Oscar History: December 8 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1886: Gerard Carbonara (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Drama/Comedy Score

	1896: Bryan Foy (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature

	1900: Irene (61 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color)

	1906: Daniel B. Cathcart (52 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

	1906: Gordon Wellesley (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story

	1911: Lee J. Cobb (64 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor

	1915: Ernest Lehman (89 at death) {6 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay Oscar Win: Special/Honorary

	1916: Richard O. Fleischer (89 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature Oscar Win: Documentary Feature

	1925: Sammy Davis Jr. (64 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 44th-Co, 47th-Co \| 2 times

	1930: Maximilian Schell (83 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Actor

	1935: Michael Kahn (89) {8 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Wins: Editing

	1944: Elsa Zamparelli (80) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design

	1949: Nancy Meyers (75) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1950: Rick Baker (74) {12 Noms, 7 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Makeup, Visual Effects Oscar Wins: Makeup

	1953: Kim Basinger (71) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress

Died

	2023: Ryan O’Neal (82) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

	1954: Gladys George (54) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress

	1972: William Dieterle (79) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing

	1980: John Lennon (40) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Song Score Oscar Win: Original Song Score

	1990: Martin Ritt (76) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing

	1996: Howard E. Rollins Jr. (46) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

	2000: Lionel Rogosin (76) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature

	2009: Joan Bridge (97) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Color) Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color)

	2017: Howard Gottfried (94) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture

	2022: Albert Brenner (96) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design

Released

	1932: A Farewell to Arms (92) {4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1932/33 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Recording Oscar Wins: Cinematography, Sound Recording

	1938: Pygmalion (86) {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1938 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Leslie Howard), Actress (Wendy Hiller), Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay

	1944: Guest in the House (80) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Dramatic or Comedy Score

	1949: On the Town (75) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1949 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical Oscar Win: Score of a Musical

	1960: The Sundowners (64) {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Fred Zinnemann), Actress (Deborah Kerr), Supporting Actress (Glynis Johns), Adapted Screenplay

	1968: The Fixer (56) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1968 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actor (Alan Bates)

	1978: The Brink’s Job (46) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design

	1978: The Deer Hunter (46) {9 Noms, 5 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Michael Cimino), Actor (Robert De Niro), Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken), Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), Original Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Sound Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Michael Cimino), Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken), Editing, Sound

	1982: Sophie’s Choice (42) {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1982 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Meryl Streep), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Costume Design Oscar Win: Actress (Meryl Streep)

	1982: The Verdict (42) {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1982 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Sidney Lumet), Actor (Paul Newman), Supporting Actor (James Mason), Adapted Screenplay

	1993: Six Degrees of Separation (31) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1993 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actress (Stockard Channing)

	1995: Georgia (29) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1995 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Mare Winningham)

	2006: Apocalypto (18) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Makeup, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing

	2006: Blood Diamond (18) {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Djimon Hounsou), Editing, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing

	2017: I, Tonya (7) {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 2017 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Margot Robbie), Supporting Actress (Allison Janney), Editing Oscar Win: Supporting Actress (Allison Janney)

	2023: Poor Things (1) {11 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2023 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Yorgos Lanthimos), Actress (Emma Stone), Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Makeup & Hairstyling Oscar Wins: , Actress (Emma Stone), Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling