Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
Died
Released
Oscar Ceremonies
Born
1899: Bella Spewack (91 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Story
1901: Richard Myers (75 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1901: Ed Begley (69 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1908: David Lean (83 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{11 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Directing
Oscar Nominee: Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay, Editing
1909: Jay Blackton (84 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Musical Score
Oscar Nominee: Musical Score
1909: Jerry Livingston (78 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1920: John Barnes (80 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short
1921: Nancy Kelly (73 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actress
1921: Simone Signoret (64 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Actress
Oscar Nominee: Actress
1926: Riz Ortolani (87 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1932: Penelope Gilliatt (61 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
1936: Lawrence Gordon (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture
1947: Elton John (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Original Song
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1952: Robert Fox (71)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture
1958: Amy Pascal (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture
Died
1957: Max Ophuls (54) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
1973: Stephen Goosson (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{5 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
1973: Frank Cavett (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Screenplay, Motion Picture Story
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay, Motion Picture Story
1977: Nunnally Johnson (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay
1998: Daniel Massey (64) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
2001: Larry Lansburgh (89) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Documentary Feature, Live Action Short Film
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature, Live Action Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film
2005: Paul Henning (93) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
2006: Richard O. Fleischer (89) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Documentary Feature
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature
2008: Abby Mann (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay
2021: Larry McMurtry (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay
Released
1947: The Farmer’s Daughter (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1947 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Actress (Loretta Young) Oscar Nominee: Actress (Loretta Young), Supporting Actor (Charles Bickford)
1953: Call Me Madam (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1953 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Score of a Musical Oscar Nominee: Score of a Musical, Costume Design (Color)
1953: The Naked Spur (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay
1955: Strategic Air Command (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story
1970: Women in Love (53) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1970 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Actress (Glenda Jackson) Oscar Nominee: Directing (Ken Russell), Actress (Glenda Jackson), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography
1988: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (35) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film
1994: The Paper (29) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1994 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“Make Up Your Mind”)
2020: Crip Camp (3) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2020 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature
2022: Everything Everywhere All at Once (1) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{11 Noms, Wins @ 2022 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert), Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis, Stephanie Hsu), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“This Is a Life”), Original Score, Film Editing, Costume Design
2022: RRR (1) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, Wins @ 2022 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“Naatu Naatu”)
Oscar Ceremonies
1954: 26th Annual Academy Awards
(Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1953}
1985: 57th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1984}
1991: 63rd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1990}
1996: 68th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1995}
2001: 73rd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 2000}
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