Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Born
1886: Thomas Little (98 at death)
{21 Noms, 6 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
1893: Victor Heerman (84 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Adaptation
Oscar Nominee: Adaptation
1905: Gordon E. Sawyer (74 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{16 Noms, 4 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing, John A. Bonner Medal
Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing
1916: Martha Raye (78 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
1943: Tuesday Weld (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1947: Kirk Francis (73) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing
Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing
1953: Willy DeVille (55 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1955: Robert Richardson (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{10 Noms, 3 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Cinematography
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography
1955: Diana Scarwid (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1962: Sjon Sigurdsson (58) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
Died
1951: J. Arthur Ball (57)
{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
1968: Robert Z. Leonard (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Directing
1999: Harold Jack Bloom (75)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay
Released
1937: Make a Wish (83) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1937 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Scoring
1941: Aloma of the South Seas (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Color), Special Effects
1943: Watch on the Rhine (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1943 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Actor (Paul Lukas)
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actor (Paul Lukas), Supporting Actress (Lucile Watson), Screenplay
1943: Holy Matrimony (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay
1953: Roman Holiday (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{10 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Actress (Audrey Hepburn), Motion Picture Story, Black-and-White Costume Design
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (William Wyler), Actress (Audrey Hepburn), Supporting Actor (Eddie Albert), Screenplay, Motion Picture Story, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design, Black-and-White Costume Design
1964: Mary Poppins (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{13 Noms, 5 Wins @ 1964 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Actress (Julie Andrews), Song (“Chim Chim Cher’ee”), Substantially Original Score, Editing, Special Visual Effects
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Robert Stevenson), Actress (Julie Andrews), Adapted Screenplay, Song (“Chim Chim Cher-ee”), Substantially Original Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score, Editing, Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Color Costume Design, Sound, Special Visual Effects
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