This Day in Oscar History: June 11 (2023)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


	1889: Wesley Ruggles (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing
	1890: James Basevi (71 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
	1903: Sheridan Gibney (84 at death) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Screenplay Oscar Wins: Original Story, Screenplay
	1907: Emile Kuri (93 at death) {8 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
	1909: Harry Gerstad (93 at death) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Wins: Editing
	1910: Carmine Coppola (80 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Drama Score Oscar Win: Original Score
	1910: Jacques-Yves Cousteau (87 at death) {3 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Live Action Short Film Oscar Wins: Documentary Feature, Live Action Short Film
	1911: Rosine Delamare (101 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)
	1917: Arthur H. Wolf (85 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short
	1919: Richard Todd (90 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor
	1922: Michael Cacoyannis (89 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay
	1933: Gene Wilder (83 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay
	1947: Larry Johnson (62 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing
	1973: Dana Brunetti (50) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture
	1976: Bogumil Godfrejow (47) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film
	1978: Love Larson (45) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Makeup
	1995: Tems (28) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

Died

	1956: Ralph Morgan (72) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary
	1968: George Boemler (66) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing
	1979: John Wayne (72) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor Oscar Win: Actor
	1991: Gregory Stone (90) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Scoring
	1996: Lonne Elder III (68) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay
	2014: Ruby Dee (91) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress
	2015: Ron Moody (91) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

Released

	1937: A Day at the Races (86) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1937 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Dance Direction (“All God’s Children Got Rhythm”)
	1947: It Happened on Fifth Avenue (76) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1947 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story
	1949: Saraband (74) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1949 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
	1964: The Unsinkable Molly Brown (59) {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1964 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Debbie Reynolds), Adaptation or Treatment Score, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color), Sound
	1969: True Grit (54) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1969 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (John Wayne), Original Song (“True Grit”) Oscar Win: Actor (John Wayne)
	1975: Nashville (48) {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1975 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Robert Altman), Supporting Actress (Ronee Blakely, Lily Tomlin), Original Song (“I’m Easy”) Oscar Win: Original Song (“I’m Easy”)
	1982: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (41) {9 Noms, 4 Wins @ 1982 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Steven Spielberg), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects Oscar Wins: Original Score, Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects
	1993: Jurassic Park (30) {3 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1993 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects Oscar Wins: Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects
	1999: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (24) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Makeup
	1999: The Red Violin (24) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1999 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Score Oscar Win: Original Score
	2010: Winter’s Bone (13) {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2010 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Supporting Actor (John Hawkes), Adapted Screenplay
	2015: Son of Saul (8) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 2015 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film