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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released


Born

1888: Leo Erdody (60 at death)

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

1900: Katina Paxinou (72 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1906: Marlin Skiles (74 at death)

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

1918: Art Cruickshank (64 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Visual Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects

1930: Armin Mueller-Stahl (92) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1947: Robert Dornhelm (75) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1947: Wes Studi (75) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1953: Sally Menke (56 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1956: Peter Farrelly (66) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1968: Eva von Bahr (54) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Makeup

1973: Rian Johnson (49) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1929: Ted Wilde (40)

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

1962: Robert M. Haas (73)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

1962: Thomas Mitchell (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor

1975: Walter Thompson (72)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1983: Hal Pereira (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1985: Harry Leonard (85)

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

1987: Irving Allen (82) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Two-Reel Short Film
     Oscar Nominee: Two-Reel Short Film

1997: Peter Taylor (75)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Editing
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

2009: Jennifer Jones (90) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Actress, Supporting Actress

Released

1942: Random Harvest (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Mervyn LeRoy), Actor (Ronald Colman), Supporting Actress (Susan Peters), Screenplay, Drama/Comedy Score, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design

1943: The Desert Song (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

1954: The Silver Chalice (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Dramatic or Comedy Score, Cinematography (Color)

1957: The Bolshoi Ballet (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Score of a Musical

1957: Witness for the Prosection (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1957 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Billy Wilder), Actor (Charles Laughton), Supporting Actress (Elsa Lanchester), Editing, Sound Recording

1959: On the Beach (63) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1959 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Dramatic or Comedy Score, Editing

1964: Zorba the Greek (58) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1964 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress (Lila Kedrova), Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Michael Cacoyannis), Actor (Anthony Quinn), Supporting Actress (Lila Kedrova), Adapted Screenplay, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design

1971: Diamonds Are Forever (51) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1971 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Sound

1972: The Heartbreak Kid (50) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1972 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Eddie Albert), Supporting Actress (Jeannie Berlin)

1972: Pete ‘n’ Tillie (50) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1972 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress (Geraldine Page), Adapted Screenplay

1972: Travels with My Aunt (50) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1972 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Costume Design     Oscar Nominee: Actress (Maggie Smith), Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

1975: The Man Who Would Be King (47) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1975 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

1976: King Kong (46) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1976 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Visual Effects     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Sound, Visual Effects

1976: A Star Is Born (46) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1976 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song (“Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star Is Born)”)     Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star Is Born)”), Original Song Score and Adaptation Score, Cinematography, Sound

1979: Kramer vs. Kramer (43) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {9 Noms, 5 Wins @ 1979 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing (Robert Benton), Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), Adapted Screenplay     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Robert Benton), Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Supporting Actor (Justin Henry), Supporting Actress (Jane Alexander, Meryl Streep), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography

1980: Mon Oncle D’Amerique (42) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay

1982: Best Friends (40) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1982 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“How Do You Keep The Music Playing?”)

1982: Fanny & Alexander (40) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 4 Wins @ 1983 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Foreign Language Film     Oscar Nominee: Directing (Ingmar Bergman), Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Foreign Language Film

1982: Tootsie (40) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {10 Noms, 1 Win @ 1982 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress (Jessica Lange)     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Sydney Pollack), Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Supporting Actress (Teri Garr, Jessica Lange), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“It Might Be You”), Editing, Cinematography, Sound

1990: Awakenings (32) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1990 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actor (Robert De Niro), Adapted Screenplay

1993: Beethoven’s 2nd (29) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1993 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“The Day I Fall In Love”)

1993: What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (29) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1993 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio)

1997: The Apostle (25) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Actor (Robert Duvall)

1999: Anna and the King (23) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

1999: Bicentennial Man (23) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Makeup

1999: Magnolia (23) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Tom Cruise), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Save Me”)

1999: Stuart Little (23) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects

2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (19) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {11 Noms, 11 Wins @ 2003 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing (Peter Jackson), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Into the West”), Original Score, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound/Sound Mixing, Visual Effects     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Peter Jackson), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Into the West”), Original Score, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound/Sound Mixing, Visual Effects

2004: The Aviator (18) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {11 Noms, 5 Wins @ 2004 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett), Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Martin Scorsese), Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Alan Alda), Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett), Original Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Sound/Sound Mixing

2004: Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (18) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 2004 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Makeup     Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup

2008: The Wrestler (14) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2008 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Actor (Mickey Rourke), Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei)

2010: A Cat in Paris (12) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Animted Feature

2010: Rabbit Hole (12) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2010 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Actress (Nicole Kidman)

2010: TRON Legacy (12) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2010 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Sound Effects/Editing

2014: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (8) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Sound Effects/Editing

2021: Nightmare Alley (1) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2021 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design

2021: Lost Daughter (1) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2021 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Actress (Olivia Colman), Supporting Actress (Jessie Buckley), Adapted Screenplay

2021: Cyrano (1) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2021 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Costume Design

2021: Spider-Man: No Way Home (1) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2021 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects

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