This Day in Oscar History: June 20 (2021)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1905: Lillian Hellman (79 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1910: Gene Ruggiero (91 at death)

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

1914: Richard L. Van Enger (69 at death)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing

1931: Martin Landau (86 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1931: Olympia Dukakis (90) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1933: Danny Aiello (86 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1936: Derek Lamb (69 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1941: Stephen Frears (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Directing

1947: Candy Clark (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1949: Lionel Richie (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song

1959: Robert B. Weide (62) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1967: Nicole Kidman (54) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Actress, Supporting Actress

Died

1953: Arthur Caesar (61) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1973: Stephen A. Seymour (53)

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

1978: Mark Robson (64) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Directing

1994: Robert Armbruster (97) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Adaptation or Treatment Score

2019: Danny Aiello (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Released

1929: Hollywood Revue (92) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1928/29 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture

1929: Thunderbolt (92) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1928/29 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actor (George Bancroft)

1946: Anna and the King of Siam (75) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1946 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress (Gale Sondergaard), Screenplay, Dramatic or Comedy Score, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

1951: Kind Lady (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design (Black-and-White)

1962: The Pigeon That Took Rome (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

1972: Paix Sur Les Champs (49)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film

1973: A Touch of Class (48) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1973 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Actress (Glenda Jackson) Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actress (Glenda Jackson), Original Screenplay, Song (“All That Love Went to Waste”), Original Dramatic Score

1974: Chinatown (47) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{11 Noms, 1 Win @ 1974 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Roman Polanski), Actor (Jack Nicholson), Actress (Faye Dunaway), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Sound

1975: Jaws (46) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1975 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Original Score, Editing, Sound Oscar Nominee: Picture, Original Score, Editing, Sound