Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
Died
Released
Oscar Ceremonies
Oscar Nominations
Born
1900: Luis Bunuel (83 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay
1901: Charles Newman (76 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1908: John Mills (97 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1917: A. D. Flowers (84 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 3 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Visual Effects, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)
Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects
1917: Jocelyn Herbert (86 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
1933: Nicholas Pileggi (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay
1940: Julian Chagrin (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Live Action Short Film
1944: Jonathan Demme (73 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Directing
Oscar Nominee: Directing
1950: Julie Walters (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actress, Supporting Actress
1957: Sharen Davis (63) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design
1983: JR (37) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature
Died
1959: J. Theodore Reed (71) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{0 Noms, 0 Wins}
Academy President #5: 1933-34, 1 term
1970: Edward Selzer (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{11 Noms, 5 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Documentary Short, Animated Short Film
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short, Animated Short Film
1973: Katina Paxinou (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1978: Ernest Palmer (92) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Color)
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Color)
1982: John Carter (74)
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing
Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing
2002: Chuck Jones (89) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Animated Short Film, Special/Honorary
Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film
2003: Daniel Taradash (90) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Screenplay
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay
Academy President #20: 1970-73, 3 terms
2016: Douglas Slocombe (103) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography
Released
1934: It Happened One Night (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{5 Noms, 5 Wins @ 1934 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing (Frank Capra), Actor (Clark Gable), Actress (Claudette Colbert), Adaptation
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Frank Capra), Actor (Clark Gable), Actress (Claudette Colbert), Adaptation
1935: Folies Bergere (85) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1935 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Dance Direction (“Straw Hat”)
Oscar Nominee: Dance Direction (“Straw Hat”)
1935: All the King’s Horses (85)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1935 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Dance Direction (“Viennese Waltz”)
1940: Abe Lincoln in Illinois (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actor (Raymond Massey), Cinematography (Black-and-White)
1952: Five Fingers (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Directing (Joseph L. Mankiewicz), Screenplay
1973: Turkish Delight (47) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1973 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film
2019: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (1) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Animated Feature
Oscar Ceremonies
2009: 81st Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 2008}
2015: 87th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 2014}
Oscar Nominations
1960: 32nd Annual Academy Awards
(Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1959}
1972: 44th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1971}
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