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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


1889: George Hively (60 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing


1889: Louis Silvers (64 at death)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring
     Oscar Win: Scoring


1903: Murray Spivack (90 at death)

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


1911: Eleazar Lipsky (81 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story


1920: Robert Cohn (75 at death)

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins}


1958: David Lee (66)

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


1964: Rosie Perez (60)

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


1976: Naomie Harris (48)

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


Died


1959: Edmund Gwenn (81)

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


1962: Hanns Eisler (64)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score


1970: Alfred Gilks (78)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color)
     Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color)


1977: Eugen Shuftan (84)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Win: Cinematography (Black-and-White)


1988: Harold Rosson (93)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


1992: Henry Ephron (81)

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


1998: Akira Kurosawa (88)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Directing
     Oscar Win: Special/Honorary


2003: Jules Engel (94)

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


2018: Burt Reynolds (82)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor
     Academy Awards Host: 46th-Co | 1 time


2020: Nancy Dine (83)

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


Released


1946: Caesar and Cleopatra (78)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1946 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)


1973: The Pedestrian (51)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1973 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film


1984: Amadeus (40)

  {11 Noms, 8 Wins @ 1984 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Milos Forman), Actor (F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound
     Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Milos Forman), Actor (F. Murray Abraham), Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound