Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
Died
Released
Born
1895: John Monk Saunders (44 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Original Story
Oscar Nominee: Original Story
1899: Hoagy Carmichael (82 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Original Song
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1915: Oswald Morris (98 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Cinematography
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography
1923: Arthur Hiller (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Oscar Nominee: Directing
Academy President #29: 1993-97, 4 terms
1923: Mel Bourne (79 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design
1924: Geraldine Page (62 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{8 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Lead Actress
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actress, Supporting Actress
1932: Robert Vaughn (82) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1940: Terry Gilliam (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
1941: Tom Conti (73) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor
1943: Roger L. Simon (71) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay
1961: Mariel Hemingway (53) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1965: Sam Fell (49) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Animated Film
1967: Mark Ruffalo (47) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1969: Marjane Satrapi (45) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Animated Film
1978: Karen O (36) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
Died
1949: Richard Connell (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Original Story
1958: Frank Harling (71)
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Scoring
Oscar Nominee: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score
1964: George Tomasini (55) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing
1979: George Froeschel (88)
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Screenplay
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay
Released
1940: The Letter (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{7 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (William Wyler), Actress (Bette Davis), Supporting Actor (James Stephenson), Original Score, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography
2013: Philomena (1) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actress (Judi Dench), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
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