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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released


Born

1891: Charles Dorian (51 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Assistant Director
     Oscar Nominee: Assistant Director

1920: I. A.L. Diamond (67 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay

1941: Krzysztof Kieslowski (54 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1944: Will Jennings (71) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song

1955: Isabelle Adjani (60) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress

1959: Janusz Kaminski (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Cinematography
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1960: Eric Simonson (55) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Documentary Short
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short

Died

1965: Anthony Veiller (62)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Screenplay

1973: Arthur P. Jacobs (51) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture

1975: Robert Stolz (94) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score

1996: Albert R. Broccoli (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Irving G. Thalberg Award

2000: John Barnes (80)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short

2001: Jack Lemmon (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor
     Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor
     Academy Awards Host: 30th-Co, 36th, 44th-Co | 4 times

2003: David Newman (66) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Released

2012: Beasts of the Southern Wild (3) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Benh Zeitlin), Actress (Quvenzhanรฉ Wallis), Adapted Screenplay

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