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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released


Born

1888: Gladys Cooper (82 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress

1891: Lewis Lewyn (77 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Color Short Film

1899: Rex Wimpy (73 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Special Effects

1900: Darrell Silvera (82 at death)

  {7 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction (Black-and-White)

1904: George Stevens (70 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {9 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Directing, Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing
     Academy President #14: 1958-59, 1 term

1908: Celia Johnson (73 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1911: Jules Dassin (96 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1926: Walter Lassally (88) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Cinematography (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Black-and-White)

1937: Joel Hirschhorn (67 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score

1946: Steven Spielberg (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {15 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing, Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing

1963: Brad Pitt (51) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Picture
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Lead Actor, Supporting Actor

1968: Rachel Griffiths (46) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1982: Keogh Gleason (76)

  {7 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)

1986: George Amy (83)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Editing
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1990: Anne Revere (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress

1994: Lilia Skala (98) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

2006: Joseph Barbera (95) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film

Released

1946: The Yearling (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1946 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Clarence Brown), Actor (Gregory Peck), Actress (Jane Wyman), Editing, Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction

1957: The Bridge on the River Kwai (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 7 Wins @ 1957 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Director (David Lean), Actor (Alec Guinness), Adapted Screenplay, Scoring, Editing, Cinematography
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (David Lean), Actor (Alec Guinness), Supporting Actor (Sessue Hayakawa), Adapted Screenplay, Scoring, Editing, Cinematography

1958: Separate Tables (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actor (David Niven), Supporting Actress (Wendy Hiller)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actor (David Niven), Actress (Deborah Kerr), Supporting Actress (Wendy Hiller), Adapted Screenplay, Drama/Comedy Score, Black-and-White Cinematography

1969: Anne of the Thousand Days (45) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {10 Noms, 1 Win @ 1969 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Costume Design
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actor (Richard Burton), Supporting Actor (Anthony Quayle), Adapted Screenplay, Non-Musical Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Sound

1975: Barry Lyndon (39) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 4 Wins @ 1975 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Stanley Kubrick), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song Score, Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design

2002: The Hours (12) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {9 Noms, 1 Win @ 2002 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actress (Nicole Kidman)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Stephen Daldry), Actress (Nicole Kidman), Supporting Actor (Ed Harris), Supporting Actress (Julianne Moore), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Costume Design

2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (12) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2002 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Sound Editing, Visual Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Editing, Art Direction, Sound, Sound Editing, Visual Effects

2009: Avatar (5) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {9 Noms, 3 Wins @ 2009 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Cinematography, Art Direction, Visual Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (James Cameron), Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects

2013: Her (1) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 2013 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Original Screenplay, Original Song (“The Moon Song”), Original Score, Production Design

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