Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
Died
Released
Oscar Nominations
Born
1885: Jerome Kern (60 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{8 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Original Song
Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Musical Score
1894: Irvin Talbot (79 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Scoring
1895: Buddy De Sylva (55 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1895: Harry Ruby (79 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1899: George K. Arthur (86 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Two-Reel Short Film
1907: Ross Bellah (97 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
1908: Richard Sokolove (67 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay
1909: Lester Novros (91 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short
1920: John Box (85 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{6 Noms, 4 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
1921: Bob Godfrey (92 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Animated Short Film
Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film
1921: Donna Reed (64 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1928: Michael Craig (94)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
1931: Mordecai Richler (70 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay
1940: James Cromwell (82) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1949: Zbigniew Rybczynski (73) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Animated Short Film
Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film
1971: Alexander Jovy (51) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Live Action Short Film
Died
1942: Stacy Woodard (40)
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Novelty Short Film
Oscar Nominee: Novelty Short Film
1964: Stuart N. Lake (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Story
1975: Bill Walsh (61) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Adapted Screenplay
1978: Oscar Homolka (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1979: Les Bowie (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Visual Effects
1987: Norman McLaren (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Documentary Short
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short, One-Reel Short Film, Live Action Short Film
1997: Cecil Lewis (98) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Screenplay
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay
2007: Walker Stuart (86)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Live Action Short Film
2017: Emmanuelle Riva (89) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actress
Released
1944: The Fighting Seabees (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Dramatic or Comedy Score
1970: The Molly Maguires (52) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design
1973: Last Tango in Paris (49) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1973 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Directing (Bernardo Bertolucci), Actor (Marlon Brando)
1975: The Man in the Glass Booth (47) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1975 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actor (Maximilian Schell)
1977: Operation Thunderbolt (45) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1977 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film
1984: Broadway Danny Rose (38) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1984 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Directing (Woody Allen), Original Screenplay
2012: Albert Nobbs (10) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Glenn Close), Supporting Actress (Janet McTeer), Makeup
Oscar Nominations
2004: 76th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 2003}
