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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.


Born


1891: Cole Porter (73 at death)

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

1902: Jack Cosgrove (62 at death)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Special Effects

1916: Jim MacKay (86 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film

1922: George Axelrod (81 at death)

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

1927: R. Wright Campbell (73 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

1961: Michael J. Fox (62)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

1951: James Newton Howard (72)

  {9 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Score, Comedy/Musical Score

1953: William Steinkamp (70)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing

1961: Aaron Sorkin (62)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay

1963: Johnny Depp (60)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor

1981: Natalie Portman (42)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress
     Oscar Win: Actress

1985: Benj Pasek (38)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song
     Oscar Win: Original Song


Died


1958: Robert Donat (53)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor
     Oscar Win: Actor

1964: Louis Gruenberg (80)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score

1999: Andrew L. Stone (96)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

2018: Francoise Bonnot (78)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing
     Oscar Win: Editing


Released


1949: Neptune’s Daughter (74)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1949 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Baby, It’s Cold Outside”)
     Oscar Win: Original Song (“Baby, It’s Cold Outside”)

1960: Macario (63)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film

1993: Orlando (30)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1993 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

2006: Cars (17)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Animted Feature, Original Song (“Our Town”)


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