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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1890: Groucho Marx (86 at death)

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


1904: Graham Greene (86 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay


1919: Shirley Clarke (77 at death)

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


1941: Les Lazarowitz (75 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound


1943: Eduardo Serra (80)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography


1951: Sting (72)

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


1954: Lorraine Bracco (69)

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


1960: Terence Winter (63)

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


1963: Joe Walker (60)

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


1966: Carlos Cuarón (57)

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


Died


1954: John Hughes (72)

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


1956: George Bancroft (74)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1985: Rock Hudson (59)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor
     Academy Awards Host: 45th-Co | 1 time


1987: Russell Rouse (73)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Story and Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Original Screenplay


1988: Lothar Wolff (79)

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


1990: Peter Herman Adler (90)

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


1998: Gene Autry (91)

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


2005: August Wilson (60)

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


2020: Edward S. Feldman (91)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


2020: Eugene S. Jones (95)

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


Released


1929: Disraeli (94)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1929/30 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (George Arliss), Writing
     Oscar Win: Actor (George Arliss)


1937: The Awful Truth (86)

  {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 1937 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Leo McCarey), Actress (Irene Dunne), Supporting Actor (Ralph Bellamy), Screenplay, Editing
     Oscar Win: Directing (Leo McCarey)


1940: Angels over Broadway (83)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


1950: I’ll Get By (73)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical


1961: The Mark (62)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor (Stuart Whitman)


1977: Julia (46)

  {11 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1977 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Fred Zinnemann), Actress (Jane Fonda), Supporting Actor (Jason Robards, Maximilian Schell), Supporting Actress (Vanessa Redgrave), Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Costume Design
     Oscar Wins: Supporting Actor (Jason Robards), Supporting Actress (Vanessa Redgrave)


1992: Glengarry Glen Ross (31)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1992 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor (Al Pacino)


1998: What Dreams May Come (25)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1998 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


2009: A Serious Man (14)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2009 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Screenplay


2015: The Martian (8)

  {7 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Matt Damon), Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing, Visual Effects