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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1879: Lewis Stone (73 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1893: Grover Jones (46 at death)

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


1905: Frank Tuttle (63 at death)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1916: Bill Melendez (91 at death)

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


1926: Richard H. Kline (91 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography


1940: Sam Waterston (83)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1957: Ray McKinnon (66)

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


Died


1947: Frank Wead (52)

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


1954: Lionel Barrymore (76)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing, Actor
     Oscar Win: Actor
     Academy Awards Host: 5th-Co | 1 time


1955: Chandler Sprague (69)

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


1962: Ralph Dawson (65)

  {4 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing
     Oscar Wins: Editing


1962: Irene (61)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)


1973: Sid Rogell (73)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature
     Oscar Win: Documentary Feature


1977: William McGann (84)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Special Effects


1979: Jed Harris (79)

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


1986: Alexander Tansman (89)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Drama/Comedy Score


1997: Saul Chaplin (85)

  {5 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Musical Score
     Oscar Wins: Musical Score


2005: Age (86)

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


2017: Luis Enrique Bacalov (84)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Drama Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score
     Oscar Win: Drama Score


Released


1941: Blues in the Night (82)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Blues In The Night”)


1944: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (79)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Special Effects
     Oscar Win: Special Effects


1946: Children of Paradise (77)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1946 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


1949: The Fallen Idol (74)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1949 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Carol Reed), Screenplay


1953: Crazylegs (70)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1974: Earthquake (49)

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1974 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound, Visual Effects
     Oscar Wins: Sound, Visual Effects


1985: Runaway Train (38)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1985 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Jon Voight), Supporting Actor (Eric Roberts), Editing


1989: Steel Magnolias (34)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Julia Roberts)


1991: Cape Fear (32)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Robert De Niro), Supporting Actress (Juliette Lewis)


1996: The Mirror Has Two Faces (27)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Lauren Bacall), Original Song (“I Finally Found Someone”)


2013: Nebraska (10)

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Alexander Payne), Actor (Bruce Dern), Supporting Actress (June Squibb), Original Screenplay, Cinematography


2019: Ford v Ferrari (4)

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
     Oscar Wins: Editing, Sound Editing


2019: I Lost My Body (4)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Animated Feature