Oscar History: November 15 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1879: Lewis Stone (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

	1893: Grover Jones (46 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Screenplay

	1905: Frank Tuttle (63 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

	1916: Bill Melendez (91 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song Score

	1926: Richard H. Kline (91 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography

	1940: Sam Waterston (84) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

	1957: Ray McKinnon (67) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film Oscar Win: Live Action Short Film

Died

	1947: Frank Wead (52) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Screenplay

	1954: Lionel Barrymore (76) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Actor Oscar Win: Actor Academy Awards Host: 5th-Co \| 1 time

	1955: Chandler Sprague (69) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story

	1962: Ralph Dawson (65) {4 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Wins: Editing

	1962: Irene (61) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)

	1973: Sid Rogell (73) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature Oscar Win: Documentary Feature

	1977: William McGann (84) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects

	1979: Jed Harris (79) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story

	1986: Alexander Tansman (89) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Drama/Comedy Score

	1997: Saul Chaplin (85) {5 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Musical Score Oscar Wins: Musical Score

	2005: Age (86) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay

	2017: Luis Enrique Bacalov (84) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Drama Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score Oscar Win: Drama Score

Released

	1941: Blues in the Night (83) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Blues In The Night”)

	1944: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (80) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1944 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Special Effects Oscar Win: Special Effects

	1946: Children of Paradise (78) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1946 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1949: The Fallen Idol (75) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1949 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Directing (Carol Reed), Screenplay

	1953: Crazylegs (71) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Editing

	1974: Earthquake (50) {4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1974 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound, Visual Effects Oscar Wins: Sound, Visual Effects

	1985: Runaway Train (39) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1985 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (Jon Voight), Supporting Actor (Eric Roberts), Editing

	1989: Steel Magnolias (35) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Julia Roberts)

	1991: Cape Fear (33) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (Robert De Niro), Supporting Actress (Juliette Lewis)

	1996: The Mirror Has Two Faces (28) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Lauren Bacall), Original Song (“I Finally Found Someone”)

	2013: Nebraska (11) {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Alexander Payne), Actor (Bruce Dern), Supporting Actress (June Squibb), Original Screenplay, Cinematography

	2019: Ford v Ferrari (5) {4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing Oscar Wins: Editing, Sound Editing

	2019: I Lost My Body (5) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Animated Feature