This Day in Oscar History: November 28 (2020)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1896: Lilia Skala (98 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1903: Emil Kosa Jr. (64 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Special Effects

1904: Gilbert Kurland (73 at death)

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

1907: Edward Carfagno (89 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {10 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

1923: Gloria Grahame (57 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1926: Lawrence Turman (94) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture

1933: Hope Lange (70 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1943: Randy Newman (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {22 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Original Score, Drama Score, Comedy/Musical Score

1946: Jeannine Oppewall (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design

1947: Gustav Hasford (45 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1948: Agnieszka Holland (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1950: Ed Harris (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1958: Christopher Rouse (62) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1960: Barry Alexander Brown (60) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Film Editing, Documentary Feature

1961: Alfonso Cuarón (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {10 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Directing, Editing
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography

1962: Jon Stewart (58) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{ Noms, Wins}
Academy Awards Host: 78th, 80th | 2 times

1963: Armando Iannucci (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1976: Rosalind Russell (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
     Oscar Nominee: Actress
     Academy Awards Host: 30th-Co | 1 time

1980: Sarah Y. Mason (84)

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

1985: Calvin Jackson (66)

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

1992: Randall Duell (89)

{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

Released

1941: The Corsican Brothers (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Dramatic or Comedy Score

1944: Meet Me in St. Louis (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay, Original Song (“The Trolley Song”), Score of a Musical, Cinematography (Color)

1950: The Mudlark (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1987: Anna (33) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1987 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Sally Kirkland)

2007: The Savages (13) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2007 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Laura Linney), Original Screenplay

2014: The Imitation Game (6) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{8 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Morten Tyldum), Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), Supporting Actress (Keira Knightley), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design