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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

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2007: Cinema Sight: Home Viewing with Peter (formerly The DVD Report) (17)

Born


1890: John Meehan (64 at death)

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


1897: Henry Ginsberg (82 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1903: Walter Thompson (72 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


1906: Roberto Rossellini (71 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay


1912: Richard Murphy (81 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Screenplay, Story and Screenplay


1920: Saul Bass (75 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short, Live Action Short Film
     Oscar Win: Documentary Short


1927: Murray Lerner (90 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature
     Oscar Win: Documentary Feature


1929: Miyoshi Umeki (78 at death)

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


1945: Beverly Shaffer (79)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film
     Oscar Win: Live Action Short Film


1952: Beth Henley (72)

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


1961: Janet McTeer (63)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress


1963: Michel Gondry (61)

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


Died


1989: Ruggero Maccari (69)

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


1994: Murray Spivack (90)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing


2004: Valentin Yoshov (83)

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


2013: Bryan Forbes (86)

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


2018: Anne V. Coates (92)

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing
     Oscar Wins: Editing, Special/Honorary


Released


1942: The Spoilers (82)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1943: The Ox-Bow Incident (81)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1953: Martin Luther (71)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1961: Two Women (63)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1961 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Sophia Loren)
     Oscar Win: Actress (Sophia Loren)


2002: Zus & Zo (22)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2002 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2009: Star Trek (15)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 2009 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Makeup, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing, Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Makeup


2015: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (9)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Makeup and Hairstyling