Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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1894: John Howard Lawson (82 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1900: Robert Wyler (70 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1902: Al Hoffman (57 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1902: Ray Nazarro (83 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1905: Frederick Kohner (80 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1906: Dimitri Shostakovich (68 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1914: Bob Wright (90 at death)
{3 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1930: Shel Silverstein (68 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1940: August Cinquegrana (58 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1944: Michael Douglas (81)
{2 Noms, 2 Wins} |
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1948: Colleen Atwood (77)
{12 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1958: Randy Kerber (67)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1968: Will Smith (57)
{4 Noms, 1 Win} |
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1969: Catherine Zeta-Jones (56)
{1 Nom, 1 Win} |
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1977: Yoshiaki Nishimura (48)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1947: Joseph H. August (57)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1980: Lewis Milestone (84)
{3 Noms, 2 Wins} |
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1984: Walter Pidgeon (87)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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1987: Mary Astor (81)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1991: Ralph Jester (90)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins} |
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2001: Evan Lottman (70)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins} |
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1941: You’ll Never Get Rich (84)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards} |
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1942: Desperate Journey (83)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards} |
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1943: Thank Your Lucky Stars (82)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards} |
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1952: Because You’re Mine (73)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards} |
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1953: The Actress (72)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards} |
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1957: Gates of Paris (68)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1957 Academy Awards} |
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1961: The Hustler (64)
{9 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards} |
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1981: Chariots of Fire (44)
{7 Noms, 4 Wins @ 1981 Academy Awards} |
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1981: Only When I Laugh (44)
{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1981 Academy Awards} |
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1987: The Princess Bride (38)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1987 Academy Awards} |
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1992: Mr. Saturday Night (33)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1992 Academy Awards} |
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1992: The Last of the Mohicans (33)
{1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1992 Academy Awards} |
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2008: The Baader Meinhof Complex (17)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2008 Academy Awards} |
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2009: Coco Before Chanel (16)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2009 Academy Awards} |
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2020: The Trial of the Chicago 7 (5)
{6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2020 Academy Awards} |
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