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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1895: Morris Ryskind (89 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Screenplay


1896: Joe McDonough (47 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing


1897: Adolph Deutsch (82 at death)

  {5 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Musical Score
     Oscar Wins: Musical Score


1901: Frank Churchill (40 at death)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score
     Oscar Win: Musical Score


1904: Charles Kaufman (86 at death)

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


1905: Arthur Quenzer (80 at death)

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


1934: Michael Dunn (38 at death)

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


1955: Thomas Newman (68)

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


1956: Danny Boyle (67)

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


1958: Viggo Mortensen (65)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor


1965: Janek Sirrs (58)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects
     Oscar Win: Visual Effects


1965: William Zabka (58)

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


1972: Stephan Moccio (51)

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


Died


1942: May Robson (84)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1947: Leonard Smith (53)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color)


1973: Lucien Moraweck (72)

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


1989: Anthony Quayle (76)

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


1994: Burt Lancaster (80)

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


Released


1936: The Charge of the Light Brigade (87)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1936 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Assistant Directing, Scoring, Sound Recording
     Oscar Win: Assistant Directing


1944: The Climax (79)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1945: Mildred Pierce (78)

  {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Joan Crawford), Supporting Actress (Eve Arden, Ann Blyth), Screenplay, Black-and-White Cinematography
     Oscar Win: Actress (Joan Crawford)


1961: Placido (62)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1965: A Rage to Live (58)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1965 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)


1995: O Quatrilho (28)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1995 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2006: Flags of Our Fathers (17)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing


2006: Marie Antoinette (17)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 2006 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design
     Oscar Win: Costume Design


2006: Pan’s Labyrinth (17)

  {6 Noms, 3 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Makeup, Foreign Language Film
     Oscar Wins: Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Makeup


2006: The Prestige (17)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design