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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1885: Victor Baravalle (53 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Scoring


1892: Alice Brady (46 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actress


1901: James Dunn (65 at death)

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


1906: Luchino Visconti (69 at death)

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


1913: Burt Lancaster (80 at death)

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


1923: David Dockendorf (73 at death)

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


1940: Vincenzo Cerami (72 at death)

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


1954: Gary Yershon (70)

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


1955: Gregg Rudloff (63 at death)

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing


1959: William Goldenberg (65)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing


1975: David Sirota (49)

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


1977: Hugo Covarrubias (47)

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


Died


1950: George Bernard Shaw (94)

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


1977: Harold E. Stine (74)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


1981: Ghislain Cloquet (57)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography
     Oscar Win: Cinematography


1986: Harry Brown (69)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Screenplay, Motion Picture Story
     Oscar Win: Screenplay


1990: Travilla (70)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color)


1991: Irwin Allen (75)

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


1992: Hal Roach (100)

  {3 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Comedy Short Film, One-Reel Short Film
     Oscar Wins: Comedy Short Film, One-Reel Short Film, Special/Honorary


1998: Vincent Winter (50)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


2006: Leonard Schrader (62)

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


Released


1960: La Vérité (64)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1964: Where Love Has Gone (60)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1964 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Where Love Has Gone”)


1966: The Professionals (58)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Richard Brooks), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography (Color)


1974: Sandakan No. 8 (50)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1975 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1977: Madame Rosa (47)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1977 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film
     Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film


1978: Caravans (46)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design


1984: The Killing Fields (40)

  {7 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1984 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Roland Joffe), Actor (Sam Waterston), Supporting Actor (Haing S. Ngor), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography
     Oscar Wins: Supporting Actor (Haing S. Ngor), Editing, Cinematography


1993: The Piano (31)

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1993 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Jane Campion), Actress (Holly Hunter), Supporting Actress (Anna Paquin), Original Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Costume Design
     Oscar Wins: Actress (Holly Hunter), Supporting Actress (Anna Paquin), Original Screenplay


1994: Burnt by the Sun (30)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1994 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film
     Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film


2001: Monsters, Inc. (23)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 2001 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Animted Feature, Original Song (“If I Didn’t Have You”), Original Score, Sound Effects/Editing
     Oscar Win: Original Song (“If I Didn’t Have You”)


2002: The Twilight Samurai (22)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2003 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2007: American Gangster (17)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2007 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Ruby Dee), Art Direction/Production Design


2012: Flight (12)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Denzel Washington), Original Screenplay


2012: Wreck-It Ralph (12)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Animted Feature


2018: Bohemian Rhapsody (6)

  {5 Noms, 4 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Rami Malek), Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
     Oscar Wins: Actor (Rami Malek), Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing


2022: Close (2)

  {1 Nom, Wins @ 2022 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: International Feature Film