This Day in Oscar History: June 6 (2023)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


	1896: R. C. Sherriff (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay
	1907: Edward H. Plumb (50 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score
	1925: Marvin Worth (72 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Documentary Feature
	1933: George Gaines (52 at death) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design
	1959: James Harris III (64) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song
	1967: Paul Giamatti (56) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor
	1975: Guillaume Leriche (48) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing

Died

	1956: Margaret Wycherly (74) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress
	1990: Marcel Grignon (75) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White)
	1993: James Bridges (57) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay
	2001: Suzanne Schiffman (71) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
	2005: Anne Bancroft (73) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress
	2005: Amram Nowak (78) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature
	2010: Robert B. Radnitz (85) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture
	2016: Peter Shaffer (90) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay

Released

	1940: Women in War (83) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects
	1953: Stalag 17 (70) {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1953 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Directing (Billy Wilder), Actor (William Holden), Supporting Actor (Robert Strauss) Oscar Win: Actor (William Holden)
	1966: Mandragola (57) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)
	1997: Con Air (26) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“How Do I Live”), Sound
	2003: Whale Rider (20) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2003 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actress (Keisha Castle-Hughes)
	2008: Kung Fu Panda (15) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2008 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Animted Feature