Oscar History: November 22 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1895: John Monk Saunders (44 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Story Oscar Win: Original Story

	1899: Hoagy Carmichael (82 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song

	1915: Oswald Morris (98 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography Oscar Win: Cinematography

	1923: Arthur Hiller (92 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Directing Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Academy President #29: 1993-97, 4 terms

	1923: Mel Bourne (79 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design

	1924: Geraldine Page (62 at death) {8 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Actress

	1932: Robert Vaughn (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

	1940: Terry Gilliam (84) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1941: Tom Conti (83) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

	1941: Cilia van Dijk (81 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Oscar Win: Animated Short

	1943: Roger L. Simon (81) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

	1958: Jamie Lee Curtis (66) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress

	1961: Mariel Hemingway (63) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

	1965: Sam Fell (59) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Feature

	1967: Mark Ruffalo (57) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor

	1969: Marjane Satrapi (55) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Feature

	1978: Karen O (46) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

	1984: Scarlett Johansson (40) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress

Died

	1949: Richard Connell (56) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Original Story

	1958: Frank Harling (71) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score Oscar Win: Scoring

	1964: George Tomasini (55) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing

	1979: George Froeschel (88) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay

Released

	1940: The Letter (84) {7 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (William Wyler), Actress (Bette Davis), Supporting Actor (James Stephenson), Original Score, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography

	1940: Tin Pan Alley (84) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1940 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Scoring Oscar Win: Scoring

	1940: You’ll Find Out (84) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“I’d Know You Anywhere”)

	1945: Captain Kidd (79) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Dramatic or Comedy Score

	1951: Too Young to Kiss (73) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

	1951: When Worlds Collide (73) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1951 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color), Special Effects Oscar Win: Special Effects

	1967: The Producers (57) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1968 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Gene Wilder), Original Story and Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Story and Screenplay

	1978: Same Time, Next Year (46) {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Ellen Burstyn), Adapted Screenplay, Original Song (“The Last Time I Felt Like This”), Cinematography

	1978: A Simple Story (46) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1979 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film

	1985: White Nights (39) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1985 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Say You, Say Me”, “Separate Lives (Love Theme From ‘White Nights’)”) Oscar Win: Original Song (“Say You, Say Me”)

	1989: Back to the Future Part II (35) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1989 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects

	1991: The Addams Family (33) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design

	1991: Beauty and the Beast (33) {6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Song (“Be Our Guest”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Belle”), Original Score, Sound Oscar Wins: Original Song (“Beauty and the Beast”), Original Score

	1991: For the Boys (33) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actress (Bette Midler)

	1991: The Ox (33) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film

	1995: Casino (29) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1995 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actress (Sharon Stone)

	1995: Toy Story (29) {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1995 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Original Song (“You’ve Got A Friend In Me”), Original Musical or Comedy Score, Honorary Award Oscar Win: Special/Honorary Award

	1996: Star Trek: First Contact (28) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Makeup

	2000: 102 Dalmatians (24) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design

	2000: Quills (24) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

	2002: The Quiet American (22) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2002 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actor (Michael Caine)

	2002: Talk to Her (22) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 2002 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Directing (Pedro Almodóvar), Original Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay

	2013: Philomena (11) {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Judi Dench), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score

	2017: Darkest Hour (7) {6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2017 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Gary Oldman), Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling Oscar Wins: Actor (Gary Oldman), Makeup & Hairstyling

	2019: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (5) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor (Tom Hanks)

	2019: Frozen II (5) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Into the Unknown”)

	2023: Maestro (1) {7 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2023 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Bradley Cooper), Actress (Carey Mulligan), Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound

	2023: Napoleon (1) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2023 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Production Design, Costume Design, Visual Effects

	2023: The Boy and the Heron (1) {1 Nom, 0 Win @ 2023 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Animated Feature Oscar Win: , Animated Feature