This Day in Oscar History: May 17 (2023)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


	1905: Jack Patrick (90 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story
	1916: Stanley Roberts (65 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay
	1921: Bob Merrill (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song
	1926: Stan Jolley (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design
	1927: Jean-Louis Richard (96) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
	1935: Dennis Potter (59 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay
	1936: Dennis Hopper (87) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay
	1940: Marcel Lozinski (83) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short
	1950: Howard Ashman (40 at death) {7 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Wins: Original Song
	1955: Elizabeth McBride (42 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design
	1961: Enya (62) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song
	1965: Trent Reznor (58) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score Oscar Wins: Original Score
	1974: Jehane Noujaim (49) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature

Died

	1968: Carroll Clark (Clark) {7 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque)
	1981: Hugo Friedhofer (Friedhofer) {9 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Scoring Oscar Win: Drama/Comedy Score
	1988: Guy Glover (Glover) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Animated Short Film
	2004: Tony Randall (Randall) { Noms, 0 Wins}
	2006: Cy Feuer (Feuer) {6 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Scoring, Drama Score, Musical Score
	2022: Vangelis () {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Score Oscar Win: Original Score

Released

	1928: Tempest (95) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1927/28 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design
	1940: My Favorite Wife (83) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
	1940: Typhoon (83) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects
	1940: Waterloo Bridge (83) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Cinematography (Black-and-White)
	1950: Annie Get Your Gun (73) {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1950 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Score of a Musical, Editing, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Score of a Musical
	1962: Bon Voyage! (61) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Color), Sound
	1984: Camila (39) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1984 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film
	2002: About a Boy (21) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2002 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay