Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Born
1875: H. B. Warner (83 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1881: Margaret Wycherly (74 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1935: Mike Gray (77 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
1938: Michael Ahnemann (66 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short
1938: Barry Malkin (80 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Film Editing
1942: Bob Hoskins (71 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actor
1944: Kenny Ascher (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score
1945: Pat Conroy (70 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay
1951: Julian Schnabel (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Directing
1956: Matthew W. Mungle (64) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Makeup
Oscar Nominee: Makeup
1965: Stephen Rosenbaum (55) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Visual Effects
Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects
1971: Phil Johnston (49) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Animated Feature
1973: Seth MacFarlane (47) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
Academy Awards Host: 85th | 1 time
Died
1941: Victor Schertzinger (51) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Scoring
Oscar Nominee: Directing, Scoring
1952: Hattie McDaniel (60) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1978: Irmin Roberts (74)
{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
1991: Joseph Lapis (92)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Special Effects
1998: Rick Dior (51) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing
Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing
1999: Abraham Polonsky (88) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
1999: Albert Whitlock (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Visual Effects
Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects
2002: Jim MacKay (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film
2009: Yoshiro Muraki (85) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White)
2019: Barry Malkin (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Film Editing
Released
1949: Passport to Pimlico (71) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1949 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay
1951: The Blue Veil (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Jane Wyman), Supporting Actress (Joan Blondell)
1952: Flat Top (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Editing
1955: Rebel without a Cause (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Sal Mineo), Supporting Actress (Natalie Wood), Motion Picture Story
1956: The Brave One (64) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1956 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Motion Picture Story Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story, Editing, Sound Recording
1967: Wait Until Dark (53) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1967 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Audrey Hepburn)
1970: Cromwell (50) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1970 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Costume Design Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Costume Design
1972: The Stepmother (48) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1972 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“Strange Are The Ways Of Love”)
1979: The Great Santini (41) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actor (Robert Duvall), Supporting Actor (Michael O’Keefe)
2018: Border (2) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Makeup and Hairstyling
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