This Day in Oscar History: May 23 (2023)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


	1882: John Hughes (72 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
	1883: Douglas Fairbanks (56 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary
	1885: James Gleason (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor
	1894: Benjamin Silvey (53 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing
	1903: Walter Reisch (79 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay, Original Story, Story and Screenplay Oscar Win: Story and Screenplay
	1906: Allan Scott (88 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
	1910: Artie Shaw (94 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Scoring
	1921: Grigori Chukhrai (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
	1931: Barbara Barrie (92) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress
	1944: Ronald L. Schwary (76 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture Oscar Win: Picture
	1950: Linda Thompson (73) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song
	1970: Nanette Burstein (53) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature
	1979: Josh Cooley (44) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Animated Feature, Original Screenplay
	1986: Ryan Coogler (37) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Song

Died

	1959: Eric Orbom (Orbom) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
	1960: Sol Polito (Polito) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)
	1964: Fred Guiol (Guiol) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay
	1969: Jimmy McHugh (McHugh) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song
	1972: Richard Day (Day) {20 Noms, 7 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
	1983: George Bruns (Bruns) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score
	1984: Dario Simoni (Simoni) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
	2002: Roy Field (Field) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Visual Effects
	2002: Dorothy Spencer (Spencer) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing
	2003: Fred W. Berger (Berger) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing
	2010: Irwin Rosten (Rosten) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature

Released

	1951: On the Riviera (72) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Score of a Musical, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
	1962: The Miracle Worker (61) {5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Directing (Arthur Penn), Actress (Anne Bancroft), Supporting Actress (Patty Duke), Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design (Black-and-White) Oscar Wins: Actress (Anne Bancroft), Supporting Actress (Patty Duke)
	1984: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (39) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1984 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Visual Effects Oscar Win: Visual Effects
	1986: Poltergeist II: The Other Side (37) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1986 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects
	1997: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (26) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects
	2014: X-Men: Days of Future Past (9) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects