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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1892: Patricia Collinge (81 at death)

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


1906: Russell Metty (71 at death)

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


1911: Frank DeVol (88 at death)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score, Substantially Original Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score


1914: Glen Robinson (87 at death)

  {0 Noms, 6 Wins}
     Oscar Wins: Visual Effects, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)


1919: Edmond Sechan (82 at death)

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


1925: James Bernard (75 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story
     Oscar Win: Motion Picture Story


1927: Rachel Roberts (53 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress


1934: Sophia Loren (89)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress
     Oscar Wins: Actress, Special/Honorary


1940: Jonathan Hardy (83)

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


1958: Mychael Danna (65)

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


1958: Charlie Kaufman (65)

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


1958: Donald Kaufman (65)

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


1979: Bryn Mooser (44)

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


Died


1949: Richard Dix (56)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1955: Robert Riskin (58)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Adaptation, Screenplay, Motion Picture Story
     Oscar Win: Adaptation


1971: Lionel Lindon (66)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color)


1991: Louis Clyde Stoumen (74)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short
     Oscar Wins: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short


1994: Jule Styne (88)

  {10 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song
     Oscar Win: Original Song


1995: Mikhail Bogdanov (80)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design


2004: Walter Scheuer (82)

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


2006: Sven Nykvist (83)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography
     Oscar Wins: Cinematography


2016: Curtis Hanson (71)

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


2020: Michael Chapman (84)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography


2020: Alan R. Tomkins (81)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design


Released


1940: The Westerner (83)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1940 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Walter Brennan), Original Story, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Win: Supporting Actor (Walter Brennan)


1944: Frenchman’s Creek (79)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1951: Here Comes the Groom (72)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1951 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Motion Picture Story, Original Song (“In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening”)
     Oscar Win: Original Song (“In The Cool, Cool Of The Evening”)


1954: Bread, Love and Dreams (69)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story


1961: Claudelle Inglish (62)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)


1968: The Girl with the Pistol (55)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1968 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1989: A Dry White Season (34)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor (Marlon Brando)


1991: Rambling Rose (32)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Laura Dern), Supporting Actress (Diane Ladd), Sound Effects Editing


1996: The First Wives Club (27)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Musical or Comedy Score


2002: Spirited Away (21)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 2002 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Animted Feature
     Oscar Win: Animted Feature


2007: 12 (16)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2007 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


2013: Prisoners (10)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography


2019: Ad Astra (4)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Mixing