Oscar History: December 21 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1890: Frances Goodrich (93 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Adaptation, Screenplay

	1905: Harry Revel (52 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song

	1914: Eustace Lycett (91 at death) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects, Special Effects Oscar Wins: Visual Effects

	1915: Joe Mantell (94 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

	1935: John G. Avildsen (81 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Documentary Short Oscar Win: Directing

	1937: Jane Fonda (87) {7 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress Oscar Wins: Actress Academy Awards Host: 49th-Co, 58th-Co \| 2 times

	1948: Samuel L. Jackson (76) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Special/Honorary

	1950: Jeffrey Katzenberg (74) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Animated Feature Oscar Win: Special/Honorary

	1952: Joseph Viskocil (61 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects Oscar Win: Visual Effects

	1969: Julie Delpy (55) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay

	1983: Steven Yeun (41) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

	1987: Rachel Shenton (37) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Oscar Win: Live Action Short

Died

	1937: Pierre Collings (35) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Story, Screenplay Oscar Wins: Original Story, Screenplay

	1958: H. B. Warner (83) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

	1967: Stuart Erwin (64) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

	1968: James Kennaway (40) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

	1980: Marc Connelly (90) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay

	1987: Ralph Nelson (71) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture

Released

	1943: The Song of Bernadette (81) {12 Noms, 4 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Henry King), Actress (Jennifer Jones), Supporting Actor (Charles Bickford), Supporting Actress (Gladys Cooper, Anne Revere), Screenplay, Drama/Comedy Score, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Recording Oscar Wins: Actress (Jennifer Jones), Drama/Comedy Score, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design

	1949: Samson and Delilah (75) {5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Dramatic or Comedy Score, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color), Special Effects Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color)

	1949: Twelve O’Clock High (75) {4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1949 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Gregory Peck), Supporting Actor (Dean Jagger), Sound Recording Oscar Wins: Supporting Actor (Dean Jagger), Sound Recording

	1951: Decision Before Dawn (73) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Editing

	1960: Exodus (64) {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1960 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Sal Mineo), Dramatic or Comedy Score, Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Dramatic or Comedy Score

	1960: Pepe (64) {7 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Faraway Part Of Town”), Score of a Musical, Editing, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color), Sound

	1963: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (61) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1964 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film

	1964: Goldfinger (60) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1964 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Sound Effects Oscar Win: Sound Effects

	1965: Thunderball (59) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1965 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Special Visual Effects Oscar Win: Special Visual Effects

	1966: Gambit (58) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color), Sound

	1966: Grand Prix (58) {3 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Editing, Sound, Sound Effects Oscar Wins: Editing, Sound, Sound Effects

	1967: The Graduate (57) {7 Noms, 1 Win @ 1967 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Mike Nichols), Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Actress (Anne Bancroft), Supporting Actress (Katharine Ross), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography Oscar Win: Directing (Mike Nichols)

	1969: The Happy Ending (55) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1969 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Jean Simmons), Original Song (“What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?”)

	1972: Cries and Whispers (52) {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1973 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Ingmar Bergman), Story and Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design Oscar Win: Cinematography

	1979: The Black Hole (45) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1979 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Visual Effects

	1979: The Electric Horseman (45) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1979 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Sound

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

	1988: Beaches (36) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design

	1994: Little Women (30) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1994 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Winona Ryder), Original Score, Costume Design

	1999: Girl, Interrupted (25) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1999 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Angelina Jolie) Oscar Win: Supporting Actress (Angelina Jolie)

	2001: Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (23) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Animted Feature

	2006: Curse of the Golden Flower (18) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design

	2006: Venus (18) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actor (Peter O’Toole)

	2007: Charlie Wilson’s War (17) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2007 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman)

	2007: Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (17) {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 2007 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (Johnny Depp), Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design

	2011: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (13) {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 2011 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Rooney Mara), Editing, Cinematography, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing Oscar Win: Editing

	2012: The Impossible (12) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actress (Naomi Watts)

	2016: Passengers (8) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2016 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design

	2018: Cold War (6) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Directing (Pawel Pawlikowski), Cinematography, Foreign Language Film

	2022: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2) {1 Nom, Wins @ 2022 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Animated Feature