This Day in Oscar History: June 4 (2023)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


	1875: Albert E. Smith (83 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary
	1904: Alvah Bessie (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story
	1907: Rosalind Russell (69 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Academy Awards Host: 30th-Co \| 1 time
	1918: John DeCuir (73 at death) {11 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
	1923: Arthur Jeph Parker (79 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design
	1936: Bruce Dern (87) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor
	1975: Angelina Jolie (48) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress Oscar Wins: Supporting Actress, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
	1996: Maria Bakalova (27) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

Died

	1977: Dick Snider (48) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short
	1994: Massimo Troisi (41) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Adapted Screenplay
	2004: Edmund M. Di Giulio (76) {0 Noms, 5 Wins} Oscar Wins: Gordon E. Sawyer Award, John A. Bonner Medal, Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque), Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)
	2006: Peter Greenwell (76) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song or Adaptation Score
	2012: Stan Jolley (86) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design

Released

	1942: Mrs. Miniver (81) {12 Noms, 6 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (William Wyler), Actor (Walter Pidgeon), Actress (Greer Garson), Supporting Actor (Henry Travers), Supporting Actress (Dame May Whitty, Teresa Wright), Screenplay, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Sound Recording, Special Effects Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (William Wyler), Actress (Greer Garson), Supporting Actress (Teresa Wright), Screenplay, Black-and-White Cinematography
	1942: Ten Gentlemen from West Point (81) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White)
	1969: My Night at Maud’s (54) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1969 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: 1969: Foreign Language Film, 1970: Original Story and Screenplay
	1982: Poltergeist (41) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1982 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects
	2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (19) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2004 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Visual Effects