Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
Died
Released
Born
1879: Sydney Greenstreet (74 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1892: Albert S. D’Agostino (77 at death)
{5 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction (Black-and-White)
1894: Wesley C. Miller (67 at death)
{4 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate)
Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects
1901: Marlene Dietrich (90 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress
1902: Sam Coslow (79 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Two-Reel Short Film
Oscar Nominee: Two-Reel Short Film
1904: Linwood G. Dunn (93 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 4 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Gordon E. Sawyer Award, John A. Bonner Medal, Sci-Tech Award – Type I (Statuette), Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)
Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects
1905: Frank Cavett (67 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Screenplay, Motion Picture Story
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay, Motion Picture Story
1912: Tim Baar (64 at death)
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special Effects
Oscar Nominee: Special Effects
1948: Gerard Depardieu (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor
Died
1963: Perry Ferguson (62)
{5 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction (Black-and-White)
1968: Nugent Slaughter (80)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Engineering Effects
1973: Al Herman (84)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design
1974: Sam Comer (81)
{26 Noms, 4 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)
1981: Hoagy Carmichael (82) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Original Song
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1988: Hal Ashby (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Editing
Oscar Nominee: Directing, Editing
1990: Franklin Coen (78)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
2002: George Roy Hill (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Directing
Oscar Nominee: Directing
2003: Alan Bates (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor
2010: Grant McCune (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Visual Effects
Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects
Released
1958: Auntie Mame (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actress (Rosalind Russell), Supporting Actress (Peggy Cass), Editing, Color Cinematography, Art Direction
2000: Traffic (15) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{5 Noms, 4 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Director (Steven Spielberg), Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro), Adapted Screenplay, Editing
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Steven Soderbergh), Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro), Adapted Screenplay, Editing
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