This Day in Oscar History: May 19 (2023)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


	1889: Carey Wilson (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay
	1921: Laurence E. Mascott (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature
	1921: Don Peters (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
	1941: Nora Ephron (71 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay
	1945: Peter Townshend (78) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song or Adaptation Score
	1967: Morten Tyldum (56) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing
	1969: Thomas Vinterberg (54) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing
	1971: Ross Katz (52) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture
	1981: Jonas Poher Rasmussen (42) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Animated Feature, Documentary Feature
	1992: Sam Smith (31) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

Died

	1958: Ronald Colman (Colman) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor
	1972: C. C. Coleman Jr. (Coleman Jr.) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing
	1975: Jacques Natanson (Natanson) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay
	1980: Ray Rennahan (Rennahan) {7 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color) Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Color)
	1993: Richard Murphy (Murphy) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay, Story and Screenplay
	1999: John McSweeney Jr. (McSweeney Jr.) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing
	2020: Pembroke J. Herring (Herring) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing

Released

	1929: The Valiant (94) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1928/29 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actor (Paul Muni)
	1950: Caged (73) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Eleanor Parker), Supporting Actress (Hope Emerson), Story and Screenplay
	1954: Le Plaisir (69) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
	1960: Pollyanna (63) {0 Noms, 1 Win @ 1960 Academy Awards} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary Award
	1977: Smokey and the Bandit (46) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1977 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Editing
	1978: Thank God It’s Friday (45) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1978 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Last Dance”) Oscar Win: Original Song (“Last Dance”)
	1982: Annie (41) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1982 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Score and Adaptation Score, Art Direction/Production Design
	1995: Braveheart (28) {10 Noms, 5 Wins @ 1995 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Mel Gibson), Original Screenplay, Dramatic Score, Editing, Cinematography, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound, Sound Effects Editing Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Mel Gibson), Cinematography, Makeup, Sound Effects Editing
	1999: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (24) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects
	2004: Shrek 2 (19) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2004 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Animted Feature, Original Song (“Accidentally In Love”)
	2005: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (18) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2005 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Makeup