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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

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Died

Released



Born

1878: Joseph M. Schenck (82 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1888: Sonya Levien (71 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Story and Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Adaptation, Story and Screenplay

1889: Nathaniel Shilkret (92 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Scoring

1893: Joe Rock (90 at death)

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

1899: Humphrey Bogart (57 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Lead Actor
     Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor

1905: Ann Ronell (88 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score

1936: Ismail Merchant (68 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Live Action Short Film

1949: Sissy Spacek (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Lead Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress

1949: Anne Spielberg (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1954: Annie Lennox (62) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1971: Dido (45) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1949: Leon Schlesinger (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film

1977: Charles Chaplin (88) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Drama Score, Special/Honorary
     Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Original Screenplay, Drama Score

1977: Frank P. Keller (64)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Editing
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1979: Joan Blondell (73) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1989: Robert Pirosh (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Story and Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay

1993: Ann Ronell (88) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score

Released

1935: A Tale of Two Cities (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Editing

1950: Born Yesterday (66) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Lead Actress (Judy Holliday)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (George Cukor), Lead Actress (Judy Holliday), Screenplay, Black-and-White Costume Design

1962: To Kill a Mockingbird (54) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Lead Actor (Gregory Peck), Adapted Screenplay, Black-and-White Art Direction
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Robert Mulligan), Lead Actor (Gregory Peck), Supporting Actress (Mary Badham), Adapted Screenplay, Substantially Original Score, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction

1973: The Sting (43) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {10 Noms, 7 Wins @ 1973 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Director (George Roy Hill), Story and Screenplay, Original Song Score, Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (George Roy Hill), Lead Actor (Robert Redford), Story and Screenplay, Originl Song Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound

1990: The Godfather, Part III (26) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1990 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Francis Ford Coppola), Supporting Actor (Andy Garcia), Original Song (“Promise Me You’ll Remember”), Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction

1991: The Prince of Tides (25) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Lead Actor (Nick Nolte), Supporting Actress (Kate Nelligan), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction

1997: As Good As It Gets (19) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Lead Actor (Jack Nicholson), Lead Actress (Helen Hunt)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Lead Actor (Jack Nicholson), Lead Actress (Helen Hunt), Supporting Actor (Greg Kinnear), Original Screenplay, Original Musical or Comedy Score, Editing

2008: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (8) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {13 Noms, 3 Wins @ 2008 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction, Makeup, Visual Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (David Fincher), Lead Actor (Brad Pitt), Supporting Actress (Taraji P. Henson), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound/Sound Mixing, Visual Effects

2011: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (5) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Supporting Actor (Max von Sydow)

2011: War Horse (5) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing

2012: Django Unchained (4) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz), Original Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz), Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Sound Effects/Editing

2012: Les Misรฉrables (4) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress (Anne Hathaway), Makeup, Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Lead Actor (Hugh Jackman), Supporting Actress (Anne Hathaway), Original Song (“Suddenly”), Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound/Sound Mixing

2013: The Wolf of Wall Street (3) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Martin Scorsese), Lead Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill), Adapted Screenplay

2014: American Sniper (2) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Lead Actor (Bradley Cooper), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing

2014: Selma (2) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Original Song (“Glory”)

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