Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.
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Born
1888: Ray Binger (81 at death)
{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Special Effects
1890: Max Terr (60 at death)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Drama/Comedy Score
1896: Lawrence Tibbett (63 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actor
1903: Barbara McLean (92 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{7 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Editing
Oscar Nominee: Editing
1903: Thorold Dickinson (80 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short
1907: Burgess Meredith (89 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
1977: Maggie Gyllenhaal (41) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress
Died
1960: Clark Gable (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Actor
Oscar Nominee: Actor
1977: William Tummel (85)
{1 Nom, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Assistant Directing
Oscar Nominee: Assistant Directing
1981: William Holden (63) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Actor
Oscar Nominee: Actor
2002: George Barrie (90)
{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song
2003: Albert Nozaki (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
2006: Eustace Lycett (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 2 Wins}
Oscar Winner: Visual Effects
Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects, Special Effects
2006: Ernest Day (79)
{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography
Released
1933: Little Women (85) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1932/33 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Adaptation
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (George Cukor), Adaptation
1934: The White Parade (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1934 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Sound Recording
1950: Cyrano de Bergerac (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1950 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Actor (José Ferrer)
Oscar Nominee: Actor (José Ferrer)
1959: The 400 Blows (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1959 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Story and Screenplay
1961: Summer and Smoke (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Geraldine Page), Supporting Actress (Una Merkel), Dramatic or Comedy Score, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
1962: The Four Days of Naples (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: 1962: Foreign Language Film; 1963: Original Story and Screenplay
1977: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (41) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{8 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1977 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Cinematography, Sound Effects Editing
Oscar Nominee: Directing (Steven Spielberg), Supporting Actress (Melinda Dillon), Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects
1990: Home Alone (28) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1990 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“Somewhere In My Memory”), Original Score
1994: Heavenly Creatures (24) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1994 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay
2001: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (17) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design
2011: The Descendants (7) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{5 Noms, 1 Win @ 2011 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Alexander Payne), Actor (George Clooney), Adapted Screenplay, Editing
2012: Silver Linings Playbook (6) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{8 Noms, 1 Win @ 2012 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Actress (Jennifer Lawrence)
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (David O. Russell), Actor (Bradley Cooper), Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro), Supporting Actress (Jacki Weaver), Adapted Screenplay, Editing
2012: Anna Karenina (6) [Pictured (hover to see)]
{4 Noms, 1 Win @ 2012 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Costume Design
Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design



















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