This Day in Oscar History: August 13 (2021)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1892: Haldane Douglas (87 at death)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

1899: Alfred Hitchcock (80 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Oscar Nominee: Directing

1904: Charles Rogers (94 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

1908: Boris Leven (78 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {9 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

1913: Robert Krasker (68 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1913: Melvin Frank (75 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{5 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Original Screenplay, Story and Screenplay

1921: Jan Stussy (68 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Documentary Short
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short

1942: Hallie D’Amore (64 at death)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Makeup

1955: Paul Greengrass (66) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Directing

1961: Tom Perrotta (60) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

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

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

1965: Michael De Luca (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture

1967: Quinn Cummings (54) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1967: Richard Flournoy (66)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay

1967: Jane Darwell (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress

1975: Oliver Emert (72)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

1982: Charles Walters (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Directing

2001: Richard Shorr (58)

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

2017: Joseph Bologna (82) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Released

1931: Bad Girl (90) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1931/32 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Directing (Frank Borzage), Adaptation Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Frank Borzage), Adaptation

1942: Bambi (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“Love Is A Song”), Dramatic or Comedy Score, Sound Recording

1947: Kiss of Death (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1947 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Richard Widmark), Motion Picture Story

1947: Black Narcissus (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1947 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

1952: Sudden Fear (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Joan Crawford), Supporting Actor (Jack Palance), Cinematography (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Black-and-White)

1953: The War of the Worlds (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1953 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Special Effects Oscar Nominee: Editing, Sound Recording, Special Effects

1957: Man of a Thousand Faces (64) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1957 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Story and Screenplay

1967: Bonnie and Clyde (54) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{10 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1967 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress (Estelle Parsons), Cinematography Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Arthur Penn), Actor (Warren Beatty), Actress (Faye Dunaway), Supporting Actor (Gene Hackman, Michael J. Pollard), Supporting Actress (Estelle Parsons), Story and Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design

1997: The Full Monty (24) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1997 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Musical/Comedy Score Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Peter Cattaneo), Original Screenplay, Musical/Comedy Score