Oscar History: December 6 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1885: Ernest Palmer (92 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography (Color)

	1887: Lynn Fontanne (95 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress

	1889: Abem Finkel (58 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1890: Carl Weyl (57 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design

	1896: Ira Gershwin (86 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song

	1900: Agnes Moorehead (73 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress Academy Awards Host: 20th-Co \| 1 time

	1902: Leo Tover (62 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White)

	1940: Richard Edlund (84) {8 Noms, 8 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects Oscar Wins: Visual Effects, John A. Bonner Medal, Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque)

	1944: Arnon Milchan (80) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture

	1948: JoBeth Williams (76) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film

	1953: Tom Hulce (71) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

	1955: Steven Wright (69) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film Oscar Win: Live Action Short Film

	1958: Nick Park (66) {6 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Animated Feature, Animated Short Film Oscar Wins: Animated Feature, Animated Short Film

Died

	2023: Marisa Pavan (91) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

	1979: Casey Robinson (76) {0 Noms, 0 Wins}

	1989: Sammy Fain (87) {10 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Wins: Original Song

	1991: Rodney Ackland (83) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay

	1991: Louis Harris (85) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Two-Reel Short Film

	1993: Don Ameche (85) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor

	1994: Alun Owen (69) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1997: Eliot Daniel (89) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song

	2014: Takao Saito (85) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography

Released

	1939: The Great Victor Herbert (85) {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1939 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Sound Recording

	1943: In Old Oklahoma (81) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Dramatic or Comedy Score, Sound Recording

	1945: The Bells of St. Mary’s (79) {8 Noms, 1 Win @ 1945 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Leo McCarey), Actor (Bing Crosby), Actress (Ingid Bergman), Original Song (“Aren’t You Glad You’re You?”), Drama/Comedy Score, Editing, Sound Recording Oscar Win: Sound Recording

	1962: Billy Rose’s Jumbo (62) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Adaptation or Treatment Score

	1982: Gandhi (42) {11 Noms, 8 Wins @ 1982 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Richard Attenborough), Actor (Ben Kingsley), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Richard Attenborough), Actor (Ben Kingsley), Original Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

	1983: The Dresser (41) {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1983 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Peter Yates), Actor (Tom Courtenay, Albert Finney), Adapted Screenplay

	1991: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (33) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Makeup, Sound Effects Editing

	1996: Daylight (28) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Sound Effects Editing

	1996: Jerry Maguire (28) {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1996 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Tom Cruise), Supporting Actor (Cuba Gooding Jr.), Original Screenplay, Editing Oscar Win: Supporting Actor (Cuba Gooding Jr.)

	2002: Adaptation (22) {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 2002 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (Nicolas Cage), Supporting Actor (Chris Cooper), Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), Adapted Screenplay Oscar Win: Supporting Actor (Chris Cooper)

	2013: Inside Llewyn Davis (11) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Sound/Sound Mixing