Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
Born
Died
Released
Born
1907: Vittorio Nino Novarese (76 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{5 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Costume Design, Costume Design (Color)
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)
1909: James Mason (75 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actor, Supporting Actor
1912: Andre de Toth (90 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story
1915: Mario Monicelli (95 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
1926: Peter Shaffer (90 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay
1952: Chazz Palminteri (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1954: Mark Vargo (63) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects
1959: Chris Meledandri (58) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Animated Feature
1963: Grant Heslov (54) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay
Died
1952: Albert Basserman (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1963: John Meehan (60) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 3 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White), Art Direction (Color)
1989: Johnny Green (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{14 Noms, 5 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Musical Score, One-Reel Short Film
Oscar Nominee: Adaptation or Treatment Score, Scoring, Musical Score, One-Reel Short Film
1998: Linwood G. Dunn (93) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 4 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Gordon E. Sawyer Award, John A. Bonner Medal, Sci-Tech Award – Type I (Statuette), Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)
Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects
2008: Alexander Courage (88) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Adaptation or Treatment Score
Released
1939: Goodbye, Mr. Chips (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{7 Noms, 1 Win @ 1939 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Actor (Robert Donat)
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Sam Wood), Actor (Robert Donat), Actress (Greer Grason), Screenplay, Editing, Sound Recording
1958: Gigi (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{9 Noms, 9 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Picture, Director (Vincente Minnelli), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Gigi”), Musical Score, Editing, Color Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Vincente Minnelli), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“Gigi”), Musical Score, Editing, Color Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design
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