This Day in Oscar History: June 26 (2023)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


	1890: Jeanne Eagels (39 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress
	1891: Sidney Howard (48 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Adaptation, Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay
	1907: Joan Harrison (87 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay
	1909: Wolfgang Reitherman (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film
	1913: Harold F. Kress (86 at death) {6 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Wins: Editing
	1918: Richard L. Breen (48 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay Oscar Win: Story and Screenplay
	1919: Don Ashton (85 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design
	1922: Eleanor Parker (91 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress
	1922: Dick Smith (92 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Makeup Oscar Win: Makeup
	1924: Morton Haack (62 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Color)
	1928: Danford Greene (87 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing
	1934: Dave Grusin (89) {8 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Score Oscar Win: Original Score
	1941: Lynne Littman (82) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short Oscar Win: Documentary Short
	1957: Ceán Chaffin (66) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture
	1957: Patty Smyth (66) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song
	1958: Pawel Edelman (65) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography
	1970: Paul Thomas Anderson (53) {11 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay
	1971: Thomas Gaudin (52) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film
	1977: Jake Roberts (46) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing

Died

	1984: Carl Foreman (69) {7 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay
	2001: Paul Berry (40) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film
	2012: Nora Ephron (71) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay
	2014: Wolf Koenig (86) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film

Released

	1936: San Francisco (87) {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 1936 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (W.S. Van Dyke), Assistant Directing, Original Story, Sound Recording Oscar Win: Sound Recording
	1939: The Man in the Iron Mask (84) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1939 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Score
	1968: The Thomas Crown Affair (55) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1968 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“The Windmills Of Your Mind”), Original Score (Non-Musical) Oscar Win: Original Song (“The Windmills Of Your Mind”)
	1981: Dragonslayer (42) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1981 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Visual Effects
	1981: For Your Eyes Only (42) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1981 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“For Your Eyes Only”)
	1981: The Great Muppet Caper (42) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1981 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“The First Time It Happens”)
	1987: Full Metal Jacket (36) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1987 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay
	1998: Out of Sight (25) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Editing
	2009: The Hurt Locker (14) {9 Noms, 6 Wins @ 2009 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Kathryn Bigelow), Actor (Jeremy Renner), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Kathryn Bigelow), Original Screenplay, Editing, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing
	2020: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (3) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2020 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Husavik”)