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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1890: Stanley Holloway (91 at death)

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


1911: Irwin Kostal (83 at death)

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song or Adaptation Score, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score
     Oscar Wins: Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score


1920: Walter Matthau (79 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actor
     Academy Awards Host: 48th-Co, 55th-Co | 2 times


1921: James Whitmore (87 at death)

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


2020: Murray Schisgal (93)

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


1927: Laurence Harvey (46 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1930: Richard Harris (72 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor


1935: Julie Andrews (88)

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


1948: Lynn Ahrens (75)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Comedy/Musical Score


1950: Randy Quaid (73)

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


1961: Christine Blundell (62)

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


1985: Emerald Fennell (38)

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


1989: Brie Larson (34)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


Died


1964: Ernst Toch (76)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score


1977: Robert Luthardt (60)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)


1980: Gordon Wellesley (73)

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


1982: Russell Malmgren (77)

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


1988: Lucien Ballard (80)

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


Released


1948: Johnny Belinda (75)

  {12 Noms, 1 Win @ 1948 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Jean Negulesco), Actor (Lew Ayres), Actress (Jane Wyman), Supporting Actor (Charles Bickford), Supporting Actress (Agnes Moorehead), Screenplay, Drama/Comedy Score, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Recording
     Oscar Win: Actress (Jane Wyman)


1948: Moonrise (75)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1948 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording


1953: Torch Song (70)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Marjorie Rambeau)


1958: The Big Country (65)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1958 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Burl Ives), Dramatic or Comedy Score
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actor (Burl Ives)


1960: Never on Sunday (63)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1960 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Jules Dassin), Actress (Melina Mercouri), Original Story and Screenplay, Original Song (“Never On Sunday”), Costume Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Win: Original Song (“Never On Sunday”)


1963: Lilies of the Field (60)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1963 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture, Actor (Sidney Poitier), Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Black-and-White Cinematography
     Oscar Win: Actor (Sidney Poitier)


1967: Young Americans (56)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1968 Academy Awards}


1970: The Baby Maker (53)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song Score


1976: The Passover Plot (47)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1976 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design


1977: Iphigenia (46)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1977 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1980: Gloria (43)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Gena Rowlands)


2004: Shark Tale (19)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2004 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Animted Feature


2010: The Social Network (13)

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins @ 2010 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (David Fincher), Actor (Jesse Eisenberg), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Wins: Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing