This Day in Oscar History: September 18 (2020)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1905: Greta Garbo (84 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1914: Jack Cardiff (94 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Color), Special/Honorary
     Oscar Nominee: Directing, Cinematography (Color)

1920: Jack Warden (85 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1922: Grayson Hall (62 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1960: Stephen Flaherty (60) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1963: John Powell (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1949: Frank Morgan (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1960: B. B. Kahane (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
     Academy President #15: 1959-60, 2 terms (died in office)

1960: Owen Marks (61)

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing

1964: Robert N. Lee (74)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Adaptation

1968: Franchot Tone (63) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actor

1985: A. Earl Hedrick (89) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1992: Herbert Spencer (87)

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song Score, Original Song or Adaptation Score

1999: Harold F. Kress (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Editing
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

2011: Tom Daly (93) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{5 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film

Released

1927: The Magic Flame (93) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1927/28 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1935: Broadway Melody of 1936 (85) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1935 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Dance Direction (“I’ve Got a Feeling You’re Fooling”)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Original Story, Dance Direction (“I’ve Got a Feeling You’re Fooling”)

1941: Lady Be Good (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1941 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song (“The Last Time I Saw Paris”)
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“The Last Time I Saw Paris”)

1941: Lydia (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Dramatic Score

1950: Bitter Rice (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story

1958: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (62) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Richard Brooks), Actor (Paul Newman), Actress (Elizabeth Taylor), Adapted Screenplay, Color Cinematography

1968: Funny Girl (52) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 1 Win @ 1968 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actress (Barbra Streisand)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actress (Barbra Streisand), Supporting Actress (Kay Medford), Original Song (“Funny Girl”), Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound

1969: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (51) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1969 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Elliott Gould), Supporting Actress (Dyan Cannon), Original Story and Screenplay, Cinematography

1975: Give ’em Hell, Harry! (45) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1975 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actor (James Whitmore)

1978: Maurice (42) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1987 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design

1980: The Nest (40) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film

1981: The French Lieutenant’s Woman (39) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1981 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Meryl Streep), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

1985: Three Men and a Cradle (35) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1985 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film

1987: Fatal Attraction (33) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1987 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Adrian Lyne), Actress (Glenn Close), Supporting Actress (Anne Archer), Adapted Screenplay, Editing

1990: GoodFellas (30) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 1990 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor (Joe Pesci)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Martin Scorsese), Supporting Actor (Joe Pesci), Supporting Actress (Lorraine Bracco), Adapted Screenplay, Editing