This Day in Oscar History: June 15 (2023)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


	1888: Sidney Mitchell (53 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song
	1894: Robert Russell Bennett (87 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Musical Score Oscar Win: Musical Score
	1895: Fay Babcock (75 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
	1906: Preston Ames (77 at death) {8 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
	1910: David Rose (80 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score
	1913: Tom Adair (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song
	1935: Harvey Miller (63 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
	1954: Daniel Laustsen (69) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography
	1963: Helen Hunt (60) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Actress
	1973: Neil Patrick Harris (50) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 87th \| 1 time

Died

	1960: Edward Cronjager (56) {7 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
	1980: Fred Bohanan (72) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing
	1984: Meredith Willson (82) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Drama Score
	1992: Chuck Menville (52) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film
	1994: Manos Hadjidakis (68) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song
	1995: Charles Bennett (95) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
	2001: Henri Alekan (92) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White)
	2003: Hume Cronyn (91) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor
	2008: Stan Winston (62) {10 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Makeup, Visual Effects Oscar Wins: Makeup, Visual Effects
	2019: Franco Zeffirelli (96) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Art Direction/Production Design

Released

	1944: Home in Indiana (79) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color)
	1951: The Big Carnival (aka Ace in the Hole) (72) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay
	1960: The Apartment (63) {10 Noms, 5 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Billy Wilder), Actor (Jack Lemmon), Actress (Shirley MacLaine), Supporting Actor (Jack Kruschen), Story and Screenplay, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Billy Wilder), Story and Screenplay, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
	1966: Khartoum (57) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Story and Screenplay
	1967: The Dirty Dozen (56) {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1967 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (John Cassavetes), Editing, Sound, Sound Effects Oscar Win: Sound Effects
	1971: Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things about Me? (52) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1971 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Barbara Harris)
	1979: Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (44) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1979 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design
	1988: Bull Durham (35) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
	1990: Dick Tracy (33) {7 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1990 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Al Pacino), Original Song (“Sooner Or Later (I Always Get My Man)”), Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound Oscar Wins: Original Song (“Sooner Or Later (I Always Get My Man)”), Art Direction/Production Design, Makeup
	2001: Lagaan (22) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film
	2001: Sexy Beast (22) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor (Ben Kingsley)
	2005: Batman Begins (18) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2005 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography
	2018: Incredibles 2 (5) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Animated Feature