Oscar History: October 29 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1897: Hope Emerson (62 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

	1899: Akim Tamiroff (72 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor

	1901: Daniele Amfitheatrof (81 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score

	1935: Isao Takahata (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Feature

	1935: Peter Watkins (89) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature Oscar Win: Documentary Feature

	1947: Richard Dreyfuss (77) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor

	1953: Chris Lebenzon (71) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing

	1971: Winona Ryder (53) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress

	1990: Ben Proudfoot (34) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short Oscar Wins: Documentary Short Subject

Died

	1957: Louis B. Mayer (75) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary

	1963: Adolphe Menjou (73) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

	1974: Victor Milner (80) {8 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography

	1975: John Scott Trotter (67) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song Score

	1989: Roland Anderson (85) {15 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

	1991: John DeCuir (73) {11 Noms, 3 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 (Color)

	1993: Elliot Scott (78) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

	1994: Manuel Barbachano Ponce (70) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature

	1995: Terry Southern (71) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay

Released

	1941: All That Money Can Buy (83) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1941 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (Walter Huston), Dramatic Score Oscar Win: Dramatic Score

	1969: The Secret of Santa Vittoria (55) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1969 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Score (Non-Musical), Editing

	1999: Being John Malkovich (25) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Directing (Spike Jonze), Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener), Original Screenplay

	1999: Music of the Heart (25) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Meryl Streep), Original Song (“Music Of My Heart”)

	2004: Ray (20) {6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2004 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Taylor Hackford), Actor (Jamie Foxx), Editing, Costume Design, Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Wins: Actor (Jamie Foxx), Sound/Sound Mixing

	2021: Attica (3) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2021 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature