Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
Died
Released
Oscar Nominations
Born
1894: Jack Benny (80 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{ Noms, Wins}
Academy Awards Host: 16th | 2 times
1896: Werner Heyman (65 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score
1903: Stuart Erwin (64 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1905: Thelma Ritter (63 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{6 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
Academy Awards Host: 27th-Co | 1 time
1907: Ray Bomba (79 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Special Effects
1912: Jack Brooks (59 at death)
{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1918: William L. Snyder (80 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Animated Short Film
Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film
1935: Arnold Kopelson (83 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Picture
Oscar Nominee: Picture
1944: Alan Parker (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Directing
1957: Michael Williams (63) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Documentary Feature
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature
1960: Meg Tilly (60) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1963: John R. Dilworth (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film
Died
1954: Larry Russell (40) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Drama Score
Oscar Nominee: Drama Score
1970: Harry Stradling (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{14 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
1970: Arthur Edeson (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White)
1987: George Tibbles (73)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1988: Frederick Loewe (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Original Song
Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score
1993: Eleazar Lipsky (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story
1995: Michael V. Gazzo (71) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
2004: Elois Jenssen (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Costume Design (Color)
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design, Costume Design (Color)
2007: Ryan Larkin (63) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film
2012: Dory Previn (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
Released
1957: Mother India (63) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1957 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film
1963: Federico Fellini’s 8-1/2 (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1963 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Foreign Language Film
Oscar Nominee: Directing (Federico Fellini), Original Story and Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Black-and-White), Foreign Language Film
1973: Save the Tiger (47) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1973 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Actor (Jack Lemmon)
Oscar Nominee: Actor (Jack Lemmon), Supporting Actor (Jack Gilford), Original Story and Screenplay
2005: Paradise Now (15) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2005 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film
Oscar Nominations
1989: 61st Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1988}
1990: 62nd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1989}
1995: 67th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1994}
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