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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1895: Buster Keaton (70 at death)

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


1910: James R. Webb (63 at death)

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


1921: James Poe (58 at death)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay


1924: Charlton Heston (83 at death)

  {1 Nom, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor
     Oscar Wins: Actor, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
     Academy Awards Host: 45th-Co | 1 time


1946: Susan Sarandon (78)

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


1956: Christoph Waltz (68)

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


1970: Geoffrey Fletcher (54)

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


1971: Hoyte van Hoytema (53)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography
     Oscar Win: Cinematography


Died


1988: Zlatko Grgic (57)

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


1990: Roy Charman (60)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing


1996: Stephen J. Friedman (59)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


2001: Al Ham (76)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Adaptation or Treatment Score


2002: Don Peters (81)

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


2003: William Cayton (85)

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


2005: Harold Leventhal (86)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


2018: Will Vinton (70)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects, 74, 78, 81, 82
     Oscar Win: Animated Short Film


2019: Diahann Carroll (84)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


Released


1951: An American in Paris (73)

  {8 Noms, 6 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Vincente Minnelli), Story and Screenplay, Musical Score, Editing, Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Color Costume Design
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Story and Screenplay, Musical Score, Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Color Costume Design


1962: The Longest Day (62)

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design, Special Effects
     Oscar Wins: Black-and-White Cinematography, Special Effects


1964: The Visit (60)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1964 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)


1978: The Boys from Brazil (46)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Laurence Olivier), Original Score, Editing


1985: Jagged Edge (39)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1985 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor (Robert Loggia)


1996: That Thing You Do! (28)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“That Thing You Do!”)


2013: Gravity (11)

  {10 Noms, 7 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Alfonso Cuaron), Actress (Sandra Bullock), Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing, Visual Effects
     Oscar Wins: Directing (Alfonso Cuaron), Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing, Visual Effects


2019: Joker (5)

  {11 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Todd Phillips), Actor (Joaquin Phoenix), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing
     Oscar Wins: Actor (Joaquin Phoenix), Original Score


2019: Pain and Glory (5)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor (Antonio Banderas), International Film