This Day in Oscar History: January 23 (2020)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

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Born

Died

Released

Oscar Nominations

Born

1903: Fred Niblo Jr. (70 at death)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Adaptation

1906: Arthur Lonergan (83 at death)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

1910: Walter Greene (73 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1910: Irene Sharaff (83 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {16 Noms, 5 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)

1942: Dale Harlteben (78)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Documentary Feature
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature

1973: Mark Boal (47) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Original Screenplay

Died

1951: Charles Schoenbaum (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Color)

1956: Milan Roder (77)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Scoring

1959: Daniel B. Cathcart (52)

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

1978: Jack Oakie (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1986: Willard Van Dyke (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Live Action Short Film

1989: Arthur Lonergan (83)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

1994: Oliver Smith (75)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

2005: Johnny Carson (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{ Noms, Wins}
Academy Awards Host: 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 56th | 5 times

2006: Joseph Newman (96)

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Assistant Directing

2007: David Ronne (63)

{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing

2014: Riz Ortolani (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Released

1941: Tall, Dark and Handsome (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay

1943: Casablanca (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing (Michael Curtiz), Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Michael Curtiz), Actor (Humphrey Bogart), Supporting Actor (Claude Rains), Screenplay, Drama/Comedy Score, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography