Oscar History: November 19 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1890: Oscar Lagerstrom (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing

	1893: Bert Glennon (73 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color)

	1903: Nancy Carroll (61 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress

	1903: Walter G. Elliott (60 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Sound Effects/Editing Oscar Win: Sound Effects/Editing

	1905: Roy Seawright (85 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects

	1908: George Jenkins (98 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design

	1916: Sinsaku Himeda (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography

	1919: Gillo Pontecorvo (86 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Original Screenplay

	1925: Ruth Morley (65 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)

	1954: Kathleen Quinlan (70) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

	1959: Allison Janney (65) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress

	1962: Jodie Foster (62) {5 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress Oscar Wins: Actress

	1962: Hilary Henkin (62) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

	1970: Andrea Jublin (54) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film

	1979: Barry Jenkins (45) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Adapted Screenplay Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay

	1983: Adam Driver (41) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor

	1988: Tal Kantor (36) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Anim Short

Died

	1971: Stuart Gilmore (62) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing

	1973: William Kiernan (65) {6 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

	1992: Diane Varsi (54) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

	1998: Alan J. Pakula (70) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay

	2008: John Michael Hayes (89) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay

	2014: Mike Nichols (83) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing Oscar Win: Directing

	2016: Paul Sylbert (88) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design

	2022: Nick Bosustow (82) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Animated Short Film Oscar Win: Animated Short Film

Released

	1929: The Love Parade (95) {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1929/30 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Ernst Lubitsch), Actor (Maurice Chevalier), Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Recording

	1932: I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (92) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1932/33 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Paul Muni), Sound Recording

	1937: A Damsel in Distress (87) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1937 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Dance Direction (“Fun House”), Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Win: Dance Direction (“Fun House”)

	1941: Skylark (83) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording

	1942: You Were Never Lovelier (82) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Dearly Beloved”), Score of a Musical, Sound Recording

	1946: The Razor’s Edge (78) {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1946 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Supporting Actor (Clifton Webb), Supporting Actress (Anne Baxter), Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Win: Supporting Actress (Anne Baxter)

	1947: Mourning Becomes Electra (77) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1947 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (Michael Redgrave), Actress (Rosalind Russell)

	1956: Seven Samurai (68) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Black-and-White)

	1958: Houseboat (66) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Story and Screenplay, Original Song (“Almost In Your Arms (Love Song From ‘Houseboat’)”)

	1975: Cousin, Cousine (49) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1976 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Marie-Christine Barrault), Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film

	1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (49) {9 Noms, 5 Wins @ 1975 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Milos Forman), Actor (Jack Nicholson), Actress (Louise Fletcher), Supporting Actor (Brad Dourif), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Milos Forman), Actor (Jack Nicholson), Actress (Louise Fletcher), Adapted Screenplay

	1980: Heaven’s Gate (44) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1981 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design

	1993: Addams Family Values (31) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1993 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design

	1999: Sleepy Hollow (25) {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1999 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design

	1999: Toy Story 2 (25) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“When She Loved Me”)

	2010: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (14) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2010 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Visual Effects

	2021: King Richard (3) {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2021 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Will Smith), Supporting Actress (Aunjanue Ellis), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“Be Alive”), Editing