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2010: The Morning After (13)


Born


1902: Richard Rodgers (77 at death)

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

1909: Eric Ambler (89 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Screenplay

1919: Ruggero Maccari (69 at death)

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

1926: Mel Brooks (97)

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

1932: Noriyuki Morita (73 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

1934: Fern Field (89)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film

1940: Richard Chew (83)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing
     Oscar Win: Editing

1946: Bruce Davison (77)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

1948: Kathy Bates (75)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress
     Oscar Win: Actress

1948: J. Michael Riva (63 at death)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design

1961: Andrzej Celinski (62)

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

1963: Peter Baynham (60)

  {2 Noms, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay

1969: Danielle Brisebois (54)

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

1979: Florian Zeller (44)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay


Died


1970: Alma Macrorie (65)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nomination: Editing

1999: John Stears (64)

  {2 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects
     Oscar Wins: Visual Effects

1999: John Woolf (86)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture
     Oscar Win: Picture


Released


1934: Of Human Bondage (89)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1934 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Actress (Bette Davis)

1935: Love Me Forever (88)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1935 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording

1944: Christmas Holiday (79)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Dramatic or Comedy Score

1945: Blood on the Sun (78)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1945 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

1955: Not as a Stranger (68)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording

1956: The King and I (67)

  {9 Noms, 5 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Walter Lang), Actor (Yul Brynner), Actress (Deborah Kerr), Musical Score, Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Color Costume Design, Sound Recording
     Oscar Wins: Actor (Yul Brynner), Musical Score, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Color Costume Design, Sound Recording

1960: Murder, Inc. (63)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor (Peter Falk)

1961: Fanny (62)

  {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Charles Boyer), Drama/Comedy Score, Editing, Color Cinematography

1978: Heaven Can Wait (45)

  {9 Noms, 1 Win @ 1978 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Warren Beatty, Buck Henry), Actor (Warren Beatty), Supporting Actor (Jack Warden), Supporting Actress (Dyan Cannon), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design

1991: Europa Europa (32)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

1996: The Nutty Professor (27)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1996 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Makeup
     Oscar Win: Makeup

2000: The Patriot (23)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Cinematography, Sound

2006: Superman Returns (17)

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects

2017: Baby Driver (6)

  {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2017 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Nominations: Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing


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