Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.























Born
1893: Leslie Howard (50 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor
1897: John O. Aalberg (87 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{10 Noms, 3 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Gordon E. Sawyer Award, John A. Bonner Medal, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)
Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects
1898: George Jessel (83 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Academy Awards Host: 9th | 1 times
1900: Edward Ward (71 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{7 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Drama Score, Musical Score
1905: Marvin Hatley (81 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Scoring
1906: Lucinda Ballard (87 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design (Black-and-White)
1918: Louis Applebaum (82 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Drama/Comedy Score
1921: Jan Sterling (82 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1922: Carlo Lizzani (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story
1924: Marlon Brando (80 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{8 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Lead Actor
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor
1924: Doris Day (89) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress
1929: Dick Snider (48 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short
1932: George Stevens Jr. (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short
1942: Marsha Mason (71) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress
1948: Speed Hopkins (44 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design
1958: Alec Baldwin (55) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
Academy Awards Host: 82nd-Co | 1 times
1961: Eddie Murphy (52) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
Died
1950: Kurt Weill (50) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Musical Score
1963: Donald Jahraus (70)
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special Effects
Oscar Nominee: Special Effects
1965: Hy Heath (74)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1972: Ferde Grofe (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Musical Score
1975: Mary Ure (42) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1984: William C. Thomas (80)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature
1986: John Healy (74)
{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short, Two-Reel Short Film
1991: Graham Greene (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay
1992: Karl Tunberg (83)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay
1993: Helen Levitt (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay
1998: Charles B Lang Jr. (96) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{18 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Cinematography
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
Released
1935: Les Miserables [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Premiere — National on 4.20.1935) {Best Picture Nominee, 1935}
1981: Atlantic City [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Wide Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1981}
Ceremonies
1978: 50th Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1977}



















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