Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
Died
Released
Oscar Nominations
Our Site Milestones
1996: The Oscar Guy Launched on GeoCities (21)
Born
1893: Walter Donaldson (54 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1896: William H. Pine (59 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature
1899: Gale Sondergaard (86 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
1905: Harold Arlen (81 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{9 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Original Song
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1914: Kevin McCarthy (96 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1920: Harold Michelson (87 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design
1943: Dennis Skotak (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Visual Effects
Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects
1945: Christine Edzard (72)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay
1978: Ruairi Robinson (39) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film
Died
1964: Frederic Knudtson (57)
{6 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing
1985: Leonard Spigelgass (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story
1998: George White (86)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing
2001: Roy N. Sickner (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
2007: Ray Evans (92) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{7 Noms, 3 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Original Song
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
Released
1939: Stagecoach (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{7 Noms, 1 Win @ 1939 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor (Thomas Mitchell)
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (John Ford), Supporting Actor (Thomas Mitchell), Scoring, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Art Direction
1978: Coming Home (39) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{8 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Actor (Jon Voight), Actress (Jane Fonda), Original Screenplay
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Hal Ashby), Actor (Jon Voight), Actress (Jane Fonda), Supporting Actor (Bruce Dern), Supporting Actress (Penelope Milford), Original Screenplay, Editing
Oscar Nominations
1954: 26th Annual Academy Awards
(Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1953}
2000: 72nd Annual Academy Awards [Pictured (hover to see)]
(Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1999}
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