79)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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1981: Arthur O’Connell (73)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1981: William Saroyan (72)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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1988: Christopher Gore (43)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1991: Muriel Box (85)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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2013: Robert Menegoz (87)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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2014: Gordon Willis (82)
{2 Noms, 1 Win} |
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Released |
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1978: The Buddy Holly Story (46)
{3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1978 Academy Awards} |
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2001: Shrek (23)
{2 Noms, 1 Win @ 2001 Academy Awards} |
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2018: First Reformed (6)
{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards} |
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