This Day in Oscar History: May 12 (2023)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


	1881: Achmed Abdullah (64 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay
	1890: Robert N. Lee (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adaptation
	1899: Ira S. Webb (72 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
	1907: Katharine Hepburn (96 at death) {12 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Wins: Actress
	1925: Frank R. Pierson (87 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay
	1928: Burt Bacharach (94 at death) {6 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Non-Musical Score Oscar Wins: Original Song, Non-Musical Score
	1937: Alan Root (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature
	1948: Lindsay Crouse (75) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress
	1954: Barry Ackroyd (69) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography
	1966: Stefan Korte (57) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing
	1970: Kief Davidson (53) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short
	1981: Rami Malek (42) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

Died

	1945: Achmed Abdullah (Abdullah) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay
	1956: Louis Calhern (Calhern) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor
	1957: Erich von Stroheim (von Stroheim) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor
	1963: Ernst Marischka (Marischka) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story
	1964: Warren Doane (Doane) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Comedy Short Film
	1973: Frances Marion (Marion) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Writing, Original Story Oscar Wins: Writing, Original Story
	1975: Richard Sokolove (Sokolove) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay
	1984: Ben Roberts (Roberts) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
	1986: Elisabeth Bergner (Bergner) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress
	1988: Paul Osborn (Osborn) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay
	1989: Robert MacDonald (MacDonald) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects Oscar Wins: Special Effects
	1989: Robert MacDonald (MacDonald) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects Oscar Wins: Special Effects
	1990: Tony Masters (Masters) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design
	1990: Nate Monaster (Monaster) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
	2013: William Miles (Miles) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature
	2014: H. R. Giger (Giger) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects Oscar Win: Visual Effects

Released

	1942: This Above All (81) {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1942 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Editing, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Sound Recording Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
	1945: The Unseen (78) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording
	1949: The Stratton Story (74) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1949 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story Oscar Win: Motion Picture Story
	1951: House on Telegraph Hill (72) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
	1965: Three (58) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film
	1971: Madron (52) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Till Love Touches Your Life”)
	1995: Crimson Tide (28) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1995 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Editing, Sound, Sound Effects Editing
	2006: Poseidon (17) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects