Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Born
1897: Edith Head (83 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{35 Noms, 8 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)
1902: Elsa Lanchester (84 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1907: Don Walker (81 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Adaptation or Treatment Score
1908: Albert Maltz (76 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay
1913: Peter Glenville (82 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Directing
1929: Joan Plowright (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1939: Jane Alexander (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actress, Supporting Actress
1967: Kevin Macdonald (53) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Documentary Feature
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature
1967: Julia Roberts (53) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Actress
Oscar Nominee: Actress, Supporting Actress
1974: Joaquin Phoenix (46) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actor, Supporting Actor
Died
1939: Alice Brady (46) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1967: Bertram Granger (75)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
1972: Mitchell Leisen (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design
1975: Ettore Margadonna (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story
1978: Geoffrey Unsworth (64) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Cinematography
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Color)
1991: Sylvia Fine (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1997: Paul Jarrico (82)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
1998: James Goldman (71) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay
2001: Grigori Chukhrai (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
2002: Margaret Booth (104) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
Oscar Nominee: Editing
2004: Charles F. Wheeler (88)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography
Released
1941: How Green Was My Valley (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{10 Noms, 5 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing (John Ford), Supporting Actor (Donald Crisp), Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (John Ford), Supporting Actor (Donald Crisp), Supporting Actress (Sara Allgood), Screenplay, Dramatic Score, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Recording
1952: The Promoter (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Sound Recording
1954: Carmen Jones (66) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Dorothy Dandridge), Score of a Musical
1959: The Great War (61) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1959 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film
1983: Educating Rita (37) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1983 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actor (Michael Caine), Actress (Julie Walters), Adapted Screenplay
2008: Milk (12) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{8 Noms, 1 Win @ 2008 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Actor (Sean Penn) Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Gus Van Sant), Actor (Sean Penn), Supporting Actor (Josh Brolin), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Costume Design
2011: Monsieur Lazhar (9) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film
2011: Anonymous (9) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design
2011: Puss in Boots (9) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Animted Feature
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