This Day in Oscar History: May 16 (2021)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

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Born

1905: Henry Fonda (77 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Actor, Special/Honorary
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actor

1909: Margaret Sullavan (50 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actress

1946: Anna Asp (75) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design

1948: Shawn Murphy (73) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing

1955: Debra Winger (66) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actress

1955: Charles B. Wessler (66) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture

1959: Mare Winningham (62) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1966: Janet Jackson (55) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1967: Virgil Widrich (54) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1974: Laura Pausini (47) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1976: Thomas Curley (45) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing

Died

1955: James Agee (45) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay

1984: Irwin Shaw (71) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay

1990: Sammy Davis Jr. (64) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{ Noms, Wins}
Academy Awards Host: 44th-Co, 47th-Co | 2 times

1990: Jim Henson (53) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1997: Giuseppe De Santis (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

2007: C. Timothy O’Meara (64)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing

2020: Jon Whiteley (75) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary

Released

1937: Wings over Honolulu (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1937 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1956: The Man Who Knew Too Much (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1956 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Original Song (“Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)”) Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)”)

1957: Designing Woman (64) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1957 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Original Story and Screenplay Oscar Nominee: Original Story and Screenplay

1960: Hiroshima, Mon Amour (61) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Story and Screenplay

1973: The Day of the Jackal (48) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1973 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Editing

1980: Fame (41) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Original Song (“Fame”), Original Score Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Fame”, “Out Here On My Own”), Original Score, Editing, Sound

1986: Top Gun (35) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1986 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Original Song (“Take My Breath Away”) Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“Take My Breath Away”), Editing, Sound, Sound Effects Editing

2001: Moulin Rouge (20) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{8 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actress (Nicole Kidman), Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound