Oscar History: November 16 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1888: Ray Binger (81 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects

	1890: Max Terr (60 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Drama/Comedy Score

	1896: Lawrence Tibbett (63 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

	1903: Thorold Dickinson (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short

	1903: Barbara McLean (92 at death) {7 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Win: Editing

	1907: Burgess Meredith (89 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor

	1927: Norman Gimbel (91 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song

	1954: Scott Wittman (70) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

	1977: Maggie Gyllenhaal (47) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay

Died

	1960: Clark Gable (59) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor

	1977: William Tummel (85) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing Oscar Win: Assistant Directing

	1981: William Holden (63) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor

	2002: George Barrie (90) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song

	2003: Albert Nozaki (91) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

	2006: Ernest Day (79) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography

	2006: Eustace Lycett (91) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects, Special Effects Oscar Wins: Visual Effects

	2018: William Goldman (87) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay Oscar Wins: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay

Released

	1933: Little Women (91) {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1932/33 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (George Cukor), Adaptation Oscar Win: Adaptation

	1934: The White Parade (90) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1934 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Sound Recording

	1950: Cyrano de Bergerac (74) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1950 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actor (José Ferrer) Oscar Win: Actor (José Ferrer)

	1959: The 400 Blows (65) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1959 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Story and Screenplay

	1961: Summer and Smoke (63) {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Geraldine Page), Supporting Actress (Una Merkel), Dramatic or Comedy Score, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

	1962: The Four Days of Naples (62) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: 1962: Foreign Language Film; 1963: Original Story and Screenplay

	1977: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (47) {8 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1977 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Directing (Steven Spielberg), Supporting Actress (Melinda Dillon), Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects Oscar Wins: Cinematography, Sound Effects Editing

	1990: Home Alone (34) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1990 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Somewhere In My Memory”), Original Score

	1994: Heavenly Creatures (30) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1994 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	2001: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (23) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

	2011: The Descendants (13) {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 2011 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Alexander Payne), Actor (George Clooney), Adapted Screenplay, Editing Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay

	2012: Anna Karenina (12) {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 2012 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design Oscar Win: Costume Design

	2012: Silver Linings Playbook (12) {8 Noms, 1 Win @ 2012 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (David O. Russell), Actor (Bradley Cooper), Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro), Supporting Actress (Jacki Weaver), Adapted Screenplay, Editing Oscar Win: Actress (Jennifer Lawrence)

	2018: At Eternity’s Gate (6) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (Willem Dafoe)

	2018: Green Book (6) {5 Noms, 3 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Viggo Mortensen), Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali), Original Screenplay, Editing Oscar Wins: Picture, Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali), Original Screenplay

	2018: Of Fathers and Sons (6) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature