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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1888: Ray Binger (81 at death)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Special Effects


1890: Max Terr (60 at death)

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


1896: Lawrence Tibbett (63 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1903: Thorold Dickinson (80 at death)

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


1903: Barbara McLean (92 at death)

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


1907: Burgess Meredith (89 at death)

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


1927: Norman Gimbel (91 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song
     Oscar Win: Original Song


1954: Scott Wittman (69)

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


1977: Maggie Gyllenhaal (46)

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


Died


1960: Clark Gable (59)

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


1977: William Tummel (85)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing
     Oscar Win: Assistant Directing


1981: William Holden (63)

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


2002: George Barrie (90)

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


2003: Albert Nozaki (91)

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


2006: Ernest Day (79)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


2006: Eustace Lycett (91)

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects, Special Effects
     Oscar Wins: Visual Effects


2018: William Goldman (87)

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


Released


1933: Little Women (90)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1932/33 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (George Cukor), Adaptation
     Oscar Win: Adaptation


1934: The White Parade (89)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1934 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Sound Recording


1950: Cyrano de Bergerac (73)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor (José Ferrer)
     Oscar Win: Actor (José Ferrer)


1959: The 400 Blows (64)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1959 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Story and Screenplay


1961: Summer and Smoke (62)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Geraldine Page), Supporting Actress (Una Merkel), Dramatic or Comedy Score, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1962: The Four Days of Naples (61)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: 1962: Foreign Language Film; 1963: Original Story and Screenplay


1977: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (46)

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1977 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Steven Spielberg), Supporting Actress (Melinda Dillon), Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects
     Oscar Wins: Cinematography, Sound Effects Editing


1990: Home Alone (33)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1990 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Somewhere In My Memory”), Original Score


1994: Heavenly Creatures (29)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1994 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


2001: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (22)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design


2011: The Descendants (12)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 2011 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Alexander Payne), Actor (George Clooney), Adapted Screenplay, Editing
     Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay


2012: Anna Karenina (11)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design
     Oscar Win: Costume Design


2012: Silver Linings Playbook (11)

  {8 Noms, 1 Win @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (David O. Russell), Actor (Bradley Cooper), Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro), Supporting Actress (Jacki Weaver), Adapted Screenplay, Editing
     Oscar Win: Actress (Jennifer Lawrence)


2018: At Eternity’s Gate (5)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Willem Dafoe)


2018: Green Book (5)

  {5 Noms, 3 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Viggo Mortensen), Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali), Original Screenplay, Editing
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali), Original Screenplay


2018: Of Fathers and Sons (5)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature