This Day in Oscar History: May 16 (2023)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


	1905: Henry Fonda (77 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor Oscar Wins: Actor, Special/Honorary
	1909: Margaret Sullavan (50 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress
	1946: Anna Asp (77) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design
	1948: Shawn Murphy (75) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing
	1955: Charles B. Wessler (68) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture
	1955: Debra Winger (68) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress
	1959: Mare Winningham (64) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress
	1966: Janet Jackson (57) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song
	1967: Virgil Widrich (56) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film
	1974: Laura Pausini (49) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song
	1976: Thomas Curley (47) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing

Died

	1955: James Agee (Agee) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay
	1984: Irwin Shaw (Shaw) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay
	1990: Sammy Davis Jr. (Davis Jr.) { Noms, 0 Wins}
	1990: Jim Henson (Henson) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film
	1997: Giuseppe De Santis (De Santis) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story
	2007: C. Timothy O’Meara (O’Meara) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing
	2020: Jon Whiteley (Whiteley) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary

Released

	1937: Wings over Honolulu (86) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1937 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography
	1956: The Man Who Knew Too Much (67) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1956 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)”) Oscar Win: Original Song (“Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)”)
	1957: Designing Woman (66) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1957 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Story and Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Story and Screenplay
	1960: Hiroshima, Mon Amour (63) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Story and Screenplay
	1973: The Day of the Jackal (50) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1973 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Editing
	1980: Fame (43) {6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Fame”, “Out Here On My Own”), Original Score, Editing, Sound Oscar Wins: Original Song (“Fame”), Original Score
	1986: Top Gun (37) {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1986 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Take My Breath Away”), Editing, Sound, Sound Effects Editing Oscar Win: Original Song (“Take My Breath Away”)
	2001: Moulin Rouge (22) {8 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Nicole Kidman), Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design
	2002: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (21) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2002 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects
	2007: Once (16) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 2007 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Falling Slowly”) Oscar Win: Original Song (“Falling Slowly”)
	2008: Revanche (15) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2008 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film
	2013: Star Trek: Into Darkness (10) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects

Oscar Ceremonies

	1929: 1st Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1927/28}