Oscar History: December 11 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1912: Carlo Ponti (94 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Foreign Film Oscar Win: Foreign Film

	1923: Betsy Blair (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

	1931: Rita Moreno (93) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress

	1947: Teri Garr (77) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

	1952: Susan Seidelman (72) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film

	1957: William Joyce (67) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film Oscar Win: Animated Short Film

	1960: Rachel Portman (64) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Comedy/Musical Score Oscar Win: Comedy/Musical Score

	1962: Charlie Mackesy (62) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Oscar Win: Animated Short

	1967: Mo’Nique (57) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress

	1993: Yalitza Aparicio (31) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress

	1996: Hailee Steinfeld (28) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

Died

	1962: Fred Sersen (72) {8 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects Oscar Wins: Special Effects

	1963: Anthony Collins (70) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Musical Score

	1971: Arnold Perl (57) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature

	1986: Fritz Maurischat (93) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

	2000: Rene Wheeler (88) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story

	2002: Kay Rose (80) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Sound Effects/Editing

	2012: Ravi Shankar (92) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Score

	2018: Bill Siegel (55) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature

Released

	1936: Banjo on My Knee (88) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording

	1936: General Spanky (88) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording

	1952: The Star (72) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actress (Bette Davis)

	1954: The Country Girl (70) {7 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (George Seaton), Actor (Bing Crosby), Actress (Grace Kelly), Screenplay, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Wins: Actress (Grace Kelly), Screenplay

	1957: Wild Is the Wind (67) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1957 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (Anthony Quinn), Actress (Anna Magnani), Original Song (“Wild Is The Wind”)

	1958: The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (66) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Directing (Mark Robson)

	1959: Li’l Abner (65) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1959 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical

	1967: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (57) {10 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1967 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Stanley Kramer), Actor (Spencer Tracy), Actress (Katharine Hepburn), Supporting Actor (Cecil Kellaway), Supporting Actress (Beah Richards), Story and Screenplay, Adaptation or Treatment Score, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Wins: Actress (Katharine Hepburn), Story and Screenplay

	1972: Man of La Mancha (52) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1972 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song Score and Adaptation Score

	1978: Superman (46) {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1978 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Editing, Sound, Visual Effects Oscar Win: Visual Effects

	1981: Pennies from Heaven (43) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1981 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design, Sound

	1987: Throw Momma from the Train (37) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1987 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Anne Ramsey)

	1987: Wall Street (37) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1987 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actor (Michael Douglas) Oscar Win: Actor (Michael Douglas)

	1991: Hook (33) {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“When You’re Alone”), Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Visual Effects

	1992: A Few Good Men (32) {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1992 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Supporting Actor (Jack Nicholson), Editing, Sound

	1992: Love Field (32) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1992 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer)

	1992: Passion Fish (32) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1992 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Mary McDonnell), Original Screenplay

	1998: A Simple Plan (26) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Billy Bob Thornton), Adapted Screenplay

	2002: About Schmidt (22) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2002 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (Jack Nicholson), Supporting Actress (Kathy Bates)

	2009: Invictus (15) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2009 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (Morgan Freeman), Supporting Actor (Matt Damon)

	2009: The Lovely Bones (15) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2009 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor (Stanley Tucci)

	2009: A Single Man (15) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2009 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actor (Colin Firth)

	2015: The Big Short (9) {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 2015 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Pictue, Directing (Adam McKay), Supporting Actor (Christian Bale), Adapted Screenplay, Editing Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay

	2015: Boy and the World (9) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Animted Feature

	2020: The Midnight Sky (4) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2020 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects

	2020: Minari (4) {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2020 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Lee Isaac Chung), Actor (Steven Yeun), Supporting Actress (Yuh-jung Youn), Original Screenplay, Original Score