This Day in Oscar History: June 20 (2023)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


	1905: Lillian Hellman (79 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay
	1910: Gene Ruggiero (91 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Win: Editing
	1914: Richard L. Van Enger (69 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing
	1931: Olympia Dukakis (89 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress
	1931: Martin Landau (86 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor
	1933: Danny Aiello (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor
	1936: Derek Lamb (69 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film Oscar Win: Animated Short Film
	1941: Stephen Frears (82) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing
	1947: Candy Clark (76) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress
	1949: Lionel Richie (74) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song
	1959: Robert B. Weide (64) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature
	1967: Nicole Kidman (56) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Actress

Died

	1953: Arthur Caesar (61) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Story Oscar Win: Original Story
	1973: Stephen A. Seymour (53) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
	1978: Mark Robson (64) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing
	1994: Robert Armbruster (97) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adaptation or Treatment Score

Released

	1929: Hollywood Revue (94) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1928/29 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Picture
	1929: Thunderbolt (94) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1928/29 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actor (George Bancroft)
	1946: Anna and the King of Siam (77) {5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1946 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Gale Sondergaard), Screenplay, Dramatic or Comedy Score, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
	1951: Kind Lady (72) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)
	1962: The Pigeon That Took Rome (61) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
	1972: Paix Sur Les Champs (51) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film
	1973: A Touch of Class (50) {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1973 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Glenda Jackson), Original Screenplay, Song (“All That Love Went to Waste”), Original Dramatic Score Oscar Win: Actress (Glenda Jackson)
	1974: Chinatown (49) {11 Noms, 1 Win @ 1974 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Roman Polanski), Actor (Jack Nicholson), Actress (Faye Dunaway), Original Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Sound Oscar Win: Original Screenplay
	1975: Jaws (48) {4 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1975 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Score, Editing, Sound Oscar Wins: Original Score, Editing, Sound
	1980: The Blue Lagoon (43) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography
	1980: Brubaker (43) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
	1986: The Karate Kid Part II (37) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1986 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Glory Of Love”)
	1997: My Best Friend’s Wedding (26) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Musical or Comedy Score