Oscar History: November 2 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1885: Victor Baravalle (53 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Scoring

	1892: Alice Brady (46 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress

	1901: James Dunn (65 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor

	1906: Luchino Visconti (69 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1913: Burt Lancaster (80 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor

	1923: David Dockendorf (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing

	1940: Vincenzo Cerami (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1954: Gary Yershon (70) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Score

	1955: Gregg Rudloff (63 at death) {7 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing

	1959: William Goldenberg (65) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing

	1975: David Sirota (49) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1977: Hugo Covarrubias (47) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film

Died

	1950: George Bernard Shaw (94) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay

	1977: Harold E. Stine (74) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography

	1981: Ghislain Cloquet (57) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography Oscar Win: Cinematography

	1986: Harry Brown (69) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay, Motion Picture Story Oscar Win: Screenplay

	1990: Travilla (70) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color)

	1991: Irwin Allen (75) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Documentary Feature Oscar Win: Documentary Feature

	1992: Hal Roach (100) {3 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Comedy Short Film, One-Reel Short Film Oscar Wins: Comedy Short Film, One-Reel Short Film, Special/Honorary

	1998: Vincent Winter (50) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary

	2006: Leonard Schrader (62) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

Released

	1960: La Vérité (64) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film

	1964: Where Love Has Gone (60) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1964 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Where Love Has Gone”)

	1966: The Professionals (58) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Directing (Richard Brooks), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography (Color)

	1974: Sandakan No. 8 (50) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1975 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film

	1977: Madame Rosa (47) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1977 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film

	1978: Caravans (46) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design

	1984: The Killing Fields (40) {7 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1984 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Roland Joffe), Actor (Sam Waterston), Supporting Actor (Haing S. Ngor), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography Oscar Wins: Supporting Actor (Haing S. Ngor), Editing, Cinematography

	1993: The Piano (31) {8 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1993 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Jane Campion), Actress (Holly Hunter), Supporting Actress (Anna Paquin), Original Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Costume Design Oscar Wins: Actress (Holly Hunter), Supporting Actress (Anna Paquin), Original Screenplay

	1994: Burnt by the Sun (30) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1994 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film

	2001: Monsters, Inc. (23) {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 2001 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Animted Feature, Original Song (“If I Didn’t Have You”), Original Score, Sound Effects/Editing Oscar Win: Original Song (“If I Didn’t Have You”)

	2002: The Twilight Samurai (22) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2003 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film

	2007: American Gangster (17) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2007 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Ruby Dee), Art Direction/Production Design

	2012: Flight (12) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (Denzel Washington), Original Screenplay

	2012: Wreck-It Ralph (12) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Animted Feature

	2018: Bohemian Rhapsody (6) {5 Noms, 4 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Rami Malek), Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing Oscar Wins: Actor (Rami Malek), Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing

	2022: Close (2) {1 Nom, Wins @ 2022 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: International Feature Film