This Day in Oscar History: June 19 (2021)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1865: May Whitty (82 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress

1877: Charles Coburn (84 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1905: Mildred Natwick (89 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1906: Basil Wrangell (70 at death)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing

1930: Gena Rowlands (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1932: Marisa Pavan (89) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1939: Tom Rickman (79 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1939: Jonathan Erland (82) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{0 Noms, 6 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Gordon E. Sawyer Award, Medal of Commendation, Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque), Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)

1942: Jeff Moss (56 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1944: Joel Fein (63 at death)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing

1947: Yuh-jung Youn (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1954: Kathleen Turner (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actress

1970: Brad Zoern (51) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing

1972: Jean Dujardin (49) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1956: Lester Lee (51) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1962: Frank Borzage (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Directing, Drama Directing
     Oscar Nominee: Directing, Drama Directing

1966: Ed Wynn (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1991: Jean Arthur (90) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actress

1993: Lucinda Ballard (87)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design (Black-and-White)

2020: Ian Holm (88) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Released

1930: With Byrd at the South Pole (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1929/30 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Cinematography Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1945: Captain Eddie (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Special Effects

1947: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1947 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White)

1953: Dream Wife (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design (Black-and-White)

1953: The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Score of a Musical

1959: Say One for Me (62) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1959 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Score of a Musical

1962: Meredith Willson’s The Music Man (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{6 Noms, 1 Win @ 1962 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Adaptation or Treatment Score Oscar Nominee: Picture, Adaptation or Treatment Score, Editing, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Color Costume Design, Sound

1962: Hatari! (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Color)

1963: The Stripper (58) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1963 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design (Black-and-White)

1986: The Decline of the American Empire (35) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1986 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film

1992: Batman Returns (29) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1992 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Makeup, Visual Effects

1998: Mulan (23) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Musical or Comedy Score

2015: Inside Out (6) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Animted Feature, Original Screenplay Oscar Nominee: Animted Feature, Original Screenplay