Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
Died
Released
Born
1890: Barney McGill (51 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography
1907: Sidney Harmon (80 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story
1908: Eve Arden (82 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1913: Elmo Williams (102 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Editing
Oscar Nominee: Editing
1916: Jack Maxsted (85 at death)
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design
1917: Harry Brown (69 at death)
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Screenplay
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay, Motion Picture Story
1926: Cloris Leachman (94 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1933: Willie Nelson (90) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1940: Burt Young (83) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1944: Jill Clayburgh (66 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actress
1946: Bill Plympton (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film
1954: Jane Campion (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{5 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Directing, Original Screenplay
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay
1956: Lars Von Trier (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1963: James Marsh (60) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Documentary Feature
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature
1972: Joey McFarland (51) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture
1982: Kirsten Dunst (41) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1939: Edward Kleban (48 )
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1988: Ana de Armas (35) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actress
Died
1963: William C. Mellor (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
1974: Agnes Moorehead (73) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
Academy Awards Host: 20th-Co | 1 time
1985: Jules White (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Comedy Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film
1986: Robert Stevenson (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Directing
1991: Roy Seawright (85) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Special Effects
1994: Chris A. Butler (41)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design
1994: Ferdinando Scarfiotti (53) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design
2013: Mike Gray (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
Released
1935: The Scoundrel (88)
{1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1935 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Original Story Oscar Nominee: Original Story
1937: Night Must Fall (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1937 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actor (Robert Montgomery), Supporting Actress (Dame May Whitty)
1942: My Gal Sal (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1942 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Nominee: Score of a Musical, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
1954: Executive Suite (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress (Nina Foch), Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Black-and-White)
1999: Solomon and Gaenor (24) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film
2021: Four Good Days (2) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2021 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“Somehow You Do”)
Oscar Ceremonies
1930: 2nd Annual Academy Awards
(Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1928/29}
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