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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1901: Lucien Moraweck (72 at death)

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


1913: Peter Ellenshaw (93 at death)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


1919: Harold Leventhal (86 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1931: James Clark (84 at death)

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


1941: Bob Dylan (83)

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


1949: Jim Broadbent (75)

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


1949: Roger Deakins (75)

  {16 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography
     Oscar Win: Cinematography


1960: Kristin Scott Thomas (64)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1965: John C. Reilly (59)

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


1971: Thomas Langmann (53)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture
     Oscar Win: Picture


Died


1949: Mildred Griffiths (55)

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


1969: Lewis Lewyn (77)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Color Short Film


1972: M. C. Levee (81)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Academy President #3: 1931-32, 1 term


1974: Duke Ellington (75)

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


1981: George Jessel (83)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
     Academy Awards Host: 9th | 1 time


1988: Tom Adair (74)

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


1994: Martin Goldsmith (80)

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


2003: François Boyer (83)

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


2006: Henry Bumstead (91)

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


Released


1935: Escape Me Never (89)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1935 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Elisabeth Bergner)


1938: Alexander’s Ragtime Band (86)

  {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Story, Song (“Now It Can Be Told”), Scoring, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Win: Scoring


1938: Holiday (86)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design


1940: Lillian Russell (84)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1940: Our Town (84)

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Martha Scott), Original Score, Scoring, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Recording


1951: The Frogmen (73)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Motion Picture Story, Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1951: Go for Broke! (73)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay


1973: Day for Night (51)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1973 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: 1973: Foreign Language Film, 1974: Directing (Francois Truffaut), Supporting Actress (Valentina Cortese), Original Screenplay
     Oscar Win: 1973: Foreign Language Film


1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (35)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1989 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Sound, Sound Effects Editing
     Oscar Win: Sound Effects Editing


1991: Backdraft (33)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects


1991: Thelma & Louise (33)

  {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 1991 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Ridley Scott), Actress (Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon), Original Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography
     Oscar Win: Original Screenplay


2002: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (22)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2002 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Animted Feature


2006: An Inconvenient Truth (18)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“I Need To Wake Up”), Documentary Feature
     Oscar Wins: Original Song (“I Need To Wake Up”), Documentary Feature


2013: Before Midnight (11)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay