Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
Died
Released
Born
1892: Seymour Felix (68 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Dance Direction
Oscar Nominee: Dance Direction
1901: Arthur Jacobson (91 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Assistant Director
1925: Johnny Carson (79 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{ Noms, Wins}
Academy Awards Host: 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 56th | 5 times
1925: Manos Hadjidakis (68 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Original Song
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1925: Nanni Loy (69 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
1936: Philip Kaufman (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay
1942: Michael Crichton (66 at death)
{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate)
1954: Ang Lee (62) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{5 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Directing
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing
Died
1942: Ralph Rainger (41) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Original Song
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1952: Susan Peters (31) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1957: Christian Dior (52) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design (Black-and-White)
1964: Jo Swerling (71)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay
1974: Melchior Lengyel (94) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Story
1984: Oskar Werner (61) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor
1997: Bert Haanstra (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Documentary Short
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short
2002: Adolph Green (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay
2002: Nathan Juran (95) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Black-and-White)
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White)
2008: Gianluigi Braschi (45) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture
Released
1998: Life Is Beautiful (18) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{7 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Lead Actor (Roberto Benigni), Original Dramatic Score, Foreign Language Film
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Roberto Benigni), Lead Actor (Roberto Benigni), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Editing, Foreign Language Film
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