This Day in Oscar History: June 9 (2023)

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This Day in Oscar History: June 9 (2023)

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June 9, 2023

This Day in Oscar History

Wesley Lovell

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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”)