Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
Died
Released
Oscar Ceremonies
Born
1893: Cedric Gibbons (67 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{39 Noms, 11 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
1896: George James Hopkins (88 at death)
{13 Noms, 4 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
1905: Joan Crawford (72 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Actress
Oscar Nominee: Actress
1910: Akira Kurosawa (88 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
Oscar Nominee: Directing
1914: Nedrick Young (54 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay
1916: Ben Roberts (68 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
1925: David Watkin (82 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Cinematography
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography
1934: Mark Rydell (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Directing
1942: Michael Haneke (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Directing, Original Screenplay
1954: David Permut (66) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture
1959: Catherine Keener (61) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1964: Mary Zophres (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design
Died
1958: Don Hartman (57)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Original Story
1966: Kenneth Webb (73)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Scoring
1988: Jim Jacobs (58)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature
1996: Jules Schermer (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story
1999: Osmond Borradaile (100) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{0 Noms, 0 Wins}
2002: Richard Sylbert (73) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{6 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
2011: Elizabeth Taylor (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{5 Noms, 3 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Actress, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Oscar Nominee: Actress
Released
1932: One Hour With You (88) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1931/32 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture
1937: Waikiki Wedding (83) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1937 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Original Song (“Sweet Leilani”)
Oscar Nominee: Dance Direction (“Luau”), Original Song (“Sweet Leilani”)
1948: The Search (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1948 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Motion Picture Story, Special/Honorary Award
Oscar Nominee: Directing (Fred Zinnemann), Actor (Montgomery Clift), Screenplay, Motion Picture Story, Honorary Award
1956: Forbidden Planet (64) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Special Effects
1966: The Naked Prey (54) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Story and Screenplay
1990: Pretty Woman (30) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1990 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Julia Roberts)
2006: The Lives of Others (14) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win @ 2006 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Foreign Language Film
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film
2007: The Counterfeiters (13) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win @ 2007 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Foreign Language Film
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film
2018: Isle of Dogs (2) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Animated Feature, Original Score
Oscar Ceremonies
1950: 22nd Annual Academy Awards
(Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1949}
1998: 70th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1997}
2003: 75th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 2002}
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