This Day in Oscar History: August 1 (2021)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1887: Anthony Coldeway (75 at death)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Adaptation

1898: Morris Stoloff (81 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {18 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Musical Score
     Oscar Nominee: Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score

1910: Walter Scharf (92 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{10 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score, Original Song or Adaptation Score

1913: Jerome Moross (69 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Drama/Comedy Score

1914: J. Lee Thompson (88 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Directing

1919: James Hill (75 at death)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Documentary Short
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short, Live Action Short Film

1925: Eugene S. Jones (95 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1940: Co Hoedeman (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Animated Short Film
     Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film

1942: Giancarlo Giannini (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actor

1963: Demián Bichir (58) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actor

1964: Adam Duritz (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song

1965: Sam Mendes (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Directing
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing

1976: Don Hertzfeldt (45) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film

Died

1958: Albert E. Smith (83) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary

1960: Warren Newcombe (66)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Special Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Special Effects

1973: Jan Domela (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary

1981: Paddy Chayefsky (58) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay, Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Screenplay

1985: Alfred J. Overton (73)

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

1985: Joseph Walker (92) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Gordon E. Sawyer Award
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)

1986: Paul Detlefsen (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Special Effects

1989: Robert Buckner (83)

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

2005: Donald Brooks (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design, Costume Design (Color)

Released

1944: Minstrel Man (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“Remember Me To Carolina”), Score of a Musical

1944: Wilson (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{10 Noms, 5 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay, Editing, Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Recording Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Henry King), Actor (Alexander Knox), Original Screenplay, Drama/Comedy Score, Editing, Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Recording, Special Effects