This Day in Oscar History: May 24 (2015)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1901: Lucien Moraweck (72 at death)

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

1913: Peter Ellenshaw (93 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Visual Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Visual Effects

1919: Harold Leventhal (86 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture

1941: Bob Dylan (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song

1949: Jim Broadbent (66) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor

1949: Roger Deakins (66) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{12 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1960: Kristin Scott Thomas (55) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1965: John C. Reilly (50) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1971: Thomas Langmann (44) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Picture
     Oscar Nominee: Picture

Died

1949: Mildred Griffiths (55)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Color)

1969: Lewis Lewyn (77)

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

1972: M. C. Levee (81)

{0 Noms, 0 Wins}
Academy President #3: 1931-32, 1 term

1974: Duke Ellington (75) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Musical Score

1981: George Jessel (83) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
     Academy Awards Host: 9th | 1 times

1988: Tom Adair (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1994: Martin Goldsmith (80)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story

2003: François Boyer (83)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story

2006: Henry Bumstead (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction (Black-and-White)

Released

1938: Alexander’s Ragtime Band (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 1938 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Scoring
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Original Story, Song (“Now It Can Be Told”), Scoring, Film Editing, Art Direction

1940: Our Town (75) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actress (Martha Scott), Original Score, Scoring, Black-and-White Art Direction, Sound Recording