Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Died




Released


Born
1889: Claude Rains (77 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1913: Les Bowie (65 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Visual Effects
1925: Richard Burton (58 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{7 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor
1928: Ennio Morricone (88) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{6 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
Oscar Nominee: Original Score
1929: Marilyn Bergman (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{16 Noms, 3 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score
Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score
1932: Roy Scheider (75 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor
1943: Richard Marks (73) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing
1944: Tim Rice (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{5 Noms, 3 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Original Song
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
1963: Sylvain Chomet (53) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Animated Feature, Animated Short Film
Died
1956: Victor Young (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{22 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Drama/Comedy Score
Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score
1982: Elio Petri (53) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
2006: Jack Palance (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
2010: Dino De Laurentiis (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Foreign Film, Irving G. Thalberg Award
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Film
Released
1974: Lenny (42) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1974 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Bob Fosse), Lead Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Lead Actress (Valerie Perrine), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography
1989: My Left Foot (27) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Lead Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Supporting Actress (Brenda Fricker)
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Jim Sheridan), Lead Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Supporting Actress (Brenda Fricker), Adapted Screenplay
Ceremonies
1931: 4th Annual Academy Awards
(Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1930/31}

















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