Oscar History: May 3 (2024)

Oscar History: May 3 (2024)

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May 3, 2024

Wesley Lovell

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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1888: Beulah Bondi (92 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress

	1899: Aline MacMahon (92 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

	1901: Hugo Friedhofer (80 at death) {9 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Scoring Oscar Win: Drama/Comedy Score

	1902: Seton I. Miller (72 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Adaptation, Screenplay

	1904: William L. Hendricks (87 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short Oscar Win: Special/Honorary

	1906: Mary Astor (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

	1910: Norman Corwin (101 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

	1913: William Inge (60 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay

	1915: Betty Comden (91 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Story and Screenplay

	1951: Christopher Cross (73) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song

	1979: Emily V. Gordon (45) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

Died

	1969: Karl Freund (79) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Wins: Cinematography, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)

	1978: A. Arnold Gillespie (78) {12 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects Oscar Wins: Special Effects, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)

	1992: George Murphy (89) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary

	2011: Jackie Cooper (88) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

Released

	1930: The Big Pond (94) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1929/30 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actor (Maurice Chevalier)

	1940: Irene (84) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Scoring

	1944: Going My Way (80) {10 Noms, 7 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Leo McCarey), Actor (Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald), Supporting Actor (Barry Fitzgerald), Screenplay, Original Motion Picture Story, Original Song (“Swinging on a Star”), Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Leo McCarey), Actor (Bing Crosby), Supporting Actor (Barry Fitzgerald), Screenplay, Original Motion Picture Story, Original Song (“Swinging on a Star”)

	1945: The Valley of Decision (79) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Greer Garson), Dramatic or Comedy Score

	1979: The Tin Drum (45) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1979 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film

	2002: Spider-Man (22) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2002 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Sound, Visual Effects

	2013: Iron Man 3 (11) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects