This Day in Oscar History: May 31 (2023)

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This Day in Oscar History: May 31 (2023)

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May 31, 2023

This Day in Oscar History

Wesley Lovell

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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


	1896: Ernest Haller (74 at death) {7 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
	1908: Don Ameche (85 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor
	1916: Bert Haanstra (81 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Oscar Win: Documentary Short
	1922: Denholm Elliott (70 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor
	1925: Philip Jefferies (61 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design
	1928: Edouard Molinaro (85 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Adapted Screenplay
	1930: Roy Charman (60 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing
	1930: Clint Eastwood (93) {11 Noms, 5 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Actor Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing, Irving G. Thalberg Award
	1949: Tom Berenger (74) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor
	1976: Colin Farrell (47) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

Died

	1974: Gabriel Scognamillo (Scognamillo) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
	2010: William A. Fraker (Fraker) {6 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Visual Effects
	2014: Martha Hyer (Hyer) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress
	2017: Fred Koenekamp (Koenekamp) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography Oscar Win: Cinematography

Released

	1950: Louisa (73) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording
	1996: Dragonheart (27) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects
	2019: Rocketman (4) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 2019 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again”) Oscar Win: Original Song (“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again”)