This Day in Oscar History: December 10 (2017)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1886: Victor McLaglen (72 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Actor
     Oscar Nominee: Actor, Supporting Actor

1893: Lew Brown (64 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song

1903: Una Merkel (82 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress

1906: Harold Adamson (73 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{5 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song

1909: Hermes Pan (80 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Dance Direction
     Oscar Nominee: Dance Direction

1919: Alexander Courage (88 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Adaptation or Treatment Score

1920: Reginald Rose (81 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Adapted Screenplay

1923: Jorge Semprun (87 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay

1928: Alex Grasshoff (79 at death)

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature

1933: Mako (72 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor

1936: Howard Smith (77 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Documentary Feature
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature

1948: Richard Francis-Bruce (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing

1957: Michael Clarke Duncan (54 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor

1960: Kenneth Branagh (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{5 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Directing, Actor, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Live Action Short Film

Died

1969: Leigh Harline (62) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song, Original Score
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score

1982: Roy Webb (94) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{7 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score

1987: Denis Sanders (58)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Documentary Short, Two-Reel Short Film
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short, Two-Reel Short Film

1988: Richard Castellano (55) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor

2005: Richard Pryor (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{ Noms, Wins}
Academy Awards Host: 49th-Co, 55th-Co | 2 times

Released

1968: Oliver! (49) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {11 Noms, 6 Wins @ 1968 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Director (Carol Reed), Original or Adaptation Score, Art Direction, Sound, Honorary Award
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Carol Reed), Actor (Ron Moody), Supporting Actor (Jack Wild), Adapted Screenplay, Original or Adaptation Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound

1974: The Towering Inferno (43) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1974 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song (“We May Never Love Like This Again”), Editing, Cinematography
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Supporting Actor (Fred Astaire), Original Song (“We May Never Love Like This Again”), Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound

1985: Out of Africa (32) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {11 Noms, 7 Wins @ 1985 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Director (Sydney Pollack), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Sydney Pollack), Actress (Meryl Streep), Supporting Actor (Klaus Maria Brandauer), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound

1991: Bugsy (26) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {10 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction, Costume Design
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Barry Levinson), Actor (Warren Beatty), Supporting Actor (Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design

1999: The Cider House Rules (18) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor (Michael Caine), Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Lasse Hallstrom), Supporting Actor (Michael Caine), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Art Direction

1999: The Green Mile (18) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Supporting Actor (Michael Clarke Duncan), Adapted Screenplay, Sound

2002: Chicago (15) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {13 Noms, 6 Wins @ 2002 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Supporting Actress (Catherine Zeta-Jones), Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Rob Marshall), Actress (Rene Zellweger), Supporting Actor (John C. Reilly), Supporting Actress (Queen Latifah, Catherine Zeta-Jones), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“I Move On”), Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound

2007: There Will Be Blood (10) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2007 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Cinematography
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Paul Thomas Anderson), Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound Effects/Editing

2008: The Reader (9) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 2008 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actress (Kate Winslet)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Stephen Daldry), Actress (Kate Winslet), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography

2010: The Fighter (7) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2010 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor (Christian Bale), Supporting Actress (Melissa Leo)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (David O. Russell), Supporting Actor (Christian Bale), Supporting Actress (Amy Adams, Melissa Leo), Original Screenplay, Editing