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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1897: Julia Heron (79 at death)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1909: Charles Frend (67 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1935: Michael Chapman (84 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography


1943: Brigitte Broch (80)

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


1945: Goldie Hawn (78)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actress
     Academy Awards Host: 48th-Co, 59th-Co | 2 times


1965: Björk (58)

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


1983: Guneet Monga (40)

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


Died


1972: Jerome Hill (67)

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


1987: Ivan Jandl (50)

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


1991: Robert Kaufman (60)

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


1995: Dorothy Jeakins (81)

  {12 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)
     Oscar Wins: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)


2001: Ralph Burns (79)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song or Adaptation Score
     Oscar Wins: Original Song or Adaptation Score


2005: John Mitchell (88)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing


Released


1930: Min and Bill (93)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1930/31 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Marie Dressler)
     Oscar Win: Actress (Marie Dressler)


1945: Saratoga Trunk (78)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1946 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Flora Robson)


1945: What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (78)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


1946: The Best Years of Our Lives (77)

  {8 Noms, 8 Wins @ 1946 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (William Wyler), Actor (Fredric March), Supporting Actor (Harold Russell), Screenplay, Drama/Comedy Score, Editing, Sound Recording
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (William Wyler), Actor (Fredric March), Supporting Actor (Harold Russell), Screenplay, Drama/Comedy Score, Editing, Special/Honorary Award


1960: General Della Rovere (63)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Story and Screenplay


1962: Sundays and Cybele (61)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1962 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film
     Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film


1962: Two for the Seesaw (61)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Song From Two For The Seesaw (Second Chance)”), Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1976: Rocky (47)

  {10 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1976 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (John G. Avildsen), Actor (Sylvester Stallone), Actress (Talia Shire), Supporting Actor (Burgess Meredith, Burt Young), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Gonna Fly Now”), Editing, Sound
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (John G. Avildsen), Editing


1986: An American Tail (37)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1986 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Somewhere Out There”)


1997: The Sweet Hereafter (26)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Atom Egoyan), Adapted Screenplay


2003: 21 Grams (20)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2003 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Naomi Watts), Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro)


2007: August Rush (16)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2007 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Raise It Up”)


2007: Enchanted (16)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2007 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Happy Working Song”, “So Close”, “That’s How You Know”)


2008: Bolt (15)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2008 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Animted Feature


2012: Life of Pi (11)

  {11 Noms, 4 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Ang Lee), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Pi’s Lullaby”), Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing, Visual Effects
     Oscar Wins: Directing (Ang Lee), Original Score, Cinematography, Visual Effects


2017: Coco (6)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2017 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Animated Feature, Original Song (“Remember Me”)
     Oscar Wins: Animated Feature, Original Song (“Remember Me”)


2018: Ralph Breaks the Internet (5)

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


2018: Roma (5)

  {10 Noms, 3 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Alfonso Cuaron), Actress (Yalitza Aparicio), Supporting Actress (Marina de Tavira), Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Foreign Language Film
     Oscar Wins: Directing (Alfonso Cuaron), Cinematography, Foreign Language Film