Oscar History: November 7 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1897: Herman J. Mankiewicz (55 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay

	1903: Ary Barroso (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

	1903: Dean Jagger (87 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor

	1904: Lester Lee (51 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

	1906: Walter M. Scott (82 at death) {21 Noms, 6 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 (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

	1909: Norman Krasna (74 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Original Story Oscar Win: Original Screenplay

	1925: John Kohn (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

	1934: Ron Talsky (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design

	1959: Henrik Ruben Genz (65) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film

	1962: Phyllis Nagy (62) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

	1970: Morgan Spurlock (54) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature

	1971: Andrew Weisblum (53) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing

Died

	1931: Tom Barry (46) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Writing

	1948: Jerome Cady (45) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1959: Victor McLaglen (72) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Actor

	1970: Edward Curtiss (72) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing

	1980: Steve McQueen (50) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

	1989: Brunello Rondi (64) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay

	1989: Dick Vorisek (71) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing

	1990: Elmo Veron (87) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing

	1993: Jack Martin Smith (82) {9 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)

	1995: Jack Patrick (90) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story

	2012: Richard Robbins (71) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score

	2017: Debra Chasnoff (60) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature Oscar Win: Documentary Feature

	2018: Francis Lai (86) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Score Oscar Win: Original Score

	2021: Dean Stockwell (85) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

Released

	1931: The Guardsman (93) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1931/32 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (Alfred Lunt), Actress (Lynn Fontanne)

	1935: Peter Ibbetson (89) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1935 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Scoring

	1941: Birth of the Blues (83) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical

	1944: Irish Eyes Are Smiling (80) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical

	1955: Queen Bee (69) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Black-and-White)

	1955: Umberto D. (69) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story

	1974: The Little Prince (50) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1974 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Little Prince”), Original Song Score and Adaptation Score

	1979: The Rose (45) {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1979 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Bette Midler), Supporting Actor (Frederic Forrest), Editing, Sound

	1983: Wartime Romance (41) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1984 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film

	1997: Starship Troopers (27) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects

	1997: The Wings of the Dove (27) {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Helena Bonham Carter), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design

	2014: Big Hero 6 (10) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 2014 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Animted Feature Oscar Win: Animted Feature

	2014: Interstellar (10) {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 2014 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing, Visual Effects Oscar Win: Visual Effects

	2014: The Theory of Everything (10) {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 2014 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Eddie Redmayne), Actress (Felicity Jones), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score Oscar Win: Actor (Eddie Redmayne)