This Day in Oscar History: May 10 (2023)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


	1888: Max Steiner (83 at death) {26 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score Oscar Wins: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score
	1890: Clarence Brown (97 at death) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing
	1894: Dimitri Tiomkin (85 at death) {23 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Substantially Original Score, Original Song or Adaptation Score Oscar Wins: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score
	1899: Fred Astaire (88 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Special/Honorary
	1902: Anatole Litvak (72 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing
	1902: David O. Selznick (63 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Irving G. Thalberg Award Oscar Win: Irving G. Thalberg Award
	1945: Christina Smith (78) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Makeup
	1960: Bono (63) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song
	1963: Rich Moore (60) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Animated Feature Oscar Win: Animated Feature
	1981: Fred Berger (42) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture

Died

	1974: Hal Mohr (Mohr) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Wins: Cinematography, Cinematography (Color)
	1977: Joan Crawford (Crawford) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress
	1994: Charles L. Lootens (Lootens) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate)
	1999: Shel Silverstein (Silverstein) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song
	2012: Joyce Redman (Redman) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress

Released

	1930: The Rogue Song (93) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1929/30 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actor (Lawrence Tibbett)
	1940: Edison, the Man (83) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Story
	1951: The Great Caruso (72) {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1951 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Score of a Musical, Costume Design (Color), Sound Recording Oscar Win: Sound Recording
	1954: Indiscretion of an American Wife (69) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)
	1958: My Uncle (65) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1958 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film
	1974: Cats’ Play (49) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1974 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film
	1995: A Little Princess (28) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1995 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design
	1996: Twister (27) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Sound, Visual Effects
	2002: Unfaithful (21) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2002 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actress (Diane Lane)
	2013: The Great Gatsby (10) {2 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design