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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released


Born

1889: Claude Rains (77 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor

1913: Les Bowie (65 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Visual Effects

1925: Richard Burton (58 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Actor, Supporting Actor

1928: Ennio Morricone (91 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
     Oscar Nominee: Original Score

1929: Marilyn Bergman (92 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {16 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score

1932: Roy Scheider (75 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1943: Richard Marks (75 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1944: Tim Rice (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song

1963: Sylvain Chomet (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Animated Feature, Animated Short Film

Died

1956: Victor Young (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {22 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Drama/Comedy Score
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score

1982: Elio Petri (53) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

2006: Jack Palance (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

2010: Dino De Laurentiis (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Foreign Film, Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Oscar Nominee: Foreign Film

Released

1928: White Shadows in the South Seas (94) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1928/29 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Cinematography
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1933: The Prizefighter and the Lady (89) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1932/33 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Story

1938: The Cowboy and the Lady (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Sound Recording
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“The Cowboy And The Lady”), Original Score, Sound Recording

1941: The Devil Pays Off (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Sound Recording

1942: Road to Morocco (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Sound Recording

1943: No Time for Love (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

1948: When My Baby Smiles at Me (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1948 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Actor (Dan Dailey), Score of a Musical

1966: Is Paris Burning? (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

1969: Marooned (53) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1969 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Special Visual Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Sound, Special Visual Effects

1974: Lenny (48) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1974 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Bob Fosse), Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Actress (Valerie Perrine), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography

1989: Dad (33) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Makeup

1989: My Left Foot (33) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Supporting Actress (Brenda Fricker)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Jim Sheridan), Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Supporting Actress (Brenda Fricker), Adapted Screenplay

2004: The Polar Express (18) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2004 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“Believe”), Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing

2017: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (5) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2017 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actress (Frances McDormand), Supporting Actor (Sam Rockwell)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actress (Frances McDormand), Supporting Actor (Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Editing

Oscar Ceremonies

1931: 4th Annual Academy Awards

  (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1930/31}

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