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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1890: Oscar Lagerstrom (83 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing


1893: Bert Glennon (73 at death)

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


1903: Nancy Carroll (61 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1903: Walter G. Elliott (60 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Effects/Editing
     Oscar Win: Sound Effects/Editing


1905: Roy Seawright (85 at death)

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


1908: George Jenkins (98 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design


1916: Sinsaku Himeda (80 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1919: Gillo Pontecorvo (86 at death)

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


1925: Ruth Morley (65 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)


1954: Kathleen Quinlan (69)

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


1959: Allison Janney (64)

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


1962: Jodie Foster (61)

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


1962: Hilary Henkin (61)

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


1970: Andrea Jublin (53)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film


1979: Barry Jenkins (44)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing, Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay


1983: Adam Driver (40)

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


Died


1971: Stuart Gilmore (62)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


1973: William Kiernan (65)

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


1992: Diane Varsi (54)

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


1998: Alan J. Pakula (70)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay


2008: John Michael Hayes (89)

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


2014: Mike Nichols (83)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing
     Oscar Win: Directing


2016: Paul Sylbert (88)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design


2022: Nick Bosustow (82)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film
     Oscar Win: Animated Short Film


Released


1929: The Love Parade (94)

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1929/30 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Ernst Lubitsch), Actor (Maurice Chevalier), Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Recording


1932: I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (91)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1932/33 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Paul Muni), Sound Recording


1937: A Damsel in Distress (86)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1937 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Dance Direction (“Fun House”), Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Win: Dance Direction (“Fun House”)


1941: Skylark (82)

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


1942: You Were Never Lovelier (81)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Dearly Beloved”), Score of a Musical, Sound Recording


1946: The Razor’s Edge (77)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1946 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Supporting Actor (Clifton Webb), Supporting Actress (Anne Baxter), Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actress (Anne Baxter)


1947: Mourning Becomes Electra (76)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1947 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Michael Redgrave), Actress (Rosalind Russell)


1956: Seven Samurai (67)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Black-and-White)


1958: Houseboat (65)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Story and Screenplay, Original Song (“Almost In Your Arms (Love Song From ‘Houseboat’)”)


1975: Cousin, Cousine (48)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1976 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Marie-Christine Barrault), Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film


1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (48)

  {9 Noms, 5 Wins @ 1975 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Milos Forman), Actor (Jack Nicholson), Actress (Louise Fletcher), Supporting Actor (Brad Dourif), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Milos Forman), Actor (Jack Nicholson), Actress (Louise Fletcher), Adapted Screenplay


1980: Heaven’s Gate (43)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1981 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design


1993: Addams Family Values (30)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1993 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design


1999: Sleepy Hollow (24)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1999 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design


1999: Toy Story 2 (24)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“When She Loved Me”)


2010: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (13)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2010 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Visual Effects


2021: King Richard (2)

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2021 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Will Smith), Supporting Actress (Aunjanue Ellis), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Be Alive”), Editing