This Day in Oscar History: October 2 (2015)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1890: Groucho Marx (86 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary

1904: Graham Greene (86 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay

1919: Shirley Clarke (77 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1943: Eduardo Serra (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1951: Sting (64) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1954: Lorraine Bracco (61) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1960: Terence Winter (55) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1963: Joe Walker (52) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing

1966: Carlos Cuarón (49) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1954: John Hughes (72)

{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)

1956: George Bancroft (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1985: Rock Hudson (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor
     Academy Awards Host: 45th-Co | 1 times

1987: Russell Rouse (73)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Story and Screenplay

1988: Lothar Wolff (79)

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

1990: Peter Herman Adler (90) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1998: Gene Autry (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Released

1929: Disraeli (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1929/30 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actor (George Arliss)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actor (George Arliss), Writing

1937: The Awful Truth (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 1937 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Director (Leo McCarey)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Leo McCarey), Actress (Irene Dunne), Supporting Actor (Ralph Bellamy), Screenplay, Editing

1977: Julia (38) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {11 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1977 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor (Jason Robards), Supporting Actress (Vanessa Redgrave)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Fred Zinnemann), Actress (Jane Fonda), Supporting Actor (Jason Robards, Maximilian Schell), Supporting Actress (Vanessa Redgrave), Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Costume Design