Posted

in

by

Tags:


Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1902: Darryl F. Zanuck (77 at death)

  {2 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: PicturePicture, Original Story, Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Oscar Wins: Irving G. Thalberg Award


1912: Ray Gilbert (63 at death)

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


1919: Paul Claudon (82 at death)

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


1923: David Adams (83 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film


1929: Edward S. Feldman (91 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture


1942: Werner Herzog (82)

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


1948: Robert Wald (76)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing


1951: Michael Keaton (73)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Actor


1979: Geoff McLean (45)

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


Died


1990: Jack Hildyard (82)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography
     Oscar Win: Cinematography


1993: John Truscott (57)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design
     Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design


2014: Karel Cerny (92)

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


Released


1934: One Night of Love (90)

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1934 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Victor Schertzinger), Actress (Grace Moore), Scoring, Editing, Sound Recording
     Oscar Wins: Scoring, Sound Recording


1935: The Dark Angel (89)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1935 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress (Merle Oberon), Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Recording
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design


1937: One Hundred Men and a Girl (87)

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1937 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Story, Scoring, Editing, Sound Recording
     Oscar Win: Scoring


1939: Golden Boy (85)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1939 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Score


1951: The Medium (73)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical


1952: The Merry Widow (72)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color)


1956: Gervaise (68)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film