This Day in Oscar History: June 29 (2023)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


	1903: William C. Mellor (59 at death) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Black-and-White)
	1906: Tom Morahan (63 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
	1910: Frank Loesser (59 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song
	1911: Bernard Herrmann (64 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score Oscar Win: Drama Score
	1920: Ray Harryhausen (92 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Gordon E. Sawyer Award
	1922: Ralph Burns (79 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song or Adaptation Score Oscar Wins: Original Song or Adaptation Score
	1925: Cara Williams (96 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress
	1928: Ian Bannen (71 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor
	1930: Robert Evans (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture
	1943: Michael Phillips (80) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture Oscar Win: Picture
	1944: Gary Busey (79) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor
	1957: Leslie Browne (66) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress
	1959: Gary Rydstrom (64) {20 Noms, 7 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing, Animated Short Film Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing
	1976: Bret McKenzie (47) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song

Died

	1967: Bert Glennon (73) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
	1982: Henry King (96) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing
	1995: Ted Allan (79) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
	1995: Lana Turner (74) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress
	1997: William Hickey (69) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor
	2003: Katharine Hepburn (96) {12 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Wins: Actress
	2018: Tony Ray (80) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture
	2020: Johnny Mandel (94) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song

Released

	1938: Tropic Holiday (85) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1938 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Scoring
	1972: The Candidate (51) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1972 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Story and Screenplay, Sound Oscar Win: Original Story and Screenplay
	1979: Moonraker (44) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1979 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects
	1988: Coming to America (35) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Makeup
	2001: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (22) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Visual Effects
	2005: War of the Worlds (18) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2005 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing, Visual Effects
	2007: Ratatouille (16) {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 2007 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Animted Feature, Original Screenplay, Original Score, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing Oscar Win: Animted Feature
	2011: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (12) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing, Visual Effects
	2012: Ted (11) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Everybody Needs A Best Friend”)