Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
1901: Lucien Moraweck (72 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Score
1913: Peter Ellenshaw (93 at death) [Pictured]
{4 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Visual Effects
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Visual Effects
1919: Harold Leventhal (86 at death) [Pictured]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture
1941: Bob Dylan (71) [Pictured]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Original Song
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1949: Jim Broadbent (63) [Pictured]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1949: Roger Deakins (63) [Pictured]
{9 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography
1960: Kristin Scott Thomas (52) [Pictured]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress
1965: John C. Reilly (47) [Pictured]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1971: Thomas Langmann (41) [Pictured]
{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)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Musical Score
1981: George Jessel (83)
{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
1988: Tom Adair (74)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1994: Martin Goldsmith (80)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story
2003: Franรงois Boyer (83)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story
2006: Henry Bumstead (91)
{4 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction, Art Direction (Black-and-White)
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction, Art Direction (Black-and-White)
Released
1938: Alexander’s Ragtime Band [Pictured]
(Los Angeles Release — NY on 8.5.1938 / National on 8.16.38) {Best Picture Nominee, 1938}
1940: Our Town [Pictured]
(National Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1940}
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