This Day in Oscar History: January 6 (2021)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1891: Rochus Gliese (87 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design

1913: Jack Leonard (41 at death)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story

1913: Loretta Young (87 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Actress

1918: William Cayton (85 at death)

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

1935: Gerald R. Molen (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1942: James A. de Vinney (79)

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

1954: Anthony Minghella (54 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Directing
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay

1964: Stefan Fjeldmark (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1966: A. R. Rahman (55) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song, Original Score
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Original Score

1968: John Singleton (51 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1981: Rinko Kikuchi (40) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1982: Eddie Redmayne (39) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1949: Victor Fleming (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1984: Ernest Laszlo (85) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)

2006: Johnny Lange (100)

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

2017: Les Lazarowitz (75) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Sound

2019: Gregg Rudloff (63) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing

2019: John Singleton (51) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Released

1928: The Circus (93) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1927/28 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design

1938: In Old Chicago (83) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1937 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress (Alice Brady), Assistant Directing Oscar Nominee: Picture, Supporting Actress (Alice Brady), Assistant Directing, Original Story, Scoring, Sound Recording