Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Oscar Nominations

Born

1880: Herbert Brenon (78 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Drama Directing

1885: James Monaco (60 at death)

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

1901: A. B. Guthrie Jr. (90 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Screenplay

1901: Sidney Wagner (46 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)

1904: Oliver Mesel (74 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1909: Roland Gross (80 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1919: Robert Stack (84 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1922: Albert Lamorisse (48 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Documentary Feature

1934: Joseph Wishy (59 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature

1936: Henry Richardson (81 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Film Editing

1945: Christian Berger (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1954: Bruno Coulais (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1974: Mark Sanger (48) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Editing
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1974: Will McCormack (48) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Animated Short Film
     Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film

1978: Michael H. Weber (44) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay

Died

1966: Clifton Webb (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1976: Margaret Leighton (53) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1977: Henri L’Anglois (62) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary

2003: Norman Panama (88) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Story and Screenplay

Released

1938: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1937 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: 1938: Special/Honorary Award     Oscar Nominee: Scoring

1955: Bad Day at Black Rock (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards}
          Oscar Nominee: Directing (John Sturges), Actor (Spencer Tracy), Screenplay

1963: Twin Sisters of Kyoto (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1963 Academy Awards}
          Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film

Oscar Nominations

2020: 92nd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]

  (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 2019}