Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
Died
Released
Born
1881: Harry M. Warner (76 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
1893: Edward G. Robinson (79 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
1897: Eddie Imazu (81 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design
1899: Floyd Crosby (85 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Cinematography
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography
1914: William Rose (72 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Story and Screenplay
1915: Frank Sinatra (82 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 3 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor, Special/Honorary, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor
Academy Awards Host: 35th, 47th-Co | 2 times
1925: Anne V. Coates (88) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{5 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Editing
Oscar Nominee: Editing
1927: Roman Kroitor (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Live Action Short Film
1929: John Osborne (65 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay
1929: William McCaughey (70 at death)
{5 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing
Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing
1936: Alfred Uhry (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay
1948: Tom Wilkinson (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor
1957: Gu Changwei (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography
1970: Jennifer Connelly (43) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
Died
1939: Douglas Fairbanks (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
Academy President #1: 1927-29, 3 terms; Academy Awards Host: 1st-Co, 1 times
1960: Ralph Berger (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White)
1973: Ranald MacDougall (58) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay
1980: Urie McCleary (75)
{6 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction (Color)
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)
1985: Anne Baxter (62) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress, Supporting Actress
1986: Harry Owens (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Original Song
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1999: Gaston Diehl (87)
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Two-Reel Short Film
Oscar Nominee: Two-Reel Short Film
2005: Gyula Trebitsch (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Film
2011: Bert Schneider (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Documentary Feature
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature
Released
1955: The Rose Tattoo [Pictured (hover to see)]
(New York City Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1955}
1966: A Man for All Seasons [Pictured (hover to see)]
(New York City Release — LA on 12.14.1966) {Best Picture Winner, 1966}
1974: The Godfather, Part II [Pictured (hover to see)]
(New York City Release — LA on 12.18.1974 / National on 12.20.1974) {Best Picture Winner, 1974}
1980: Tess [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Wide Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1980}
1988: Rain Man [Pictured (hover to see)]
(New York City Release — LA on 12.14.1988 / Wide on 12.16.1988) {Best Picture Winner, 1988}
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