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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1879: Lucile Watson (83 at death)

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


1894: Dashiell Hammett (66 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1898: Lee Garmes (80 at death)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Win: Cinematography


1903: Elwood Ullman (82 at death)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}


1908: Frank S. Nugent (57 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1917: Gene Fowler Jr. (80 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1929: William Kelley (73 at death)

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


1929: Anne-Marie Marchand (95)

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


1936: Louis Gossett Jr. (88)

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


1946: Peter Boyle (78)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1966: Simon Blackwell (58)

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


1968: Christian Colson (56)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture
     Oscar Win: Picture


1973: Yorgos Lanthimos (51)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay


Died


2020: Larry Kramer (84)

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


1983: Les Goldman (69)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film
     Oscar Win: Animated Short Film


1993: Roger MacDougall (82)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


2006: David Butler (78)

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


2013: Jean Bach (94)

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


Released


1930: Hell’s Angels (94)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1929/30 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1933: Gold Diggers of 1933 (91)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1932/33 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording


1953: Pickup on South Street (71)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Thelma Ritter)


1954: The High and the Mighty (70)

  {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 1954 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (William Wellman), Supporting Actress (Jan Sterling, Claire Trevor), Original Song (“The High And The Mighty”), Dramatic or Comedy Score, Editing
     Oscar Win: Dramatic or Comedy Score


1963: The L-Shaped Room (61)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1963 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Leslie Caron)


1966: A Man and a Woman (58)

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Claude Lelouch), Actress (Anouk Aimee), Original Story and Screenplay, Foreign Language Film
     Oscar Wins: Original Story and Screenplay, Foreign Language Film


2011: The Tree of Life (13)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Terrence Malick), Cinematography


2022: Top Gun: Maverick (2)

  {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 2022 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Hold My Hand”), Film Editing, Sound, Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Sound