This Day in Oscar History: December 16 (2021)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1896: Norbert Brodine (73 at death)

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White)

1898: Lud Gluskin (90 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1899: Noel Coward (73 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
     Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay

1917: Arthur C. Clarke (90 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1919: Edward Lewis (99 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture

1919: Furio Scarpelli (90 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay

1926: John Schlesinger (77 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1938: Liv Ullmann (83) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actress

1946: Tom Stern (75) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1963: James Mangold (58) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Adapted Screenplay

Died

1889: Ted Wilde (40 )

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Comedy Directing

1946: William S. Gray (50)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing

1952: Harry Losee (51)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Dance Direction

1958: John S. Toldy (57)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Original Story
     Oscar Nominee: Original Story

1981: Karl Struss (95) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Cinematography
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Color)

1997: Pete Comandini (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Award of Commendation

2009: Roy Edward Disney (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film

2019: Edward Lewis (99) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture

Released

1954: There’s No Business Like Show Business (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story, Score of a Musical, Costume Design (Color)

1959: Journey to the Center of the Earth (62) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1959 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Sound, Special Effects

1962: Lawrence of Arabia (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{10 Noms, 7 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing (David Lean), Substantially Original Score, Editing, Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (David Lean), Actor (Peter O’Toole), Supporting Actor (Omar Sharif), Adapted Screenplay, Substantially Original Score, Editing, Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Sound

1965: The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1965 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actor (Richard Burton), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

1969: Cactus Flower (52) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1969 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress (Goldie Hawn) Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress (Goldie Hawn)

1969: Gaily, Gaily (52) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1969 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Sound

1969: Hello, Dolly! (52) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{7 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1969 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Original or Adaptation Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Oscar Nominee: Picture, Original or Adaptation Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Sound

1970: Love Story (51) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{7 Noms, 1 Win @ 1970 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Original Score Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Arthur Hiller), Actor (Ryan O’Neal), Actress (Ali MacGraw), Supporting Actor (John Marley), Story and Screenplay, Original Score

1971: The Boy Friend (50) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1971 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song Score and Adaptation Score

1973: Papillon (48) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1973 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Dramatic Score

1977: Saturday Night Fever (44) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1977 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actor (John Travolta)

1983: To Be or Not to Be (38) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1983 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Charles Durning)

1985: The Color Purple (36) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{11 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1985 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actress (Whoopi Goldberg), Supporting Actress (Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Miss Celie’s Blues (Sister)”), Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup

1987: Broadcast News (34) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{7 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1987 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actor (William Hurt), Actress (Holly Hunter), Supporting Actor (Albert Brooks), Original Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography

1987: Moonstruck (34) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{6 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1987 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Actress (Cher), Supporting Actress (Olympia Dukakis), Original Screenplay Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Norman Jewison), Actress (Cher), Supporting Actor (Vincent Gardenia), Supporting Actress (Olympia Dukakis), Original Screenplay

1988: Dangerous Liaisons (33) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{7 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actress (Glenn Close), Supporting Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

2009: Crazy Heart (12) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2009 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Actor (Jeff Bridges), Original Song (“The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)”) Oscar Nominee: Actor (Jeff Bridges), Supporting Actress (Maggie Gyllenhaal), Original Song (“The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)”)

2016: Fences (5) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 1 Win @ 2016 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress (Viola Davis) Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actor (Denzel Washington), Supporting Actress (Viola Davis), Adapted Screenplay