Oscar History: November 4 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1879: Will Rogers (55 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 6th \| 1 time

	1895: Ben Sharpsteen (85 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, Live Action Short Film Oscar Wins: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short

	1899: Tregoweth Brown (84 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Sound Effects/Editing Oscar Win: Sound Effects/Editing

	1900: Arthur Schwartz (83 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song

	1902: John P. Fulton (63 at death) {6 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects Oscar Wins: Special Effects

	1908: Stanley Cortez (89 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White)

	1911: John Healy (74 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short, Two-Reel Short Film

	1911: Jack Rose (83 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Story and Screenplay

	1913: Gig Young (64 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor

	1918: Art Carney (85 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Actor Oscar Win: Actor

	1919: Martin Balsam (76 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor

	1926: Laurence Rosenthal (98) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Substantially Original Score, Original Song or Adaptation Score

	1933: Terry Rawlings (85 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing

	1934: Miroslav Ondricek (90) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography

	1969: Matthew McConaughey (55) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Actor Oscar Win: Actor

Died

	1951: Monckton Hoffe (70) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story

	1958: Sam Zimbalist (54) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture Oscar Win: Picture

	1968: Emil Kosa Jr. (64) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects Oscar Win: Special Effects

	1982: Jacques Tati (75) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay

	1990: Carol Sobieski (51) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

	1993: Ely Landau (73) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature

	2008: Michael Crichton (66) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate)

	2011: Theadora Van Runkle (82) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design

Released

	1928: Sal of Sinagpore (96) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1928/29 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Writing

	1938: The Great Waltz (86) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1938 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Miliza Korjus), Editing, Cinematography Oscar Win: Cinematography

	1943: The North Star (81) {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Dramatic or Comedy Score, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Sound Recording, Special Effects

	1948: The Snake Pit (76) {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 1948 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Anatole Litvak), Actress (Olivia de Havilland), Screenplay, Drama/Comedy Score, Sound Recording Oscar Win: Sound Recording

	1953: Calamity Jane (71) {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1953 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Secret Love”), Score of a Musical, Sound Recording Oscar Win: Original Song (“Secret Love”)

	1953: How to Marry a Millionaire (71) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Color)

	1955: The Tender Trap (69) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“(Love Is) The Tender Trap”)

	1960: BUtterfield 8 (64) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1960 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Elizabeth Taylor), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Actress (Elizabeth Taylor)

	1976: The Slipper and the Rose–The Story of Cinderella (48) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1977 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“The Slipper And The Rose Waltz (He Danced With Me/She Danced With Me)”), Original Song Score and Adaptation Score

	1981: Coup de Torchon (‘Clean Slate’) (43) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1982 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film

	1983: Testament (41) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1983 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actress (Jane Alexander)

	1990: Dances With Wolves (34) {12 Noms, 7 Wins @ 1990 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Kevin Costner), Actor (Kevin Costner), Supporting Actor (Graham Greene), Supporting Actress (Mary McDonnell), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Sound Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Kevin Costner), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Sound

	1994: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (30) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1994 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Makeup

	1998: Gods and Monsters (26) {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1998 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (Ian McKellen), Supporting Actress (Lynn Redgrave), Adapted Screenplay Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay

	2005: Water (19) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film

	2015: Brooklyn (9) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Saoirse Ronan), Adapted Screenplay

	2016: Doctor Strange (8) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2016 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects

	2016: Hacksaw Ridge (8) {6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2016 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Mel Gibson), Actor (Andrew Garfield), Editing, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects Editing/Sound Editing Oscar Wins: Editing, Sound Mixing

	2016: Loving (8) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2016 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actress (Ruth Negga)

	2016: Trolls (8) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2016 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Can’t Stop the Feeling”)

	2022: Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2) {1 Nom, Wins @ 2022 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography