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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.


Born


1891: Charles Dorian (51 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing
     Oscar Win: Assistant Directing

1920: I. A.L. Diamond (67 at death)

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Original Screenplay

1941: Krzysztof Kieslowski (54 at death)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing, Original Screenplay

1944: Will Jennings (79)

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song
     Oscar Wins: Original Song

1955: Isabelle Adjani (68)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress

1959: Janusz Kaminski (64)

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Cinematography
     Oscar Wins: Cinematography

1960: Eric Simonson (63)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short
     Oscar Win: Documentary Short

1997: H.E.R. (26)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song
     Oscar Win: Original Song


Died


1965: Anthony Veiller (62)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Screenplay

1973: Arthur P. Jacobs (51)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Picture

1975: Robert Stolz (94)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score

1996: Albert R. Broccoli (87)

  {0 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Win: Irving G. Thalberg Award

2000: John Barnes (80)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short

2001: Jack Lemmon (76)

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor
     Oscar Wins: Actor, Supporting Actor
     Academy Awards Host: 30th-Co, 36th, 44th-Co | 4 times

2003: David Newman (66)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay


Released


1945: Rhapsody in Blue (78)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Score of a Musical, Sound Recording

1950: Destination Moon (73)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Special Effects
     Oscar Win: Special Effects

1973: Live and Let Die (50)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1973 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Live And Let Die”)

1980: The Stunt Man (43)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Directing (Richard Rush), Actor (Peter O’Toole), Adapted Screenplay

1990: Days of Thunder (33)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1990 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound

1997: Face/Off (26)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Effects Editing

2008: WALL-E (15)

  {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 2008 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Animted Feature, Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Down To Earth”), Original Score, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing
     Oscar Win: Animted Feature

2008: Wanted (15)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2008 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing

2012: Beasts of the Southern Wild (11)

  {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Benh Zeitlin), Actress (Quvenzhanรฉ Wallis), Adapted Screenplay

2014: Begin Again (9)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Lost Stars”)


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