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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1889: Claude Rains (77 at death)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor


1913: Les Bowie (65 at death)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


1925: Richard Burton (58 at death)

  {7 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor


1928: Ennio Morricone (91 at death)

  {6 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1929: Marilyn Bergman (92 at death)

  {16 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score
     Oscar Wins: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score


1932: Roy Scheider (75 at death)

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


1943: Richard Marks (75 at death)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


1944: Tim Rice (80)

  {5 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song
     Oscar Wins: Original Song


1963: Sylvain Chomet (61)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Animated Feature, Animated Short Film


1969: Peter Craig (55)

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


Died


1956: Victor Young (57)

  {22 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score
     Oscar Win: Drama/Comedy Score


1982: Elio Petri (53)

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


2006: Jack Palance (87)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actor


2010: Dino De Laurentiis (91)

  {1 Nom, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Film
     Oscar Wins: Foreign Film, Irving G. Thalberg Award


2019: Laurence G. Paull (81)

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


2023: John Bailey (81)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Academy President #36: 2017-19, 2 terms


Released


1928: White Shadows in the South Seas (96)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1928/29 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography
     Oscar Win: Cinematography


1933: The Prizefighter and the Lady (91)

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


1938: The Cowboy and the Lady (86)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“The Cowboy And The Lady”), Original Score, Sound Recording
     Oscar Win: Sound Recording


1941: The Devil Pays Off (83)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording


1942: Road to Morocco (82)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Sound Recording


1943: No Time for Love (81)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1948: When My Baby Smiles at Me (76)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1948 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Dan Dailey), Score of a Musical


1966: Is Paris Burning? (58)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1969: Marooned (55)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1969 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Sound, Special Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Special Visual Effects


1974: Lenny (50)

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1974 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Bob Fosse), Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Actress (Valerie Perrine), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography


1989: Dad (35)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Makeup


1989: My Left Foot (35)

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Jim Sheridan), Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Supporting Actress (Brenda Fricker), Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Wins: Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Supporting Actress (Brenda Fricker)


2004: The Polar Express (20)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2004 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Believe”), Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing


2017: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (7)

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2017 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Frances McDormand), Supporting Actor (Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Editing
     Oscar Wins: Actress (Frances McDormand), Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell)


2023: Perfect Days (1)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2023 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: International Feature


Oscar Ceremonies


1931: 4th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1930/31}