Oscar History: December 30 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

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Born

	1897: Lawrence Weingarten (77 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Picture Oscar Win: Irving G. Thalberg Award

	1901: Henry Blanke (79 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture

	1903: Owen Crump (94 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short

	1906: Carol Reed (69 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Directing Oscar Win: Directing

	1910: Herman van der Horst (65 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film

	1914: Jo Van Fleet (81 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress

	1934: Joseph Bologna (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

	1934: Russ Tamblyn (90) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

	1947: Sarah Kernochan (77) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Oscar Wins: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short

	1958: Per Hallberg (66) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound Effects/Editing Oscar Wins: Sound Effects/Editing

	1959: Mark P. Stoeckinger (65) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound Effects/Editing

	1966: Bennett Miller (58) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing

	1978: Ryan Tudhope (46) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects

	1984: Andra Day (40) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress

Died

	2023: Tom Wilkinson (75) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor

	1964: Leo Tover (62) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White)

	1965: Frank S. Nugent (57) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay

	1979: Richard Rodgers (77) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song

	1993: Mack David (81) {8 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song

	1995: Richard Hornung (45) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design

	1996: Lew Ayres (88) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

	2000: Julius J. Epstein (91) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay

	2004: Artie Shaw (94) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Scoring

	2014: Luise Rainer (104) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Wins: Actress

	2023: Ian Wingrove (79) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects

Released

	1939: Of Mice and Men (85) {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1939 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Score, Scoring, Black-and-White Cinematography, Sound Recording

	1942: Commandos Strike at Dawn (82) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Dramatic or Comedy Score

	1952: The Jazz Singer (72) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical

	1992: Lorenzo’s Oil (32) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1992 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Susan Sarandon), Original Screenplay

	1998: Affliction (26) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1998 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (Nick Nolte), Supporting Actor (James Coburn) Oscar Win: Supporting Actor (James Coburn)

	1998: Hilary and Jackie (26) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Emily Watson), Supporting Actress (Rachel Griffiths)

	2011: The Iron Lady (13) {2 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Meryl Streep), Makeup Oscar Wins: Actress (Meryl Streep), Makeup

	2015: Anomalisa (9) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Animted Feature

	2015: The Hateful Eight (9) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress (Jennifer Jason Leigh), Original Score, Cinematography

	2020: Pieces of a Woman (4) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2020 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actress (Vanessa Kirby)