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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1890: Stanley Holloway (91 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1911: Irwin Kostal (83 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song or Adaptation Score, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score

1920: Walter Matthau (79 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor
     Oscar Nominee: Actor, Supporting Actor
     Academy Awards Host: 48th-Co, 55th-Co | 2 times

1921: James Whitmore (87 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1927: Laurence Harvey (46 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Actor

1930: Richard Harris (72 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Actor

1935: Julie Andrews (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1948: Lynn Ahrens (71) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Comedy/Musical Score

1950: Randy Quaid (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1961: Christine Blundell (58) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1989: Brie Larson (30) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Actress

Died

1964: Ernst Toch (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score

1977: Robert Luthardt (60)

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

1980: Gordon Wellesley (73)

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

1982: Russell Malmgren (77)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Special Effects

1988: Lucien Ballard (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Released

1948: Moonrise (71) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1948 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Sound Recording

1948: Johnny Belinda (71) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {12 Noms, 1 Win @ 1948 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actress (Jane Wyman)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Jean Negulesco), Actor (Lew Ayres), Actress (Jane Wyman), Supporting Actor (Charles Bickford), Supporting Actress (Agnes Moorehead), Screenplay, Drama/Comedy Score, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Recording

1953: Torch Song (66) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress (Marjorie Rambeau)

1958: The Big Country (61) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1958 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor (Burl Ives)
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Burl Ives), Dramatic or Comedy Score

1960: Never on Sunday (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1960 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song (“Never On Sunday”)
     Oscar Nominee: Directing (Jules Dassin), Actress (Melina Mercouri), Original Story and Screenplay, Original Song (“Never On Sunday”), Costume Design (Black-and-White)

1963: Lilies of the Field (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1963 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actor (Sidney Poitier)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actor (Sidney Poitier), Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Black-and-White Cinematography

1967: Young Americans (52) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {0 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1968 Academy Awards}
     Documentary Feature (Not Official, Award Rescinded)

1970: The Baby Maker (49) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song Score

1976: The Passover Plot (43) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1976 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Costume Design

1977: Iphigenia (42) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1977 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film

1980: Gloria (39) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Actress (Gena Rowlands)

2004: Shark Tale (15) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2004 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Animted Feature

2010: The Social Network (9) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins @ 2010 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (David Fincher), Actor (Jesse Eisenberg), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound/Sound Mixing

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