Oscar History: December 7 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1882: Harry Chandlee (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1887: Ernst Toch (76 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Drama Score, Drama/Comedy Score

	1891: Fay Bainter (76 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress

	1904: Alma Macrorie (65 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing

	1915: Eli Wallach (98 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary

	1924: Jack Couffer (96 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography

	1930: Harry Lange (94) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design

	1932: Ellen Burstyn (92) {6 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Actor Academy Awards Host: 49th-Co \| 1 time

	1945: W. D. Richter (79) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1947: Tony Thomas (77) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture

	1949: Tom Waits (75) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song or Adaptation Score

	1965: Jeffrey Wright (59) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

Died

	1956: Arthur Lange (67) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score

	1967: Everett Douglas (65) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing

	1990: Oscar Millard (82) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story

	1992: Felix Jackson (90) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story

	1998: John Addison (78) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Substantially Original Score, Drama Score Oscar Win: Substantially Original Score

	2001: Faith Hubley (77) {6 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film Oscar Wins: Animated Short Film

	2003: Robert R. Benton (79) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

	2005: Adrian Biddle (53) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography

	2013: Edouard Molinaro (85) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Adapted Screenplay

Released

	1931: Arrowsmith (93) {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1931/32 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Adaptation, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design

	1935: Broadway Hostess (89) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1935 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Dance Direction (“Playboy of Paree”)

	1942: Once Upon a Honeymoon (82) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording

	1979: Star Trek – The Motion Picture (45) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1979 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Visual Effects

	1984: 2010 (40) {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1984 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound, Visual Effects

	1988: Camille Claudel (36) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Isabelle Adjani), Foreign Language Film

	1990: Edward Scissorhands (34) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1990 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Makeup

	2001: No Man’s Land (23) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 2001 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film

	2007: Atonement (17) {7 Noms, 1 Win @ 2007 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Supporting Actress (Saoirse Ronan), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design Oscar Win: Original Score

	2007: The Golden Compass (17) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 2007 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Visual Effects Oscar Win: Visual Effects

	2007: I’m Not There (17) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2007 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett)

	2018: Mary Queen of Scots (6) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling