Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Born
1858: May Robson (84 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actress
1894: Leonard Smith (53 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Color)
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Color)
1903: Frederic Ullman Jr. (45 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Two-Reel Short Film
1914: Joseph Stone (87 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
1935: Dudley Moore (66 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actor
Academy Awards Host: 55th-Co | 1 time
1938: Jonathan Tunick (82) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Original Song or Adaptation Score
Oscar Nominee: Original Song or Adaptation Score
1939: Christopher Miles (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Live Action Short Film
1978: James Franco (42) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actor
Academy Awards Host: 83rd-Co | 1 time
1979: Kate Hudson (41) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1981: Catalina Sandino Moreno (39) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actress
Died
1958: Albert Akst (58)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing
1962: Wesley C. Miller (67)
{4 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate)
Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects
1971: Louis Brock (78)
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Comedy Short Film
Oscar Nominee: Comedy Short Film
1995: Neil Paterson (78)
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay
2002: Reginald Rose (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Adapted Screenplay
2005: Ruth Hussey (93) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
Released
1930: The Divorcee (90) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1929/30 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Actress (Norma Shearer)
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Robert Leonard), Actress (Norma Shearer), Writing
1935: Private Worlds (85) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1935 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Claudette Colbert)
1957: Boy on a Dolphin (63) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1957 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Scoring
1961: La Dolce Vita (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1961 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Costume Design (Black-and-White)
Oscar Nominee: Directing (Federico Fellini), Original Story and Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Black-and-White)
2002: My Big Fat Greek Wedding (18) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2002 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
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