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2010: Oscar Week in Review by Tripp Burton (1)
Born
1885: Hans Dreier (81 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{23 Noms, 3 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
1892: Louis Brock (78 at death)
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Comedy Short Film
Oscar Nominee: Comedy Short Film
1905: Friz Freleng (89 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Animated Short Film
Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film
1907: Hy Zaret (99 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1908: Tom Tully (73 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1908: Charles Freeman (92 at death)
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special Effects
Oscar Nominee: Special Effects
1912: Arthur P. Schmidt (52 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing
1914: Robert Emmet Smith (73 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
1930: Frank Perry (65 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Directing
1944: Peter Weir (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{6 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay
1945: Patty McCormack (75) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1948: Lindy Hemming (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Costume Design
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design
1958: Brian Jennings (62)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film
Died
2018: Barbara Harris (83) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1962: Otto Siegel (65)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
1978: Elizabeth Hill (77)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay
1995: Nanni Loy (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
2000: John Patrick Hayes (70)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Live Action Short Film
Released
1936: Sing, Baby, Sing (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“When Did You Leave Heaven”)
1946: Notorious (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1946 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Claude Rains), Original Screenplay
1952: The Quiet Man (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{7 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Directing (John Ford), Color Cinematography
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (John Ford), Supporting Actor (Victor McLaglen), Screenplay, Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Recording
1956: War and Peace (64) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Directing (King Vidor), Cinematography (Color), Costume Design (Color)
1963: The Caretakers (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1963 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White)
1964: Kisses for My President (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1964 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design (Black-and-White)
1974: The Longest Yard (46) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1974 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Editing
1981: An American Werewolf in London (39) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1981 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Makeup
Oscar Nominee: Makeup
1987: Dirty Dancing (33) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1987 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Original Song (“(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life”)
Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life”)
1991: Barton Fink (29) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Michael Lerner), Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design
2009: Inglourious Basterds (11) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{8 Noms, 1 Win @ 2009 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz)
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Quentin Tarantino), Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz), Original Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing
2014: Wild Tales (6) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film
2019: American Factory (1) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature
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