This Day in Oscar History: May 6 (2023)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


	1897: Harry d’Abbadie d’Arrast (70 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story
	1902: Max Ophuls (54 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
	1907: Walter Bullock (46 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song
	1908: Lucien Ballard (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White)
	1911: Harry W. Tetrick (65 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing
	1914: Joseph Hurley (68 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
	1915: Orson Welles (70 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Actor, Original Screenplay Oscar Wins: Original Screenplay, Special/Honorary
	1920: Ross Hunter (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture
	1944: Anton Furst (47 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design
	1945: Bob Seger (78) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song
	1949: Stephen J. Rivele (74) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
	1956: Robert Legato (67) {5 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects Oscar Wins: Visual Effects
	1961: George Clooney (62) {8 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Actor, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay Oscar Win: Supporting Actor
	1965: Stephen Gaghan (58) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay
	1983: Gabourey Sidibe (40) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress

Died

	1963: Rowland Brown (Brown) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Story
	1963: Monty Woolley (Woolley) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor
	1978: Loyal Griggs (Griggs) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Wins: Cinematography (Color), Special/Honorary
	1992: Marlene Dietrich (Dietrich) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress
	2002: John Roberdeau (Roberdeau) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture
	2003: Jocelyn Herbert (Herbert) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
	2020: Leslie Pope (Pope) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design

Released

	1927: 7th Heaven (96) {5 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1927/28 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Drama Directing (Frank Borzage), Actress (Janet Gaynor), Writing Adaptation, Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Wins: Drama Directing (Frank Borzage), Actress (Janet Gaynor), Writing Adaptation
	1942: Take a Letter, Darling (81) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Dramatic or Comedy Score, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
	1944: The Adventures of Mark Twain (79) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Dramatic or Comedy Score, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Special Effects
	1953: The Desert Rats (70) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay
	1964: The Organizer (59) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1964 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Story and Screenplay
	1983: Carmen (40) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1983 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film
	1988: ’38’ (35) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1986 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film
	2005: Crash (18) {6 Noms, 3 Wins @ 2005 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Paul Haggis), Supporting Actor (Matt Dillon), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“In the Deep”), Editing Oscar Wins: Picture, Original Screenplay, Editing