Oscar History: December 28 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1890: Frank Butler (76 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay

	1908: Lew Ayres (88 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

	1934: Herb Gardner (68 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

	1934: Maggie Smith (90) {6 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress Oscar Wins: Actress, Supporting Actress

	1935: Patrick Palmer (89) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture

	1954: Denzel Washington (70) {10 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor, Supporting Actor Oscar Wins: Actor, Supporting Actor

	1978: John Stephens (46) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song

	1989: Jessie Buckley (35) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

Died

	2023: Herman Raucher (95) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1970: Harold Jacob Smith (58) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay

	1971: Max Steiner (83) {26 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score Oscar Wins: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score

	1983: William Demarest (91) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

	1984: Sam Peckinpah (59) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1987: Edward Kleban (48) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

	1992: Mort Greene (80) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

	1995: Michel Michelet (101) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score

	1996: Edward Carfagno (89) {10 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 (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

	1999: Lee R. Bobker (74) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short

	2004: Michael Ahnemann (66) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short

	2016: Debbie Reynolds (84) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Actress Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Released

	1936: Gold Diggers of 1937 (88) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Dance Direction (“Love and War”)

	1945: San Antonio (79) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Some Sunday Morning”), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

	1961: The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (63) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Lotte Lenya)

	1994: The Madness of King George (30) {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1994 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (Nigel Hawthorne), Supporting Actress (Helen Mirren), Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design

	2001: Black Hawk Down (23) {4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Directing (Ridley Scott), Editing, Cinematography, Sound Oscar Wins: Editing, Sound

	2001: I Am Sam (23) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actor (Sean Penn)

	2005: Match Point (19) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2005 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	2016: 20th Century Women (8) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2016 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	2020: Another Round (4) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 2020 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Directing (Thomas Vinterberg), International Feature Oscar Win: International Feature